Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

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Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. leverages VeriSign® Identity Protection Authentication Service and VeriSign® Identity Protection Fraud Detection Service to provide an additional layer of security to help monitor and protect client accounts.

VeriSign helps us keep our online channel secure, I can’t even begin to calculate the benefit of that.

Kostas Konstantinides,
Director of Client Web Services,
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

Key Challenges

• Identifying a vendor to address evolving online security-related needs resulting from an increase in the volume and sophistication of attempts at fraudulent activities.

Solution

• VeriSign® Secure Site Pro with EV SSL Certificates
• VeriSign® Identity Protection Authentication Service
• VeriSign® Identity Protection Fraud Detection Service

Results

• Enhanced sign-on authentication of users into Schwab.com, with increased monitoring of transactional activity by VeriSign services.
• More timely alerts to potentially inappropriate or suspicious behaviors.
• Streamlining of existing fraud mitigation procedures with real-time fraud-related intervention.
• Transaction volumes can be scaled without associated increase in headcount.