Capgemini has launched a technology sandbox to help financial institutions transition from static Know-Your-Customer (KYC) processes to perpetual KYC (pKYC) and event-based reviews. The sandbox, a first of its kind, provides a secure environment for firms to test and demonstrate the effectiveness of pKYC processes. It allows firms to automatically alert firms to changes in a customer’s circumstances that could affect their risk profile, enabling them to re-assess their risk exposure to the customer. Capgemini’s sandbox model is flexible and modular, allowing organizations to implement it across their cloud platforms and technologies. The sandbox is designed to meet regulatory requirements and demonstrate how financial institutions are mitigating inherent risk exposure more effectively. It also demonstrates the industry’s ability to demonstrate excellence in achieving real-time KYC requirements. Key benefits of Capgemini’s new pKYC sandbox include: A safe testing environment: a secure environment where new KYC processes, policies, or technologies can be tested without risking real customer data leakage or compliance failures. Best-of-breed solutions: integration of key components from best-of-breed RegTech solutions and accelerators. Real-time visualization: ability to visualize pKYC in action to gauge benefits and showcase the framework to regulators. Quantifiable business impact: rapid end-to-end testing of the tech stack and processes leading to much faster feasibility of the pKYC operating model and creation of the associated business case. Operational readiness: identifies operational bottlenecks and optimizes workflows to enable full-scale deployment with confidence.
Cyolo’s platform lets organizations enforce access policies and gain real-time visibility over vendor-managed VPNs and direct connections without requiring changes to existing production infrastructure or vendor workflows
Remote privileged access management company Cyolo Ltd. announced a major update to its Cyolo PRO, or Privileged Remote Operations, platform, introducing new capabilities designed to improve visibility, security and operational agility in industrial and cyber-physical system environments. Leading the list of new features is Third-Party VPN Control, a capability that allows organizations to enforce access policies and gain real-time visibility over vendor-managed virtual private networks and direct connections without requiring changes to existing production infrastructure or vendor workflows. The new version of Cyolo PRO also introduces Instant Collaboration Link, a browser-based, onetime-use secure link that allows session owners to invite external participants, such as vendors, auditors and engineers, into live Remote Desktop Protocol, Secure Shell or Virtual Network Computing sessions. Another new feature, called Secure Remote Assistance, allows organizations to deliver secure technical support for both user-initiated and helpdesk-initiated sessions, all while maintaining operational governance and control. Cyolo Pro also now includes a new Asset Access Hub that presents a unified, contextual view of assets based on both business and technical attributes.
Google Wallet deploys Zero-Knowledge Proof age verification technology uses blockchain to process the condition (age) in encrypted form, generating a proof that can be verified by an external service through public keys
Google has introduced Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) technology to its Google Wallet service, allowing users to verify their age without sharing personal information. This cryptographic technology is a significant turning point for online privacy protection, as it eliminates the risk of privacy violations and identity theft. The system uses blockchain technology to process the condition (age) in encrypted form, generating a proof that can be verified by an external service through public keys. Unlike traditional methods, the ZKP system maintains total control over users’ information. Bumble, a popular dating app, will use digital IDs issued through Google Wallet to verify their age, while the confirmation will be managed through the ZKP system. This will improve the user experience and increase trust in the platform. The adoption of ZKP technology by Google could mark a decisive turning point, attracting attention from developers, companies, and investors in the decentralized privacy sector. The future of age verification and digital identity could be marked by a greater balance between security and privacy. If successful, the adoption of systems based on ZKP could lead to a safer and more respectful internet for individuals.
1Password’s secrets syncing integration with AWS allows organizations to consolidate secrets management and embed secure credential handling directly into AI development workflows and CI pipelines
1Password announced a strategic collaboration agreement with AWS that puts the firm in position to capitalize on surging enterprise demand for security tools designed for AI and cloud-native environments. Monica Jain, 1Password’s head of go-to-market partnerships, told that the AWS collaboration has delivered explosive growth over the past 18 months. Contracts sold through AWS average four times larger than typical deals, with win rates exceeding 50 percent across all customer segments from small businesses to large enterprises. As part of the expanded partnership, 1Password introduced a new secrets syncing integration with AWS Secrets Manager. The integration allows organizations to consolidate secrets management, enforce role-based access controls, and embed secure credential handling directly into development workflows including command-line interfaces, continuous integration pipelines, and AI-powered automation. The technical integration addresses a critical pain point for developers who traditionally have struggled to manage secrets securely without slowing down development velocity. By embedding secure access directly into existing workflows, the platform eliminates the trade-off between security and productivity that has plagued many organizations. 1Password now secures more than 165,000 businesses and millions of consumers, with 75 percent of revenue coming from business customers compared to just 25 percent from consumers — a dramatic shift from the company’s consumer origins. The AWS partnership accelerates 1Password’s evolution from a password manager into what the company calls an Extended Access Management platform. This new category addresses security gaps that traditional identity and access management, identity governance and administration, and mobile device management tools cannot reach.
Google Wallet deploys Zero-Knowledge Proof age verification technology uses blockchain to process the condition (age) in encrypted form, generating a proof that can be verified by an external service through public keys
Google has introduced Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) technology to its Google Wallet service, allowing users to verify their age without sharing personal information. This cryptographic technology is a significant turning point for online privacy protection, as it eliminates the risk of privacy violations and identity theft. The system uses blockchain technology to process the condition (age) in encrypted form, generating a proof that can be verified by an external service through public keys. Unlike traditional methods, the ZKP system maintains total control over users’ information. Bumble, a popular dating app, will use digital IDs issued through Google Wallet to verify their age, while the confirmation will be managed through the ZKP system. This will improve the user experience and increase trust in the platform. The adoption of ZKP technology by Google could mark a decisive turning point, attracting attention from developers, companies, and investors in the decentralized privacy sector. The future of age verification and digital identity could be marked by a greater balance between security and privacy. If successful, the adoption of systems based on ZKP could lead to a safer and more respectful internet for individuals.
Agree.com’s AI-powered e-signature platform is different from competitors because it includes invoicing generation and payment processing
Agree.com says its AI-powered e-signature platform is different from competitors because it includes invoicing and payment processing. That’s why the company might have a shot at tackling the industry Goliath, Docusign. Because the startup makes its money from transaction fees for any money movement facilitated by its platform, Agree.com has made e-signatures free to all users. Agree.com uses AI on top of optimal character recognition (OCR) software so that it can auto-detect and label all of a contract’s input fields and signature blocks. Its technology can also identify and extract “any and all” payment terms to dynamically generate invoices. Because of its multitasking approach, Agree.com can potentially replace traditional e-signature software and invoicing and accounts receivable tools such as Bill.com. Agree extracts every character, indentation, semicolon, and hyphen to not only understand the type of contract being signed, but make it fully editable and collaborative with commenting, redlining, and version control. Agree’s “business model is truly unique: free software, monetized through invoicing and payments.”
Pledge Software’s API allows instant verification of nearly 2 million nonprofit organizations in the US by EIN- Employee Identification Number
Pledge Software has launched the Nonprofit Check Plus API, a new tool that allows developers, fintech companies, grant platforms, marketplaces, and charitable foundations to instantly verify nearly 2 million nonprofit organizations in the US using real-time data from federal sources. The API aggregates data from the IRS Business Master File, IRS Pub 78, OFAC, and the IRS Auto-Revocation List, ensuring seamless and accurate nonprofit validation by Employer Identification Number (EIN). Key Features: Real-Time EIN-Based Lookup: Validate nonprofits instantly using a single API call. Multi-Source Compliance Checks: Cross-reference against IRS BMF, Pub 78, AROE, and OFAC lists. Structured JSON Output: Developer-friendly format for easy integration. Free & Paid Tiers: Flexible pricing for small developers, large enterprises, and everything in between.
Plaid’s ID verification tech can now counter deepfakes, synthetic media and facial duplicates; and includes age estimation to flag impersonation risks
Plaid has updated its identity verification (IDV) product to counter the threat posed by fraudsters who use Gen AI. New features added to the product include deepfake and synthetic media detection, facial duplicate detection to catch repeat fraud attempts, age estimation to flag impersonation risks, and risk-based flows that adapt in real time to streamline trusted users and escalate high-risk ones. The upgrades are now available to all Plaid IDV customers, with no extra integration required. Powered by our Trust Index, these enhancements help you streamline verification for trusted users while tightening controls for higher-risk cases: Risk-Based Escalations; Selfie Re-Authentication; Trust Index Risk Check. By combining rich data sources and high-fidelity signals with the scale of our network, Plaid gives companies a faster, more secure way to verify identity and stop fraud at the front door. These enhancements are available to all Plaid Identity Verification (IDV) customers out of the box, with no additional integration required.
ServiceLink solution allows lenders to schedule 100% of their closings ‘in-platform’ through built-in automated remote online notarization to determine borrower eligibility and in-branch scheduling option
ServiceLink has enhanced its EXOS Close technology including new options for online and in-branch closings in addition to an instant in-platform determination of remote closing eligibility, assessing state and county acceptance requirements and, with lender approval, automatically giving borrowers who are eligible the immediate option to schedule their closing online. The addition of this unique in-branch scheduling selection and built-in automated remote online notarization (RON) eligibility determination allows lenders to schedule 100% of their closings through EXOS. The inclusion of an in-branch scheduling option is pioneering technology in the industry – no other provider but ServiceLink offers the ability for a lender to schedule in-branch closings. This new option will greatly aid with home equity and refinance transactions, increasing efficiency and transparency in the process. Access to the RON eligibility determination also will empower lenders to easily adopt and scale eSignings and extend the option to their borrowers to self-schedule their own RON closing event. No other solution provides real time calendaring functionality, with direct access to the availability of the most qualified notaries in the country, that empowers borrowers to schedule their own closing appointments for the exact date and time and now, location, of their choosing.
Foxit’s AI platform enables redaction at scale by adding batch document processing, scheduled compliance scans, multi-cloud integration, and team collaboration tools
Foxit, a leading provider of innovative PDF and eSignature products and services, helping knowledge workers to increase their productivity and do more with documents, today announced the launch of Smart Redact Server, a powerful new AI-driven platform built to automate the redaction of sensitive data at scale across enterprise environments. Designed for organizations that manage large volumes of regulated content, the solution enables legal, financial, healthcare, and compliance teams to detect and redact classified, personally identifiable (PII), and other sensitive information quickly, accurately, and securely. Smart Redact Server equips teams tasked with data privacy and regulatory compliance, including (but not limited to) enterprise administrators, legal and compliance departments, financial institutions, and healthcare organizations with a fast, reliable, and scalable way to identify and redact sensitive content, whether it’s personally identifiable information (PII), financial records, or protected health data. Building on the success of Foxit’s Smart Redact feature within its flagship PDF Editor+ platform, Smart Redact Server extends these capabilities beyond individual documents to an enterprise-grade, cloud-native solution. This new offering leverages the proven redaction technology of PDF Editor+ and enhances it with robust features, including batch document processing, scheduled compliance scans, multi-cloud integration, and team collaboration tools. Key Features:
- AI-powered detection and redaction of PII, financial, legal, and medical data with over 99% accuracy
- Batch processing and scheduled scans to automate compliance workflows and reduce manual effort
- Support for 47 file types, including PDF, DOCX, scanned images, HTML, JSON, XML, and more
- Cloud-native SaaS platform with integration across OneDrive,