14 Aug 24 @ 08:15

Google has introduced three new Google Pay features that they say have been developed by listening to direct customer feedback. According to their website, shoppers tell them the three things... read more

24 Oct 23 @ 10:23

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

25 Aug 22 @ 10:45

A new study has found that the value of biometric authenticated remote mobile payments will reach $1.2 trillion globally by 2027, rising from $332 billion in 2022. This growth of... read more

27 Oct 21 @ 11:23

In June 2021, BBVA Mexico became the first bank in Latin America to announce the rollout of biometric payment cards. Following launches in card-loving France and Switzerland, the world has... read more

09 Jun 21 @ 03:49

Digital wallets and account-to-account payments are growing fast – but contactless cards are currently Europe’s most popular way to pay, and will remain central to the payments mix. By now,... read more

01 Apr 21 @ 12:55

New market research on contactless cards from TietoEVRY shows that UK and European consumers are concerned about infection risk when paying in-store, with worries about theft and fraud growing as... read more

01 Apr 21 @ 12:03

A new study has found that biometrics will authenticate more than $3 trillion of payment transactions in 2025, from just $404 billion in 2020. The report found that biometrics, including... read more

18 Dec 19 @ 15:47

New research from Equifax has revealed that UK consumers, especially those in the 18-44 age group, are more confident than ever in using biometric factors as a form of ID,... read more

13 Oct 19 @ 14:08

Amazon, the company that brought consumers scan and go, plans to bring consumers pay by hand. Reports suggest the online retailing giant is developing a new payment system designed to... read more

06 Feb 19 @ 05:55

The presence of an omni-channel commerce is becoming much more of a reality in 2019 and Mobile POS is the natural next step in a multi-channel payments providing customers with... read more

27 Nov 18 @ 06:35

Societe Generale is trialling a payments card with a built-in fingerprint reader that enables users to make contactless payments of unlimited value. Using technology from Idemia, the biometric element eliminates... read more

03 Oct 18 @ 13:50

A new study has found that mobile biometrics will authenticate $2 trillion worth of in-store and remote mobile payment transactions annually by 2023. This is 17 times the $124 billion... read more

01 Feb 18 @ 09:51

Russia is planning a national biometric database for financial services, according to Bloomberg and local media reports. Legal changes needed for the system were passed in December 2017. Rostelecom, the... read more

11 Oct 17 @ 15:04

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

11 Oct 17 @ 14:59

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

08 Jun 17 @ 12:31

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

23 Nov 16 @ 09:40

Bill Gates claimed the password could not meet the challenge of keeping information secure and predicted its demise. That was back in 2004. Twelve years later, passwords are still very... read more

28 Sep 16 @ 06:09

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 nearly... read more

05 Apr 16 @ 15:54

Google has launched a new app called Hands Free that does not require you to take your phone out of your pocket. The new system is available on Android and iOS devices and is currently being tested... read more

30 Jul 15 @ 16:32

The use of biometrics in financial services is on the rise, and more banks are examining the opportunity it offers. Although only around 1-in-5 respondents to a recent survey by... read more