Companies in sharing economy (ride-sharing, food/grocery delivery, etc.), fintech (micro-lending, cryptocurrency, etc.), marketplace, e-commerce, and social network relies on SMS to send one-time password (OTP) for phone verifications to onboard… [Continue Reading]
The Use of One-time Password/PIN (OTP) and two-factor authentication (2FA) Phone verification involves sending a one-time PIN/password (OTP) to a phone number and requesting the user to recite the OTP… [Continue Reading]
Recent news headlines have made security-conscious companies increasingly wary of providing two-factor authentication (2FA) via SMS/voice. Yet while SMS/voice 2FA is undoubtedly not without its flaws, focusing only on the… [Continue Reading]
Online marketplaces such as Mercari and Carousell, online dating apps like Tinder, and “sharing economy” giants like Uber all have one thing in common: they use phone number verification. More… [Continue Reading]
When operating a web service, we have all at one time or another received the dreaded email from Stripe or our payment gateway that there is a dispute on a… [Continue Reading]
