Top biometrics news stories, week ending October 5
Here’s a recap of most popular and noteworthy biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week…
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.
PayPal split from eBay will advance mobile payment technology
The proposed split off of PayPal from eBay will create benefits that advance mobile payment technology. eBay announced earlier this…
Nxt-ID appoints new vice president and chief financial officer
Nxt-ID announced that it has named Vincent S. Miceli the company’s vice president and chief financial officer, effective immediately. Miceli…
Tangerine adds Nuance virtual assistant, biometrics to mobile banking app in Canada
Nuance Communications has teamed up with Canadian bank Tangerine to launch a new banking app that includes voice banking, a…
Certgate joins the Natural Security Alliance for user authentication
The Natural Security Alliance announced that certgate has joined the organization todevelop new implementations of the Natural Security standard. Based…
Fujitsu to demonstrate PalmSecure biometric solution at gaming conference
Fujitsu Frontech North America announced it will be demonstrating PalmSecure biometric solutions, along with currency handling technology and RFID solutions…
Nok Nok Labs adds Trusted User Interface to enable secure mobile payments
Nok Nok Labs announced it has added trusted user interface capability to the FIDO-Ready NNLTM S3 Authentication Suite, enabling the…
Turkish bank partners with Monitise to offer TouchID fingerprint log-in for mobile banking
Turkish bank Işbank has partnered with mobile payments firm Monitise, integrating Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint authentication into its mobile banking…
Guidelines for UK police chiefs on applications to retain & use biometric material
The UK’s National DNA Database Strategy Board has published guidelines for chief police officers when deciding whether to make an…
Top biometrics news stories, week ending September 28
Here’s a recap of most popular and noteworthy biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week…
