Digital Identity Friday Five: December 6, 2024
Covering the most interesting news for the week of November 30 to December 6
Today is Friday, December 6. Here are five things in #digitalidentity that I found interesting this week
But first, are you registered for the PEAK IDV LIVE event featuring C. Maxine Most?
We're "Illuminating The Prism Project" at 10a PT / 1p ET
Register here: https://lnkd.in/d-wgdKGM
Now, the updates!
1/ David Barcelo joins Credence ID as CFO
Prior to Credence ID, David served as CFO at Aware, Inc.
Additionally, he spent 15 years in senior finance roles at IDEMIA including #MorphoTrust
Congrats, David!
2/ TechCrunch: Signzy confirms security incident
"The Bengaluru-based startup, which serves over 600 financial institutions globally — including the four largest Indian banks — was hit by a cyberattack last week, according to sources speaking with TechCrunch. On Saturday, Signzy told TechCrunch it was aware of the security incident but declined to elaborate."
3/ Veriff Report: Online Fraud is Up by 21%
Veriff released its 2025 #IdentityFraud Report
Their annual report into the state of online fraud draws from analysis of customer data and field research over the last 12 months
🔗 to download: https://lnkd.in/e4dxa4gn
4/ ID.me Appoints Christine Ellis Purcell as CMO
"Christine's proven leadership experience in marketing consumer and commercial products will be instrumental in driving our growth." said Founder & CEO of ID.me, Blake Hall
Most recently she has held leadership roles as Chief Business Officer at BeMe Health and Chief Marketing Officer at Twin Health
Congrats, Christine and welcome to #digitalidentity
5/ Mitek Systems Unveils Digital Fraud Defender: Defense Against #Deepfakes
"Digital Fraud Defender was designed to fight AI with AI and enable our customers to outpace modern frauds with a holistic suite of tools.” said Mitek Chief Product Officer, Christopher Briggs
Congrats on the launch Chris & team
I learned about this announcement from Emily Hoelting Seeberger’s LI post, thanks for sharing Emily!
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And those are this week’s #fridayfive
Hope to see you on the #livestream later today!
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CREDENCE ID: https://credenceid.com/press-release/David-Barcelo-joins-credence-ID-as-chief-financial-officer