Payments heavyweight Visa, through a newly-announced investment in LoginID (a FIDO-certified authentication provider), is investing in the marriage between payments and authentication — done seamlessly and without the password. FIDO’s standards are supported by Visa and payment network peers such as Mastercard and American Express, along with tech firms like Microsoft and Google.


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