The Identity and Beyond Blog

Digital bankers and retailers have long been aware of the growing strength of mobile devices as the to-hand platform of choice for consumers. This was confirmed this week with news that mobile commerce was growing 300% faster than e-commerce. This is testimony to the ubiquity of smartphones and tablets worldwide. It’s a truly global phenomenon…

If traditional financial institutions haven’t yet felt the shift in consumer power, they will soon, and the shift is going to be fast, hard, and driven by Millennials. Millennials make up 1/3 of the global population, and over 80 million of them live in the US. By 2017, U.S. Millennials are expected to spend $200…

According to IBM, as many as 16.6% of online sales transactions during Q4 of 2013 were made on a mobile device. In addition, online holiday purchases accounted for $95.7 billion of the $601.8 billion total spent, reported the National Retail Federation (NRF). Watch our new, pre-recorded webinar, Taking Mobile Commerce to the Next Level and…

Paym, the UK’s new mobile payments service, is now available to 30million people across the UK. Instead of using account numbers and sort codes, you can now send cash to family and friends via a mobile phone number. There are also plans for you to be able to send money to businesses and it could…

Jumio CEO Daniel Mattes participated today in a lively discussion about the defining characteristics of the next billion dollar disruptive tech company that was held at the 4 Seasons Hotel in Palo Alto. The event was put on by Hottopics, an exclusive global community for technology leaders who create and shape their respective industries. Joining…

Here’s a question…How did we all assert our identities before the age of the Internet when transactions were mainly face to face? By showing our identity documents of course. And what did the people to which we showed our ID documents do? Well of course they compared the smiley happy face in the identity document…

If you thought certain places were off limits to use your mobile phone… think again. According to our new study, released today and conducted by Harris Interactive, Americans use smartphones just about everywhere, even in the most compromising (ahem) situations: during sex (9%), in the shower (12%), and even while at church (19%). The 2013…

We announced today, that Jumio’s ID document validation services is now live inside Yobetit’s player account creation process for a friction-free experience. The Yobetit Trading Platform, the industry’s first sports arbitrage bookmaker uses cutting-edge technology practices and superior market analysis tools to match the speed of execution found within the Forex market. Jumio’s ID document…

We just opened our new office in London, right in the heart of this gorgeous city. The location could not be better, it’s the Citypoint building. Address 1. Ropemaker Street London, EC2Y 9HT Do you want to meet our European sales team? Just send them a note at [email protected]. PS: These days you can find…

Increase your Android app conversion by 20 percent with the card scanning technology by Jumio. Netswipe turns a customer’s smartphone camera into a real-time, secure credit card reader, allowing businesses to more easily and quickly accept mobile payments by eliminating the need for consumers to type in their credit card number. By adding Jumio’s payment…

Bjorn Evers For retailers online fraud is one of the most difficult problems to get under control. From a consumer perspective, it can be very frustrating when you have to enter a lot of personal information before you can actually pay for something online. Can you imagine you are at the cashier at a high…