Palm biometric payments grow with launch on WeChat, Amazon One expansion
Tencent’s super-app WeChat has added a new “Palm Payment” applet to enable users to pay using palm biometrics, Tech Planet…
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Aussies look into TikTok, Weibo and WeChat over data privacy concerns
The Australian federal government is expected to investigate Chinese social media platforms including TikTok, Weibo and WeChat, looking for evidence…
China introduces facial recognition for WeChat transfers, mandatory biometric scans for SIM cards
Staring December 1, 2019, Chinese telecom carriers must check SIM card buyer identity with biometric facial recognition technology to reduce…
WeChat showcases facial recognition POS at China expo
The social and ethical grounds for biometric facial recognition adoption are widely debated, yet a number of companies and organizations…
Qualcomm adds fingerprint authentication support for WeChat mobile payment service
Qualcomm has become the first company to support hardware-backed biometric fingerprint authentication capabilities for Tencent’s WeChat mobile payment service, enabled…
Instant messaging app WeChat on iOS adds voice biometrics
Tencent Technology announced it has added a new voiceprint feature to the latest version of its WeChat instant messaging app,…
Panera deploys Amazon One palm biometrics to facilitate payments, loyalty program
American bakery company Panera has added the Amazon One palm vein biometrics solution to its MyPanera loyalty program to facilitate…
Digital wallets beyond $16T in payments; banks want to handle identity transactions too
The launch by the Linux Foundation Europe of the global OpenWallet Foundation (OWF) drive to create an open-source engine –…
Alternative digital payment methods explored in Asia; tattoos and palm biometrics
Alternative digital payment methods, biometric and otherwise, are being explored in Asia which are sure to invite some controversy. An…
Competing visions of digital wallets as super apps or online identity hubs presented
The convergence of different capabilities and services in digital wallets was explored in ‘The Future of the Wallet’ webinar hosted…
