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Mastercard Biometrics News
Mastercard and Orange: why global brands are delving into African biometrics
The speed at which African nations are implementing biometric systems for national ID and electoral rolls has created something of…
| Jun 26, 2019 | NuData appoints company co-founder Christopher Bailey CEONuData Security announced today that SVP and CTO Christopher Bailey has been appointed CEO of NuData and executive vice president… |
| Jun 19, 2019 | Opportunities and risks of biometrics and digital identity in focus on day 2 of ID4Africa 2019The second day of ID4Africa 2019 featured 16 informational tracks delving into a range of issues related to this year’s… |
| Jun 17, 2019 | ID4Africa 2019 promises debate on biometric data and ID issues as market maturesThe maturity of Africa’s digital identity ecosystem has led to new debates on crucial identity topics at ID4Africa 2019, ID4Africa… |
| Jun 13, 2019 | Mastercard biometric card trial in Mexico shows early success with seniorsSenior citizens included in Mastercard’s trial of fingerprint biometrics-enabled cards for social benefits in Sonora, Mexico have responded positively to… |
| May 24, 2019 | ID document stakeholders call for digital identity standards as Mastercard and Samsung team upMastercard and Samsung Electronics are collaborating to develop a way for digital identity to be conveniently and securely verified on… |
| May 8, 2019 | Mastercard piloting first biometric card trial in Mexico with EdenredMastercard and Edenred have launched the first biometric card trial in Sonora, Mexico. The pilot is focused on securing disbursements… |
| Apr 2, 2019 | Veridium joins Mastercard accelerator to scale biometric authentication platformVeridium has announced that it has been selected to join the Mastercard Start Path accelerator program, in recognition of its… |
| Mar 27, 2019 | Apple Card secures payments with smartphone biometrics as Mastercard plans for digital trustApple has announced a new digital-first credit card built into the iPhone Wallet app with a range of security and… |
| Mar 5, 2019 | Mastercard video demonstrates biometric cards as tool for government benefits distributionA new video by Mastercard introduces its biometric card technology to the public, presenting it as a tool for government… |
| Feb 28, 2019 | Mastercard to test behavioral biometrics for payments by customers of UAE-based telecomMastercard has reached a deal with United Arab Emirates-based telecom operator du to explore how its NuDetect behavioral biometric technology… |
| Feb 25, 2019 | Social media conversations about payments increasingly focused on mobile and biometricsMentions of biometric payments on social media reached a potential audience of 111 million people in 2018, and references to… |
| Feb 12, 2019 | Biometric payment cards’ path to mass marketThere is a general consensus among fingerprint sensor providers and other stakeholders that millions of payment cards will be secured… |
| Jan 8, 2019 | Mastercard to leverage NuData behavior analysis for untapped African payments marketMastercard plans to leverage the data analysis technology it acquired in 2017 with NuData Security to address the potential of… |
| Dec 20, 2018 | Gemalto contactless biometric payment cards piloted by Italian bankItaly’s largest banking group Intesa Sanpaolo will pilot Mastercard biometric contactless payment cards supplied by Gemalto in the first European… |
| Dec 6, 2018 | Mastercard and Microsoft announce collaboration on decentralized universal ID systemMastercard and Microsoft have announced a partnership to strategically collaborate on a device-based universal digital identity system to replace passwords… |
| Nov 19, 2018 | FIME accredited by Mastercard for biometric authentication testing servicesFIME announced today that it has been accredited by Mastercard to deliver fingerprint authentication testing services in accordance with its… |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Mastercard to deploy biometric tech for cashless payments at Expo 2020 DubaiMastercard has been named as the official payments technology partner of Expo 2020 Dubai. The partnership is part of a… |
| Sep 14, 2018 | New EU regulations to increase number of transactions secured by biometricsNew EU regulations requiring strong multi-factor authentication for certain types of payments which will go into effect in September 2019… |
| Jul 12, 2018 | Diebold Nixdorf and Mastercard expand partnership with managed payments serviceDiebold Nixdorf and Mastercard have partnered to offer an end-to-end managed solution for the banking and retail sectors which they… |
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Knowledge and recognition: new wave biometrics
This is a guest post by Ajay Bhalla, President, Cyber & Intelligence at Mastercard. How do we know someone is…
| Is Mastercard bridging the gap from passwords to biometrics? |
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