Bahrain financial services deploy biometric KYC and IDV with new eKey for business
Bahraini financial service companies are integrating Bahrain’s national biometric digital identity and Know Your Customer (KYC) service for businesses, EKEY-B,…
Financial Services
Biometrics are used in financial services to aid in the flow of money from account opening through payments and transfers. This includes biometric payment cards, point-of-sale and payments systems, transaction processing and other payment technologies, as well as onboarding and regulatory checks, and mobile wallet applications.
SmartSearch completes acquisition of Credas to boost compliance capabilities
UK AML compliance firm SmartSearch has completed its acquisition of Cardiff-based legal and property sector identity verification provider Credas Technologies…
With Gemini integration, Walmart joins effort to ‘infuse AI into every bit of shopping’
It was a matter of time before the large language model (LLM) chatbots we have come to call “AI” became…
India mandates biometric selfie and geo-tracking in crypto KYC overhaul
India is host to a number of developments, as it updates regulations on crypto exchanges. Meanwhile, AI-powered fraud detection in…
JP Morgan bullish on future of biometric payment adoption
JP Morgan is planning for a future with more biometric payments as its analysts say the technology has already become…
One year in, Brazil’s online gambling regulations provide model for region
One of the defining features of the 2020s so far is the explosion of legal sports betting. For years, gambling…
Hopae continues European expansion with Datai KYC modernization deal
Digital identity infrastructure company Hopae has landed a new deal as part of its strategic expansion to Europe. The South…
Fiserv’s Clover commerce platform to integrate Wink’s multimodal biometrics
Fiserv’s Clover point‑of‑sale platform is set to introduce multimodal biometric payments through a new integration with Wink. The collaboration brings…
Dark web identity trading in cheap ‘full identity packs’ undermine biometric security
New analysis from AMLTRIX shows booming trade in stolen and fabricated identities on the dark web, which the anti‑money‑laundering firm…
Identt launches identity verification app
Poland-based Know Your Customer (KYC) startup Identt, which supplies financial institutions such as MetLife, Bank BPS and Bank Polski, has…
