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Visa Inc. is an American multinational payment card services corporation that facilitates electronic funds transfers throughout the world, most commonly through Visa-branded credit cards, debit cards and prepaid cards. Visa offers digital products and services based on biometrics and passkeys, as it aims to address rapid changes in AI and digital identity technology.
Visa Biometrics News
Enacomm CMO compares biometric authentication methods, financial institutions exploring biometrics & more top stories
Here’s a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Comparing biometric authentication…
| Jul 22, 2015 | Credit card companies, banks piloting biometric authentication technologiesCredit card companies and Canadian banks are developing biometric authentication technologies to enable customers to validate transactions both in-store and… |
| May 6, 2015 | Visa looking for partners to integrate biometrics in payment processVisa is currently scouting for industry partners to research ways in which it can integrate biometrics to authenticate payments, according… |
| Feb 13, 2015 | Mastercard, Visa to implement new cybersecurity measures and biometricsCredit card companies Mastercard and Visa are both implementing new cybersecurity measures to ensure that hacked credit card data will… |
| Jan 21, 2015 | Survey says young people ready to replace passwords with biometricsA new survey commissioned by Visa Europe reveals that 76% of 16- to 24-year-olds are ready to replace passwords with… |
| Nov 14, 2014 | MasterCard aims to replace passwords with biometrics for payments: reportGiven the prevalence of fingerprint-scanning smartphones, MasterCard has made plans to allow consumers to use biometric authentication instead of passwords… |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Financial institutions are embracing biometrics … but with due cautionMore than 25 banks are registered to attend an upcoming seminar discussing biometric technology and implementations in the European financial… |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Mobile commerce next killer app for biometricsMobile commerce is emerging as the next killer application for biometrics. Previously, Biometrics Research Group, Inc. accurately predicted that biometrics… |
| Jul 20, 2014 | Top biometrics news stories, week of July 20Biometrics Week in Review: VISA Europe, NEC technology, Samsung rumors, NIST testing, Imagus, CrimTrac, US intelligence budget, facial recognition research,… |
| Jul 13, 2014 | Top biometrics news stories, week of July 13Biometrics Week in Review: biometric visa for South Africa tourism, FiDELYS smartwatch, VISA Europe considers biometrics, biometric intelligence lab, travel… |
| Jul 11, 2014 | Visa Europe considers biometric authentication for paymentIn his latest blog post, Visa Europe director of new payment propositions Jonathan Vaux attributes the increase in the popularity… |
| Jan 24, 2014 | Russia looks to biometrics for foreign visa applicationsRussia’s Foreign Ministry has proposed a process of capturing fingerprint biometrics for people applying for entry visas, starting this summer…. |
| Dec 11, 2013 | 4G Identity Solutions launches biometric visa issuance system4G Identity Solutions has announced the launch of its Biometric Enabled Electronic-Visa Issuance System (BEVIS) and rollout of the system for… |
| Dec 4, 2013 | Aware deploys biometrics software in Saudi Arabia for visa issuanceAware has announced that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has begun the deployment of… |
| Oct 21, 2013 | Canadian Government uses Aware software for biometric visa applicant screeningAware has announced that several Government of Canada departments and agencies have deployed its software as part of a new biometric… |
| Oct 15, 2013 | Lumidigm to provide fingerprint sensors for Senegal visa enrollment stationsLumidigm has announced that it will provide fingerprint sensors for Senegalese biometric visa enrollment stations. Specifically, the stations, made by Zetes,… |
| Aug 22, 2013 | Indra boasts biometric capture briefcase for Maltese visasIndra Sistemas SA has made a system for capturing biometric information for Maltese embassies and consulates that’s mounted in a briefcase…. |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Australian DIAC trials biometric collection for Nigerian visa applicationsThe Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) is starting a pilot test involving biometrics for visa applicants in Nigeria. Visa… |
| Jul 17, 2013 | U.S., Canada, Israel consider Aadhaar for visa applicationsThree countries – the U.S., Canada and Israel – have expressed interest in using Aadhaar-based applications to simplify the visa… |
| Apr 12, 2013 | CLEAR and Visa partner to offer expedited travel for select customersOn the back of a new relationship with CLEAR, Visa Signature account holders can now use their biometrics to move… |
Visa Industry Insights
Entering the passkey era of identity in payments
By Matt Charpentier, Vice President, Global Head of Authentication, Identity and Tap, Visa Picture this: every time you make an…
