Money20/20: FIDO CMO Andrew Shikiar Explains Why 2019 is the Year of ‘FIDO Platformization’ [Audio Interview]

FindBiometrics is reporting live from Las Vegas this week, where the biometrics and digital identity industries are converging on Money20/20 USA – the world’s preeminent financial services conference. On Tuesday, FindBiometrics President Peter O’Neill spoke with FIDO Alliance CMO Andrew Shikiar.

The live interview begins on the topic of FIDO’s efforts to connect with banks and vendors about FIDO authentication at Money20/20, before turning to the excitement this year around what Shikiar calls “FIDO platformization” as a growing number of major platforms embrace FIDO authentication. O’Neill and Shikiar conclude by discussing FIDO’s expanding efforts in the areas of the Internet of Things and identity verification.

Listen to the full audio interview with Andrew Shikiar, CMO, the FIDO Alliance:

Money20/20 USA runs October 27-30 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and biometrics are once again playing a major role in the conversations. In addition to our live interview coverage, on Tuesday, FindBiometrics VP of Digital Content Susan Stover  moderated a biometrics-focused panel: “Invisible Authentication: “How UIX-Focused Biometrics Can Make Passwords Disappear.”

Stay posted to FindBiometrics and our sibling site Mobile ID World throughout the week as we continue to bring you financial ID and authentication news straight from Las Vegas. And be sure to register for our upcoming webinar, Biometrics & Money, which will carry forward this week’s most compelling topics at the intersection of finance and identity.