ANZ to examine use of biometrics for everyday banking
Australian and New Zealand bank ANZ will introduce new technologies including near field communication and will seriously consider implementing biometrics…
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Japanese bank launches palm scan ATMs
Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank has begun to offer card-free ATMs that allow customers to withdraw cash, make deposits and check account…
Bank BPH selects Hitachi’s finger vein biometrics authentication
Hitachi Europe Ltd. announced that it has completed its delivery of finger vein biometrics authentication to Bank BPH S.A., one…
Philippines launches biometric system to authenticate cash grant beneficiaries
Philippines region Eastern Visayas implemented the use of biometrics to authenticate beneficiaries of the government’s cash grant program over the…
Philippines using biometrics to curb cash grant fraud
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Eastern Visayas, Philippines will be using biometrics to combat fraud in…
Philippines introducing biometrics for social welfare program
A system equipped with biometric technology is currently being developed for the “Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program”, popularly known as 4P’s,…
South African welfare agency issues biometric MasterCards
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has teamed up with MasterCard in a bid to offer its clients biometric…
