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Articles By Alessandro Mascellino

Alessandro Mascellino is a freelance multimedia journalist focusing on emerging technologies. His work has been featured on The Independent, The Mirror Online, and The Sun, among others. Alessandro is also the author of TÉKUNI, a newsletter about technology in Japan.

 

Australia considers following African countries in biometric SIM registration to curb crime

The Morrison Government in Australia has introduced new regulations describing biometrics and multifactor authentication (MFA) technologies aimed to tackle fraud…

 

NEC, Hitachi biometrics planned for payments, hospitality check-in in Japan

NEC has partnered with Osaka Metro to bring face biometrics-powered payments to retail stores, starting with a pop-up shop it…

 

Facial recognition planned for UK schools without Biometrics Commissioner consultation

UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson says he was not consulted over plans drafted by the Department for…

 

Face biometrics for payments continue advance with PopID-Visa partnership

PopID has recently entered a new collaboration with Visa to launch its PopPay face biometrics-powered payments solution in the Middle…

 

Idemia signs decade-long digital ID services contract with Chile

Idemia has been awarded a new contract to provide digital ID services to Chile’s Civil Registry and Identification Service. More…

 

Socure brings anti-fraud biometric screening to Betterment partnership

Socure has entered a new partnership to help investment platform Betterment tackle fraud with selfie biometrics. More specifically, the collaboration…

 

Vietnam launching digital health pass as Hawaii looks to repurpose screening investments

Well over two years into the global COVID-19 pandemic, digital health passes are still rolling out, even as authorities try…

 

Lumeo updates face biometrics offering, enters new partnerships

San Francisco-based computer vision solutions provider Lumeo has unveiled a number of new updates to its technology and business operations….

 

European Central Bank explores payment preferences, including biometrics

The European Central Bank (ECB) has published the findings of the report it commissioned on citizens’ payment habits and their…

 

Zwipe welcomes former Idemia executive, biometric cards partner gets production approval

Zwipe has appointed biometric card expert Patrice Meilland as its new chief strategy and product officer. Meilland will be in…

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