Prove, a global leader in digital identity and authentication solutions, has announced The Trust 25, an inaugural industry recognition program honoring 25 executives who are defining how businesses establish trust in an increasingly AI-driven economy. Selected from hundreds of nominations by an independent panel of experts, the honorees span global banking, payments, e-commerce, gaming, and technology sectors.
Prove launched The Trust 25 to honor 25 top executives tackling complex challenges in digital identity, fraud, and authentication.
Honorees represent prominent organizations including Uber, Amazon, Citi, Bank of America, PayPal, Visa, Stripe, and eBay.
The award categories span five core pillars: Identity, Payments, Customer Experience, Agentic Commerce, and Fraud & Compliance.
The recognition program addresses the dual pressures of generative AI fraud—such as deepfakes and synthetic identities—and the rise of autonomous agentic commerce.
Selections were curated by an independent judging panel featuring industry experts from EY, VGS, PTap Advisory, FinatIQ, and Prove.
All honorees will be featured in Prove’s inaugural Trust 25 Report, highlighting strategies for secure digital relationships.
As artificial intelligence transforms online interactions, organizations face a dual-sided trust equation. On one hand, generative AI tools have made synthetic identities, voice-cloned social engineering, and deepfake documents easier to generate at scale. On the other hand, the emergence of autonomous AI agents capable of transacting, shopping, and managing accounts on a user's behalf requires entirely new authentication frameworks.
The Trust 25 highlights leaders who are successfully moving beyond static rules toward continuous, adaptive verification systems that protect enterprises without adding friction for legitimate users.
"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. The Trust 25 recognizes the people building the systems, standards, and strategies that will make trusted digital relationships possible in this next era."
Identity: Deniz Ertain (eBay), Neal Ostrov (FanDuel Group), Chris Nygard (KeyBank), Tom Schraufnagel (U.S. Bank), and Manjunath Siddappa (Uber).
Payments: Amit Cheela (BVNK / Mastercard), Prateek Khamesra (Visa), Jeff Parker (AvidXchange), Manpreet Singh (Stripe), and Kate Zakharava (Bank of America).
Customer Experience: Regan Huisman Bryant (Fanatics Betting and Gaming), Harsh Dev (PayPal), Derek Lanni (Synchrony Financial), Michelle Malish (Citi), and Naaz Nichols (Care.com).
Agentic Commerce: Tomás Campos (Spinwheel), Angela Diaz (TD), Alfonso Gómez-Jordana Mañas (Crossmint), Kumar Senthil (Firmly), and Gautam Poornachandra (Amazon).
Fraud & Compliance: Karen Boyer (M&T Bank), Andy Hodges (Bank of America), Brian Oh (FIS), Stacie Purcell (KeyBank), and Adam Wood (Citi).
About Prove
Prove makes identity work – verifying real people, businesses, and agents in real time without friction or guesswork. Trusted by 19 of the top 20 U.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. With Prove, identity is no longer a question – it’s proven.
