Scottish schools’ canteen facial recognition ‘likely infringed’ GDPR: ICO
A letter from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK data protection authority, has told North Ayrshire Council (NAC) that…
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.
Focus on bank’s role in digital wallets gets sharper
It is the second month of 2023, and seemingly everyone wants in on what could be the awakening of banks…
Password inertia keeping consumers from easier payment authentication
Two separate reports have highlighted new trends regarding the adoption of novel payment authentication methods. The first one, resulting from…
Fintechs sign up for biometric customer onboarding from Ondato, Onfido, ID-Pal
Identity verification and selfie biometrics providers Ondato, Onfido and ID-Pal have announced new fintech customers. Lithuanian know-your-customer (KYC) solution provider…
African demand for digital ID infrastructure growing, as is fraud: Smile Identity report
Digital ID verification company Smile Identity has highlighted increasing interest among African countries in developing critical digital identity infrastructure. This…
New biometric identity verification platform from Trulioo promises easier compliance
A new global digital identity platform has been introduced by Trulioo to provide trusted user experience and regulatory compliance while…
Face and fingerprint biometrics for retail payments advancing by inches
Biometric technologies for retail payments made up a pair of the most-read articles of the week on Biometric Update, in…
Biometric partnerships boost KYC in SE Asia, Ukraine as Nigeria and India see gains
KYC providers are targeting businesses in underserved areas to improve access to financial services with technologies like selfie biometrics and…
Biometric payment cards launched by G+D, demoed by STMicroelectronics
The second-generation biometric payment card from Giesecke+Devrient has been launched under the brand name ‘Convego YOU.’ Benefits to issuers include…
Biometrics providers push further into financial services, past digital ID misconceptions
A set of stubborn myths about digital ID are posing stubborn barriers to its application in banking and financial services,…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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