UK pilot of fingerprint biometric payment fob from G+D and Visa begins
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is trialing a fingerprint biometric fob for authenticating payments by its customers in the UK,…
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First commercial biometric credit card in Switzerland issued through FPC, Gemalto, Visa partnership
Swiss Corner Bank has launched a biometric credit card in partnership with Visa, Gemalto and Fingerprint Cards, which is the…
Payments, travel, and facial recognition top this week’s biometrics and digital ID news
Biometrics, and in particular facial recognition, for payments and travel dominated the most-read stories on Biometric Update for the past…
Visa plans biometric and other cashless payments innovations ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Visa is preparing to provide innovative payment technologies including biometrics for athletes, visitors and citizens in the run-up to the…
This week in biometrics and identification technology
Aviation security featured prominently among the headlines in the biometrics industry this week, with new pilots rolling out at airports…
Fortress Identity to provide biometrics for Visa transactions under LATAM partnership
Fortress Identity and Visa have reached an agreement to collaborate on protecting Visa cardholders in Latin America and the Caribbean…
Visa report suggests facial recognition key to mass transit evolution
Facial recognition is a key technology for the future of mass transportation, with potential uses for safety in urban environments,…
Biometrics coming to car dashboards through Visa and SiriusXM partnership
Visa and SiriusXM Connected Vehicle Services have announced a partnership to develop a new in-vehicle payment solution secured by biometric…
Zwipe reveals Middle East biometric card trials, hires smartcard industry expert
Zwipe announced that ten banks across the Middle East have begun pilots of Visa biometric payment cards featuring its unique…
Visa piloting payment innovations to enhance the Olympic experience
At a recent media event in Beijing, Visa shared its plans for three Olympic Games-inspired payment moments conceived and designed…
