Prove Unveils The Trust 25, Recognizing Leaders From Uber, Citi, PayPal, Visa, and 20+ Other Organizations Solving the Hardest Problems in Digital Identity
For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below: Prove Unveils The Trust 25, Recognizing Leaders From Uber, Citi, PayPal, Visa, and 20+ Other Organizations Solving the Hardest Problems in Digital Identity Honorees span banking, payments, gaming, and technology, reflecting the breadth of industries now confronting AI-driven fraud, authentication, and the rise of AI agents Prove ( ), the leader in digital identity, today announced The Trust 25 ( ), a new industry recognition program honoring 25 executives who are redefining how businesses establish trust in an increasingly AI-driven world. The inaugural class draws from a wide swath of the economy including global banks, payment networks, e-commerce marketplaces, gaming platforms, and technology companies, underscoring how identity, fraud, and authentication have become board-level priorities across every sector. Honorees were selected from hundreds of nominations by an independent panel of industry experts, who evaluated each leader's impact, innovation, and contributions to advancing trust in the digital economy. The final list spans five categories: Identity, Payments, Customer Experience, Agentic Comm
For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below: Prove Unveils The Trust 25, Recognizing Leaders From Uber, Citi, PayPal, Visa, and 20+ Other Organizations Solving the Hardest Problems in Digital Identity Honorees span banking, payments, gaming, and technology, reflecting the breadth of industries now confronting AI-driven fraud, authentication, and the rise of AI agents Prove ( ), the leader in digital identity, today announced The Trust 25 ( ), a new industry recognition program honoring 25 executives who are redefining how businesses establish trust in an increasingly AI-driven world.
The inaugural class draws from a wide swath of the economy including global banks, payment networks, e-commerce marketplaces, gaming platforms, and technology companies, underscoring how identity, fraud, and authentication have become board-level priorities across every sector. Honorees were selected from hundreds of nominations by an independent panel of industry experts, who evaluated each leader's impact, innovation, and contributions to advancing trust in the digital economy. The final list spans five categories: Identity, Payments, Customer Experience, Agentic Commerce, and Fraud & Compliance.
“These leaders are defining what trust looks like in a world where AI is changing how people interact and transact online,” said Rodger Desai ( ), Co-Founder and CEO of Prove. “As it becomes harder to know who or what is on the other side of a digital interaction, identity becomes even more foundational. S. com, and others illustrating that the challenge of establishing digital trust is no longer confined to financial services alone.
Across every category, honorees are addressing the identity trust challenges of the AI era: Identity executives are architecting systems where verification is not a single event but a continuous, adaptive process that persists across the customer relationship. Payments innovators are rethinking authentication as money moves faster and increasingly without a human directly initiating the transaction. Customer Experience leaders are proving that security and seamless design are not in tension, using identity signals to reduce friction for trusted users while targeting it precisely where risk exists.
Agentic Commerce pioneers are building the standards and infrastructure needed to let AI agents shop, pay, and act on consumers' behalf without surrendering control, consent, or accountability. Fraud & Compliance leaders are moving beyond static rules toward real-time, layered signals that can detect AI-generated impersonation and social engineering without penalizing legitimate customers. Why Digital Identity and Trust Matter in the Age of AI The announcement comes as AI reshapes both sides of the digital trust equation. Generative AI has made synthetic identities, deepfake documents, and voice-cloned social engineering attacks dramatically easier to produce at scale.
At the same time, a new category of actor, the autonomous AI agent, is emerging, capable of making purchases, signing up for services, and moving money on a person's behalf. Prove recognizes the following as the 2026 Trust 25 honorees: Identity Deniz Ertain ( ), Sr. S. S.
CEO, BVNK, A Mastercard Company Prateek Khamesra ( ), Director of Product, Value Added Service (VAS), Visa Jeff Parker ( ), Sr. com Agentic Commerce Tomás Campos ( ), CEO & Co-Founder, Spinwheel Angela Diaz ( ), Sr. S. Fraud & Identity Leader, EY Melissa Shields ( ), Head of Payments Strategy, VGS Peter Tapling ( ), Managing Director, PTap Advisory Eric Woodward ( ), CEO, FinatIQ Mary Ann Miller ( ), VP, Fraud Executive Advisor, Prove Each Trust 25 honoree will be featured in Prove’s inaugural Trust 25 Report, bringing together insights from leaders at the forefront of identity, fraud, payments, customer experience and agentic commerce.
com/the-trust-25-awards About Prove Prove makes identity work — verifying real people, businesses, and agents in real time without friction or guesswork. S. banks and thousands of leading brands worldwide, Prove helps the biggest names in banking, fintech, crypto, gaming, commerce, insurance, and healthcare grow with confidence. Prove’s identity verification and authentication solutions streamline onboarding, prevent fraud, and deliver seamless customer experiences across channels.
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