New Yorkers sue Amazon, Starbucks over biometrics use in cashierless stores
Amazon and coffee retailer Starbucks are being sued in U.S. federal district court for misusing customers’ biometric identifiers. The proposed…
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Sberbank continues aggressive moves to lock up local market for retail face biometrics
There are a lot of problems with even covering business in Russia, but from a flurry of recent reports, facial…
Moscow Metro biometric payment system hits 320,000 users amid surveillance fears
The Moscow Metro biometric payment system Face Pay has reached 320,000 users and is expecting to increase that number to…
Palm ID verifies in US for alcohol buys and in Beijing for subway rides
One, Amazon’s palm biometric payment service, has a new age-verification function. An adult will be able to buy alcohol by…
VisionLabs makes retail deal in Oman, deploys AI checkpoint system with Sberbank
Russian-founded and Netherlands-headquartered facial recognition company VisionLabs is seeking out new international deals, this time in Oman where it will…
Card deals add up for Idex with new issuers in payments, civil ID
Idex Biometrics has reached a deal with Malaysia-based smart card integrator MCS Microsystems to supply fingerprint sensors for biometric cards…
Palm and face biometric payments see more rollouts, plus a lawsuit in New York
Music fans attending Michigan’s Pine Knob music festival will be able to use biometric technology to get their drinks faster,…
Idex reveals integration with STM, a Turkey deal, new enrollment method
Expansion continues for fingerprint authentication company Idex Biometrics as it works to kill off bank card PINs. To that end,…
Amazon’s retail biometrics gain footholds but automated store concept struggles
Amazon is said not to have found sufficient uptake of its ‘Just Walk Out’ technology by physical retail stores compared…
Biometrics and the digital wallet revolution
By Karine Martinez, Head of Sales at PPS Evolving technologies and innovative fintechs are making financial services faster and more…
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