Biometrics

09 Jul 24 @ 13:34

In today’s highly competitive financial landscape, customer onboarding has become a critical touchpoint that can significantly impact long-term customer satisfaction and loyalty. According to the report “Digital Onboarding: A Benchmarking... read more

19 Mar 24 @ 18:13

By 2026, attacks using AI-generated deepfakes on face biometrics will mean that 30% of enterprises will no longer consider such identity verification and authentication solutions to be reliable in isolation,... read more

31 Jan 24 @ 18:01

Since as early at 2015 Payments Cards & Mobile has been reporting on the growing trend of securing contactless cards with biometrics. In 2021 we reported on market research on... read more

26 Jan 24 @ 17:33

There is, I think, one thing that almost everyone can agree on — passwords in their current format and usage are a major issue for all concerned. While passwords are... read more

15 Jan 24 @ 17:48

The Managing Director of a global white-label infrastructure firm for payments, NuWeb, has told Payments Cards & Mobile that wearable technologies including biometric security features are the future of point-of-sale... read more

12 Jan 24 @ 16:54

New IDC research finds that people who use biometrics to access online accounts register higher rates of satisfaction than those who don’t. Consumer acceptance of biometrics when used for identity... read more

09 Oct 23 @ 16:55

American Express is adding biometric, via facial and fingerprint recognition, to SafeKey to help prevent fraud and create a simple and intuitive online checkout process. The company is the first... read more

26 Sep 23 @ 14:44

Mercedes-Benz customers in Germany can now start the fuelling process directly from their vehicle and pay digitally by fingerprint, eliminating the need to enter a PIN or authenticate via mobile... read more

25 Sep 23 @ 15:39

Biometric authentication once felt like a glimpse into a bigger, brighter future. Retinal scanning, for example, would often appear in science fiction films like Demolition Man, used to portray the... read more

18 Aug 23 @ 12:46

As Amazon One, Amazon Web Services palm recognition service for identification, payment and loyalty membership, reaches a critical milestone with more than 3 million uses, Whole Foods Market stores are going... read more

20 Jun 23 @ 14:16

Industry hype is focused on digital wallets and alt-pays – but in a new white paper, Nordic payments leader Tietoevry outlines five ways the mobile phone and payment card can work... read more

15 Jun 23 @ 12:53

Approximately 3 billion payment cards are issued every year globally[1] – but this was not achieved overnight. When Chip & PIN was introduced in 1985, it took 18 years before 1... read more