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Mastercard Biometrics News
Trust Stamp tokenized biometrics for Mastercard financial inclusion initiative
Mastercard has chosen Trust Stamp to provide biometric privacy technology for its African financial inclusion initiative with Paycode. The Mastercard…
| Sep 10, 2021 | Mastercard partnership to capture biometrics of 30 million AfricansA joint venture by Mastercard’s Community Pass and its partner Paycode aims to capture the biometrics of 30 million individuals… |
| Aug 17, 2021 | Biometric payment cards advance with Zwipe Middle East pilot, Crédit Agricole September launchZwipe and its regional partner Middle East Payment Services (MEPS) have announced the launch of a pilot of biometric payment cards… |
| Jul 21, 2021 | Consumer digital identities need more privacy protections, says Mastercard ExecExecutive Vice President of New Digital Infrastructure and Fintech at Mastercard, Robert Schukai, laid out a need for better privacy… |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Idemia reaches 11M biometric TSA PreCheck enrollments as air travel recoversIdemia has announced the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) PreCheck Application Program has now reached a new milestone with 11 million… |
| Jun 17, 2021 | Fabrick launches mobile biometric open finance solution with Mastercard APIsItalian open banking developer Fabrick has announced the launch of two separate applications for banks, fintechs, and enterprises, one of… |
| Jun 10, 2021 | Shift to contactless payments continues as vein biometrics, cards partnerships unveiledFinGo has closed a new partnership with Mastercard, expanding the reach of its vein biometrics payment system exponentially. Following the… |
| May 27, 2021 | Options and control: what people want when using digital ID for seamless travelTravel is probably the one thing we do that requires the most verifications of our identity. Then add in related… |
| May 12, 2021 | Digital health passes going live in EU and UK; but for what?The European Union is on track to launch its digital health pass for proof of COVID-19 immunity to operation by… |
| May 10, 2021 | Mastercard study shows biometric payments strongly supported by AfricansResearch by Mastercard has revealed growing interest among African consumers for new payment methods using biometric systems, digital wallets, wearables,… |
| May 4, 2021 | More than 9 in 10 will consider biometrics and new payment technologies: Mastercard reportSupport for digital payments with biometrics and other newer technologies has reached a high-water mark, with 93 percent of consumers… |
| Apr 19, 2021 | WorldReach acquired by Entrust as digital identity industry consolidatesU.S.-based digital security company Entrust has bought Canadian digital identity verification provider WorldReach Software in an acquisition which also sees the… |
| Apr 16, 2021 | KONA biometric payment card one step closer to commercializationKorean IT corporation Kona I has announced its biometric payment card has received Mastercard’s Vendor Letter of Approval, bringing the… |
| Apr 5, 2021 | Digital ID healthcare partnerships and solutions expandMastercard has formed a new partnership to offer smartphone-based healthcare digital ID, while Imprivata is extending its regional reach and… |
| Mar 31, 2021 | Fingerprint Cards biometrics pass Fime test to Mastercard specificationsMastercard has approved Fingerprint Cards’ latest T-Shape fingerprint sensor module and software platform for biometric payment cards to its Reference… |
| Mar 11, 2021 | Mastercard and International Chamber of Commerce to foster interoperable health passesThe International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Mastercard are teaming up to encourage the interoperability of digital health pass solutions… |
| Mar 8, 2021 | Face biometrics providers sign up new financial services onboarding customers and partnersFacePhi has announced it will provide its face biometrics to a global banking software integrator, while Onfido, iDenfy and Accura… |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Samsung joins biometric payment card market with Mastercard development MoUA new player has emerged in the biometric payment card market, as Samsung’s Electronics and Card businesses have signed a… |
| Mar 2, 2021 | Supply and demand sides of biometric payment cards market lining upBiometric payment cards continue to advance towards commercialization, with a series of new announcements. Cardmaker Goldpac announced the introduction of… |
| Feb 9, 2021 | Driver monitoring systems put automotive biometrics for payments in placeThe starting point for in-car marketplaces has already been established, with driver safety systems placing cameras in cabins to apply… |
Mastercard Industry Insights
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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