Hawcx nets $3M for passwordless tech that aims to topple passkeys
Los Angeles-based passwordless authentication startup Hawcx has secured $3 million in pre-seed funding, according to a release. Silicon Valley-based venture…
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Mobile driver’s licenses take center stage at STA’s mDL showcase
On the surface, mobile driver’s licenses (mDL) are among the simpler technologies on offer in the biometrics and digital identity…
In South Korea, facial recognition use cases outside finance drive adoption
More of South Korea’s businesses are adopting facial recognition for security and convenience. From bank ATMs with facial recognition to…
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…
State of passkeys 2025: passkeys move to mainstream
More than 1 billion people have activated at least one passkey according to the FIDO Alliance – an astonishing number…
Juniper: 5.6B people to have digital wallets by 2029
Most people will soon have digital wallets. That is the claim of Juniper Research in an extensive report on the…
Synectics seeking to increase clarity around digital ID and insurance fraud
Synectics Solutions is launching a podcast as part of an ongoing effort to increase clarity and public understanding of fraud…
Palm biometric payments gain traction with transit rollout
A public transit operator in a small Asian country is joining forward-looking tech and payment giants like Amazon, J.P. Morgan…
Sberbank aims to lead Russia’s biometrics sector in years to come
State-owned Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, is launching a range of new biometrics-based financial services in an effort to become one…
Australians’ awareness of digital identity services varies widely by age
Nearly a third of Australians have never heard of any digital identity solution. That’s according to a recent Kantar survey…
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