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Mastercard Biometrics News
Financial fraud is exploding, fueled by cheap and easy generative AI tools
If 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… |
| Jan 23, 2024 | New partnerships, projects drive digital and financial inclusion in developing nationsThe push to reach millions of digitally and financially underserved people and communities in Africa and around the world remains… |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Tag certified for biometric Mastercards, Zwipe and HID introduce recycled PVC cardsFinancial institutions can now issue Mastercard-branded payment cards made by Tag Systems with biometric sensors from Fingerprint Cards. Additionally, Zwipe… |
| Dec 14, 2023 | The battle against payment fraud really is a war and must be fought like one: Au10tixIdentity verification providers presented two marketing mindsets this week. The more predominant one was confident business as usual but the… |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Mastercard to use NEC ID verification in biometric payment systemMastercard and NEC Corporation announced it will implement NEC face biometrics and liveness detection into Mastercard’s payment system to improve… |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Mastercard’s Community Pass founder says digital ID platform improving lives, digital inclusionTara Nathan, Mastercard executive vice president and founder of the Community Pass project says their work has, in the past… |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Stakeholders debate how to improve financial inclusion with digital public infrastructureDigital public infrastructure (DPI) projects, including digital IDs, are gaining more ground as part of the fight against poverty. During… |
| Sep 29, 2023 | US credit card issuer applies for patent on ID service boosterMastercard has applied for a U.S. patent on ways to improve biometric identity resolution needed for mobile transactions. The transactions… |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Mastercard joins Mercedes to put finger-sensor purchases within carsGlobal finance company Mastercard says its mobile pay systems have been integrated with Mercedes-Benz vehicles in a service called Mercedes… |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Idex’ biometric payment card receives full certification from MastercardThe biometric payment card bundle from Idex Biometrics made up of a sensor from Idex, a payments module with a… |
| Jul 5, 2023 | Mastercard approves BCC to issue Zwipe biometric payment cardsMastercard has granted Taiwanese firm Beautiful Card Corporation (BCC) approval to bring to market biometric payment cards built on the… |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Mastercard partners with Moroccan fintech NAPs to boost financial inclusionMastercard has partnered with Moroccan fintech NAPs to develop new payment solutions. The Casablanca-based company was the first Moroccan firm… |
| May 11, 2023 | Mastercard launches open banking API to tackle fraud and ease onboardingA new solution promising ‘Open Banking for Account Opening’ has been introduced by Mastercard package customer identity verification with identity… |
| May 8, 2023 | Visa, Mastercard roll out secure, seamless payment system for South AfricaHassles involved in online merchant payments in South Africa, usually from step-up challenge, will soon be reduced as two payment… |
| Apr 17, 2023 | Global push to strengthen ID verification with selfie biometrics gains momentumSelfie biometrics are being mandated for financial institutions in another jurisdiction, while SmartSearch has announced a new version of its… |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Biometric payment cards certification for Idex, manufacturing deal for ZwipeA couple of Norwegian biometrics firms have played their cards right, landing certification status and partnership deals that will significantly… |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Panera deploys Amazon One palm biometrics to facilitate payments, loyalty programAmerican bakery company Panera has added the Amazon One palm vein biometrics solution to its MyPanera loyalty program to facilitate… |
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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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