Ethiopia uses Mastercard platform to launch biometric digital health pass
The Ethiopia Ministry of Health, Mastercard, Gavi, and JSI (John Snow, Inc) have partnered on a digital, portable health pass…
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PayByFace receives strategic investment from SafexPay, CEO discusses plans to go global
After being named as a participant in Mastercard’s Biometric Checkout Program, PayByFace announced a strategic investment from Indian fintech SafexPay…
FPC, Idex, Crédit Agricole progress on biometric payment cards issuance
Steps towards mass adoption of biometric payment cards can be seen in a new approval for cards made with Fingerprint…
Mastercard launches retail biometrics program with Brazil pilot
Mastercard launches its Biometric Checkout Program for ‘pay by smile’ facial recognition payment authentication with Brazil’s Payface at five São Paulo…
Bonifii partners with Entersekt, chooses Mastercard affiliate for open banking
Bonifii announced the addition of context-awareness powered by Entersekt to its biometric authentication method for credit unions in a new…
Biometric payment card competition heats up; Idemia, Thales vie for Egypt contract
The latest spate of biometric payment card releases includes an aspirational card by Mastercard in Morocco, the first corporate biometric…
Thailand’s NDID partners with Mastercard to connect digital IDs internationally
National Digital ID (NDID), both Thailand’s national digital identity platform for financial institutions and a private company, announces that following…
Brazilian facial recognition payment startup joins Mastercard accelerator program
Payface, an up and coming facial recognition payment firm in Brazil has been selected among eight other companies for the…
Fingerprint Cards biometric module passes strengthened Mastercard security requirements
Mastercard has approved the second-generation T-Shape biometric sensor module from Fingerprint Cards to its updated security compliance requirements, which the sensor…
Are biometrics providers using smart cities to advance digital ID?
Biometrics providers and other large private entities are supplying technologies to smart city projects to create and use digital IDs,…
