07 Jun 18 @ 11:04

Isabelle Moeller, Chief Executive of the Biometrics Institute, gives her views on the key market trends in biometrics including border management and financial services.

25 May 18 @ 13:57

Fraud and fighting fraudsters is a complex and ever-evolving challenge. As consumers change the way they pay, fraudsters change the way they steal. For banks to keep up, these new... read more

05 Feb 18 @ 12:54

Biometric payment cards are emerging as the next innovation in payment cards. According to ABI Research the payment card is here to stay and fingerprint authentication within the card is... read more

29 Sep 17 @ 16:27

Mastercard has unveiled the next generation biometric card, combining chip technology with fingerprints to verify the cardholder’s identity for in-store purchases. South Africa was the first market to test the... read more

27 Sep 17 @ 10:58

The security of biometrics technology is in the spotlight and stakeholders must take a balanced view on its strengths and vulnerabilities. As deployments proliferate, the technology’s credibility rests on the... read more

04 Sep 17 @ 11:10

Consumers will soon be able to forget about PINs and frustratingly long 16-digit card numbers when shopping online and in the real world, as Visa moves to make Australian banks... read more

30 Aug 17 @ 13:45

Many banks around the world, large and small, continue to experience major security failures. At this year’s Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit, analysts explained their investigation of the takeover of a... read more

28 Jun 17 @ 09:55

The vast majority of consumers—93%—prefer biometrics over passwords for authenticating payments or other financial services. This comes as no surprise, as using biometrics is more secure and eliminates the hassle... read more

09 May 17 @ 13:32

When Apple and Samsung released new devices with fingerprint sensor technology, biometrics suddenly went mainstream and, as consumers, we’ve quickly become familiar with the technology. Fingerprint recognition has long been... read more

20 Apr 17 @ 15:49

Mastercard has unveiled its next generation biometric card, combining chip technology with fingerprints to conveniently and safely identify cardholders for in-store purchases. South Africa is the first market to test the evolved... read more

17 Feb 17 @ 10:56

Acuity Market Intelligence has released the 2017 “Ten Top Trends for Biometrics and Digital Identity”.  Acuity characterizes 2017 as a “breakout” year for biometrics and digital identity when increased adoption reflects... read more

30 Jan 17 @ 16:29

Advances in biometric payment technology could soon mean the end of physical credit cards. Pressure from both payment providers and consumers for quicker, more convenient, more secure means to make... read more

25 Jan 17 @ 15:14

With the rise of biometrics within financial services, could you become your own password? Bill Gates claimed the password could not meet the challenge of keeping information secure and predicted... read more

10 Jan 17 @ 13:36

According to Deloitte, the active base of fingerprint reader-equipped devices offering biometric security will top 1 billion for the first time in early 2017. Each sensor will be used, on average,... read more

23 Nov 16 @ 09:47

Bank Leumi, one of Israel’s largest banks, says that its credit card subsidiary, Leumi Card, will introduce the first-of-its-kind integration of a mobile security product based on behavioral biometrics. Based... read more

04 Nov 16 @ 11:46

Most big high street banks are beginning to use biometric authentication to give customers a more convenient way to check their account balance or make payments. However, one big question... read more

03 Nov 16 @ 14:00

Demand for different types of biometric authentication has risen significantly since 2014, with iris scanning moving ahead of fingerprint technology to the top of the 2016 Future Password Index (FPI).... read more

05 Oct 16 @ 13:21

The European roll out of Identity Check Mobile, a new biometric payment technology application that uses biometrics like fingerprints or facial recognition to verify a cardholder’s identity, simplifying online shopping.... read more

30 Sep 16 @ 11:52

Kaspersky Lab says that its experts investigated how cybercriminals could exploit new biometric ATM authentication technologies planned by banks. While many financial organizations consider biometric-based solutions to be one of... read more

19 Sep 16 @ 09:49

The UK is placing its trust in banks over government agencies to protect their biometric data such as fingerprints and iris scans, according to new research from Visa. Consumers are... read more