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Mastercard launches identity, attribute verification based on payment card data
Mastercard has unveiled an Identity Attribute Verification service for online interactions based on new industry specifications from EMVCo. The service…
| Sep 26, 2024 | PayU embraces native device biometrics to meet India’s authentication mandatePayU, a digital financial services provider in India, has introduced Flash Pay, a biometric authentication solution for mobile digital payments,… |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Mastercard, Smile ID partner to scale up merchant KYC in 50+ African countriesMastercard’s Digital Merchant Onboarding Program (MDOP) has integrated Smile ID’s identity and document verification suite to facilitate merchant onboarding in… |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Mastercard to launch passkey payments in India, tapping US$255B marketMastercard will enable passkeys for payments in India, kicking off a global rollout. A release from the payments giant says… |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Mastercard patent filing proposes way to secure biometric template enrollmentWhen a person creates a fingerprint template by pressing their finger against a biometric scanner, the scanner is generally not… |
| Jul 24, 2024 | Palm vein biometrics deployed for payments at Paris grocery storeA Carrefour Market in Paris is implementing palm vein biometrics for payment in partnership with Ingenico, just in time for… |
| Jun 19, 2024 | Biometrics cutting the line of in-person payments innovations: MastercardMastercard sees biometrics for in-store payments as a part of a broader shift towards seamless interactions of all kinds, as… |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Mastercard commits to passkeys for payment, full tokenization in EU by 2030As the EU gallops into the digital wallet era, Mastercard is going full-token, as it announces a plan to achieve… |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Mastercard’s Biometric Checkout Program arrives in EuropeMastercard is rolling out its biometric retail payments for the first time in Europe. The company will be piloting its… |
| Jun 4, 2024 | Palm payments more accessible with pickup from Mastercard, Amazon appMajor financial players have lauded the potential of palm payments, China has explored palm biometrics for transit, and major sports… |
| Jun 4, 2024 | IDV firms stake claims in $40B financial services biometrics marketAcuity Market Intelligence forecasts that biometrics for financial services will bring in $40 billion in revenue from 2024 to 2028,… |
| May 27, 2024 | Mastercard aims to deliver digital identity, access for 100M in AfricaMastercard is doubling down on spreading its Community Pass, a digital platform that holds a digital ID and wallet in… |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Mastercard announces new AI suite with behavioral biometrics to fight fraudLarge financial institutions are coming to terms with the new world of tech-driven fraud and adopting digital identity tools as… |
| Apr 25, 2024 | AI is a major threat and financial organizations are not doing enough to fight itBehavioral biometrics firm Biocatch’s 2024 AI, Fraud, and Financial Crime Survey does not mince words in assessing how generative AI… |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Biometric payment cards launching in Bangladesh, approved by MastercardIdex Biometrics is supplying fingerprint biometric technology for payment cards to Bangladesh-based Mutual Trust Bank, as the biometrics provider expands… |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Limited number of private sector national digital ID providers for AustraliaAustralia’s government anticipates “5 to 10” private sector digital identity providers, and possibly more later on, participating in the country’s… |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Financial fraud is exploding, fueled by cheap and easy generative AI toolsIf biometrics and digital identity providers seem hyperbolic about the risk of fraud and the importance of data security, consider… |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Mastercards from Thales and FPC, Idex Biometrics launch in TurkeyA pair of banks in Turkey are rolling out biometric payment cards from Mastercard. Fingerprint Cards and Thales will collaborate… |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Biometric payment cards launching in Japan, TurkeyBiometric payment cards and access cards from Idex Biometrics and South Korean-headquartered Kona I are coming to Japan. Credit card… |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Mastercard turns to biometrics for passwordless authenticationAs passkey use continues to grow more widespread, Mastercard announces its passkey service, while X also announces passkey support. Android… |
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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…
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