Tagged: biometric

SmartMetric Announces Biometric Card With Inbuilt, Rechargeable Battery

SmartMetric announced this week that it has received clearance to ship its biometric card with its inbuilt rechargeable hybrid battery. “We are very excited to have now overcome this last remaining hurdle to bring our advanced biometric fingerprint-activated card to market,” said SmartMetric’s president and… Read More

iProov and Eurostar Introduce Trial to Offer Contactless Travel at London St Pancras International

iProov, a provider of biometric face authentication tech, and Eurostar, the high-speed passenger rail service linking the United Kingdom with mainland Europe, have announced that their trial of a contactless fast-track service, SmartCheck, is currently live. SmartCheck enables passengers to “complete secure ticket verification and… Read More

Mastercard, IDEMIA, MatchMove to Test Fingerprint Biometric Card in Asia to Improve Security of Contactless Payments

Mastercard, IDEMIA, and MatchMove will be piloting a fingerprint biometric card in Asia in order to improve the security and safety of contactless payments. According to a release, Mastercard will be partnering with IDEMIA, which offers “Augmented Identity” solutions, and MatchMove, a Singapore-based Fintech firm…. Read More

Global ID Verification Provider, Onfido, to Offer Authentication Services to Malaysia’s MyCash Money

Onfido, a global ID verification provider, will be offering its user authentication services to Malaysia’s MyCash Money. Onfido has also been providing similar services to other Fintech firms in the region, including BigPay and MoneyMatch. MyCash Money is a digital marketplace that’s focused on serving… Read More

Hungarian Firm PeasyPay Launches Biometric Digital Payment System that Uses Facial, Palm Recognition to Verify Users

Hungarian firm PeasyPay has launched a biometric digital payment system that uses facial and palm recognition to verify customers’ IDs and settle transactions. The Fintech company stated that it will be introducing its biometrics-enabled point-of-sale payments technology in Spain and the UK. Consumers can download… Read More

Mobile Banking App Offered by South Korea’s Shinhan Bank Now Uses Blockchain based Decentralized ID Authentication

Blockchain-based decentralized identity authentication services (DID) could potentially replace public certificates that are used for financial services, which may include those for mobile banking. This particular use case was recently commercialized for the very first time by South Korea’s Shinhan Bank. As mentioned in a… Read More

Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency Says its New Digital Identity System will Verify Users to Access Wide Range of Online Services

The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has been focused on developing the Australian digital identity system, so that locals can access essential government services in a simple and secure manner. The new digital identity platform will allow individuals and Australian companies to verify their identities through… Read More

UK Bank NatWest Commences “Biometric Payment Fob” Trial

Following a trial of a biometric card announced in October, NatWest has announced an expansion of the program with its “biometric payment fob.” The bank is launching today a three-month national trial involving 250 customers. Users may make payments up to £100 without a bank card… Read More

NatWest to Issue Biometric Credit Card, Trial Starts Today – Uses Fingerprint Verification

NatWest reports that the first biometric fingerprint credit cards are entering circulation today. According to the bank, 150 customers have been selected to take part in a three-month national pilot program. The credit card pilot follows an early trial of a debit card earlier in… Read More

NatWest Announces New Biometric Fingerprint Card

UK banking group NatWest announced on Wednesday the launch of its new biometric fingerprint card. NatWest reported that customers may now use their fingerprint to verify transactions above the £30 contactless limit, increasing security and making it easier for customers when paying for goods or services… Read More

Norwegian Fingerprint Payment Startup Zwipe Secures $14 Million in New Shares on Merkus Market Oslo Børs

Zwipe, a Norway-based fingerprint payment startup, announced on Monday it secured NOK 120 million (USD 14 million) in the offering of new shares ahead of a planned admission to trading on Merkur Market, Oslo Børs. Founded in 2009, Zwipe describes itself as a biometric tech startup that… Read More

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