Biometric data privacy fears raised for Canadian visa offices in China
The security of biometric data collected from people applying in China for visas to Canada is being questioned, based on…
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All visitors to US to submit biometrics before visa application under White House draft plan
The U.S. Government’s executive branch is planning to build a massive database of biometrics from applicants for visas to enter…
Australia calls for bids on biometric platform for passenger declarations, visas
Australia’s Home Affairs Department has launched a call to tender for the installation of a biometric technology system that will…
Contactless biometric payment card from Thales and Fingerprint Cards certified by Visa
Thales Digital Identity and Security has announced the first high-security EMV contactless biometric payment card certified by Visa, the company…
Amazon considers palm biometrics for touchless in-store payments, tests terminal transactions with Visa
Amazon is working on linking users’ hands to credit card information to enable palm biometric payments at checkout terminals, reports…
Consumers prefer biometric authentication to traditional passwords, Visa says
Almost 70 percent of U.S. shoppers did not go through with an online purchase because they either forgot the password,…
UK pilot of fingerprint biometric payment fob from G+D and Visa begins
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is trialing a fingerprint biometric fob for authenticating payments by its customers in the UK,…
First commercial biometric credit card in Switzerland issued through FPC, Gemalto, Visa partnership
Swiss Corner Bank has launched a biometric credit card in partnership with Visa, Gemalto and Fingerprint Cards, which is the…
Visa plans biometric and other cashless payments innovations ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Visa is preparing to provide innovative payment technologies including biometrics for athletes, visitors and citizens in the run-up to the…
Fortress Identity to provide biometrics for Visa transactions under LATAM partnership
Fortress Identity and Visa have reached an agreement to collaborate on protecting Visa cardholders in Latin America and the Caribbean…
