Handwave, Visa integration enables linking of cards to palm biometrics for payments
European palm biometrics startup Handwave has announced an expanded agreement with global payments giant Visa. A release says the agreement…
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From behavior to payment: Visa builds trust across the customer lifecycle
Visa’s agreement to acquire BioCatch for $2.4 billion raises an important strategic question: Why would a global payments network invest…
Visa acquires behavioral biometrics pioneer BioCatch amid fraud prevention build-up
Visa is acquiring behavioral biometrics and analysis for fraud detection pioneer BioCatch in a $2.4 billion cash deal. While the…
Visa expands payment passkeys, from issuer rollout to AI agent commerce
Visa is expanding the use of payment passkeys across digital commerce with an issuer infrastructure in Asia Pacific, an online…
Ghana rolls out biometric digital visas as part of travel modernization push
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled the country’s new biometric digital visa system alongside a policy allowing passport holders…
Ghana launches digital visa system in hope to boost tourism
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled the country’s new biometric digital visa system, which allows entry for valid passport…
South Africa Home Affairs seeks $828M budget for digital ID, biometric visa projects
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has tabled a budget of 13.8 billion Rand (about US$828 million) in parliament for…
US demand for biometric access complicates EU visa waiver talks
European Union (EU) officials are negotiating a new border security framework with the United States that could give American authorities…
Armenia passes biometric ID law as it moves toward EU visa liberalization
Armenia has passed a package of laws on identity documents, paving the way for the introduction of a new biometric…
Pakistan pushes stricter ID oversight, NADRA upgrades Pak ID for visa applications
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) will intensify its cooperation with law enforcement agencies in identifying and deporting undocumented…
