Korean bank to integrate blockchain, biometrics, IoT payments
Shinhan Card, Korea’s biggest, global top-five credit card company, is looking into blockchain-powered, facial recognition-based payment systems and internet of…
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Spanish consulting company Minsait buys fintech firm Afterbanks
Spanish business management consulting company Minsait has purchased Spanish fintech Afterbanks through Indra, Minsait’s parent organization, writes Crowdfund Insider. Afterbanks…
Invixium officially launches biometrics portfolio to South African market
IP-based biometric solutions manufacturer Invixium has introduced its entire biometrics portfolio to the South African market during a private event…
US law enforcement shows increased interest in biometric breathalyzer kiosks
This month, authorities in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, introduced an Automated Breathalyzer (AB) Kiosk with biometric security that can allegedly…
Fortress Identity and Muxi develop ‘card non present’ payment solution with compound biometric security
US-based multi-factor authentication developer Fortress Identity has joined forces with Brazil’s electronic payment solution Muxi to incorporate compound biometric security…
LG distributes G8s ThinQ smartphone with biometric sensors in India
LG has officially launched its G8S ThinQ with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 system-on-chip to the Indian market, an excellent competitor for…
ICAO denies alleged privacy flaw in biometric passports
A group of researchers from the University of Luxemburg may have detected a critical security flaw in the International Civil…
Biometrics among critical data at major risk, say 30 percent of U.S. executives
More than 30 percent of executives in the U.S. fear critical employee and company data, including biometric details, are vulnerable…
Google adds massive image database to fight against deepfakes
Google has partnered with Jigsaw to produce and deliver a massive database of visual deepfakes that is now part of…
Q2 Open integrates Socure digital identity verification to reduce financial fraud
Q2 Holdings has signed a strategic partnership with digital identity verification company Socure to enhance Q2 Open’s CorePro, a Banking-as-a-Service…
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