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Ex-Plaid employees raise $30M for Stytch, an API-first passwordless authentication platform

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One such company, Stytch , just raised $30 million in a Series A round of funding as it launches out of beta with its API-first passwordless authentication platform. Lamb says that as she and McGinley-Stempel worked together at Plaid on user authentication, they realized how frustrating it is to build sign-up and login flows. “In

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Passwordless authentication startup Descope lands whopping $53M seed round

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Take Descope , for example, which today announced that it raised a whopping $53 million in seed funding for its “developer-first” authentication and user management platform. Capital might be harder to come by than it once was in startup land, but some firms are bucking the trend — hard. So why launch Descope now?

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AWS brings Amazon One palm-scanning authentication to the enterprise

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Amazon’s cloud computing subsidiary AWS (Amazon Web Services) has lifted the lid on a new palm-scanning identity service that allows companies to authenticate people when entering physical premises. The announcement comes as part of AWS’s annual Re:Invent conference, which is running in Las Vegas for the duration of this week.

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Bitwarden acquires Passwordless.dev to help companies authenticate users without passwords

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Open source password management platform Bitwarden has made its first known acquisition, snapping up a fledgling Sweden-based startup called Passwordless.dev , which specializes in helping developers integrate passwordless authentication technology into their software. Image Credits: Passwordless.dev.

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2020 Database Strategies and Contact Acquisition Survey Report

Marketing and sales teams are feeling pressured to deliver authentic messaging to buyers at every point of their customer journey. 47% of marketers said they have a database management strategy in place, but there is room for significant improvement.

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Web3Auth secures $13M from Sequoia India to simplify crypto onboarding and authentication

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Web3Auth builds on this infrastructure to make Web3 authentication — including password-less auth, SMS auth, or other OAuth methods like Google, Twitter, Discord and Reddit – in apps and wallets simple and intuitive to use. authentication space. “We The company also plans to increase its headcount, Young told TechCrunch.

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How to Authenticate to Google Cloud using OpenID Connect in your GitLab CI/CD pipeline

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In this blog post, I will show you the process of authenticating your GitLab CI/CD pipelines to Google Cloud using OpenID Connect (OIDC). We’ll explore how to set up Google Cloud Service Accounts, Workload Identity Pools, and configure GitLab CI/CD to seamlessly authenticate with Google Cloud. How does the component work?

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The Modern Encryption Software Checklist: The Secret to Understanding Your Data Security Needs

User authentication and advanced security factors. The following checklist is built to help you evaluate the scope of services offered by various encryption solutions on the market and covers questions on the following topics: Encryption. Key management system. Enterprise features. Flexibility and scalability.

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Your Guide to Using Conversational Marketing to Drive Demand Generation

Conversations have always been at the heart of our most authentic relationships. Whether it’s a business deal or a personal connection, they are a driving force to solidify a foundation of trust. Enter conversational marketing — the new paradigm to tackling your business deals and converting prospects in minutes.

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.