How to replicate digital ID successes explored in ID4Africa 2020 Marathon of Innovations Day 1
Examples of biometrics-backed government digital ID systems for service delivery that have yielded benefits for people in countries in Africa…
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Mastercard releases biometric payment card FAQ, Sentry shows off access control card
Mastercard has produced an FAQ to answer a dozen frequently-asked questions about biometric cards, as it pitches issuers and prepares the…
Market ready for biometric payment cards, but enrollment challenges remain: APSCA panelists
The technology for biometric payment cards is nearly ready, but the ecosystem is still maturing, and how enrollment will work…
Mastercard, Thales and Idemia promote biometric payment cards’ easy enrollment
Companies developing biometric payment cards are hard at work exploring their benefits, potential alternative uses, and their enrollment processes in…
Mastercard biometric digital identity service selected by Australian telecom for all channels
Mastercard has partnered with Australian telecom Optus to integrate the payments company’s biometrically-secured digital identity service ‘ID’ with its mobile, voice,…
Mastercard admits mobile and biometric fintechs to Start Path accelerator
Mastercard has revealed ten startups that will join its Start Path program to develop innovative solutions related to financial inclusion,…
Signzy raises $5.4M to expand biometric video KYC platform capabilities, global reach
Signzy has raised $5.4 million in a funding round led by Arkam Ventures and Mastercard to help scale its biometric video…
Biometric payment cards from Mastercard and Idemia to be trialed in Q4
Mastercard and Idemia have partnered to launch their first joint pilot of a biometric payment card in Asia for fingerprint-enabled in-store purchases,…
World Bank competition seeking digital ID projects for the most vulnerable nears end
World Bank initiative ID4D next week will announce winners of a competition to solve digital ID inclusivity problems experienced by…
Mastercard rolls out Signzy’s biometric video KYC amid booming ID doc and selfie check market
ID document and facial biometric checks for online services and transactions are part of a surge in the adoption of…
