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How Retail IT Leaders Are Using Identity and Access Management to Reduce Loss Prevention Risks

Published

10 August 2026

Topic

opportunities

Sectors

E-commerce

Geography

United States

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Read at biztechmagazine.com

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Fusion42 · 24 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Retail IT leaders are adopting identity and access management (IAM) and zero-trust security to reduce loss prevention risks from automated identity attacks, loyalty abuse, and refund fraud. They are shifting towards passwordless, biometric authentication to maintain security and speed in customer transactions.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of E-commerce.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Retail founders need to replace passwords with biometric and badge-based access to stop bot fraud and staff misuse. Minimising checkout delays with continuous session checks opens customer trust without slowing sales.

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1 source · 10 Aug 2026

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E-commerceidentity-access-managementretail-itloss-preventionpasswordless-authenticationzero-trust-security