Mastercard launches open banking API to tackle fraud and ease onboarding
A new solution promising ‘Open Banking for Account Opening’ has been introduced by Mastercard package customer identity verification with identity…
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Clearview has a regulatory friend in Austria but a cold shoulder for France
On the same day this week came separate reports regarding European governments finding fault with Clearview AI operations. The regulators’…
Czech banks to offer online account reactivation with iProov biometrics
Selfie biometric authentication provider iProov‘s mobile facial verification tools will be resold by Czech fintech and banking security vendor Wultra…
Amazon’s retail biometrics gain footholds but automated store concept struggles
Amazon is said not to have found sufficient uptake of its ‘Just Walk Out’ technology by physical retail stores compared…
EU committee passes AI bill on for plenary vote; tightens rules for biometric use
The European Parliament appears ready to regulate biometric surveillance like a necessary evil in the bloc’s proposed AI Act. Tight…
Jamaica digital ID to enhance social inclusion of vulnerable persons
One of the objectives of Jamaica’s digital ID program (the National Identification System — NIDS) is to promote inclusion by…
Digital driver’s license getting closer in Philippines
There is no date yet, but the Philippines government says it has a mobile driver’s license “set to launch soon.”…
Trust issues hamper adoption of biometrics, says Incode report
Trust is a key issue with biometric technology, but it is not in the tech itself that the responsibility lies…
Contactless provider Neurodactyl’s fingerprint recognition shows strong accuracy in NIST test
Although it was just founded in 2023, contactless fingerprint biometrics provider Neurodactyl says it has reached a top spot in…
Biometrics office seeks info on new support tool for DHS and partners
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is preparing to enter the market for technology to help manage its biometric identity…
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