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Banks Work with Fintechs to Counter ‘Deepfake’ Fraud

September 8 2020

“Banks and fintech groups are setting up partnerships to combat the use of doctored video and audio content by fraudsters, as research shows such ‘deepfake’ crimes are the biggest worry among customers. HSBC this week became the latest bank to sign up to a biometric identification system, developed by technology firm Mitek and offered through […]
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Instagram Faces Lawsuit Over Illegal Harvesting of Biometrics

August 13 2020

“Facebook Inc. is facing new allegations that it illegally harvests the biometric data of users, this time in a lawsuit that targets the company’s photo-sharing app Instagram. Last month, the social media company offered to pay $650 million to settle a lawsuit in which it was accused of illegally collecting biometric data through a photo-tagging […]
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Apple Joins the FIDO Alliance to Help Develop and Promote Authentication Standards

February 11 2020

“Apple joins existing members Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Samsung and others in a common goal to secure online connections and support the adoption of the U2F authentication standard, which the alliance hosts.Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) is an open standard that strengthens and simplifies two-factor authentication (2FA) using specialized USB or near-field communication (NFC) devices based on […]
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Amazon’s Biometric Scanners: the Future of Payments?

January 28 2020

“Development of the technology is in its early stages, but it was reported that the company has already began collaborating with Visa and Mastercard on the proposed tech. Alongside this, it has been claimed that Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Synchrony Financial have also considered their cardholder accounts being linked with the technology.”
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Cash, Plastic or Hand? Amazon Envisions Paying With a Wave

January 21 2020

“Amazon.com Inc. AMZN +0.41% wants to make your hand your credit card. The tech giant is creating checkout terminals that could be placed in bricks-and-mortar stores and allow shoppers to link their card information to their hands, according to people familiar with the matter. They could then pay for purchases with their palms, without having to […]
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CULedger Completes Blockchain Identity Pilot With Three US Credit Unions

December 16 2019

“CULedger claims that MyCUID users can verify their identity by using a biometric function on their smart phone, such as voice, fingerprint or facial recognition. The vendor says that data from its pilot indicated that the average time to verify a member’s identity had been reduced from the industry average of more than 50 seconds […]
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NatWest Begins Biometric Credit Card Pilot

October 7 2019

“The UK’s NatWest bank has begun a three-month pilot of a biometric credit card that enables customers to make contactless transactions of up to £100 (US$123) instead of the usual maximum value of £30 (US$37). The biometric credit cards include a built-in fingerprint sensor that the cardholder uses to verify their identity when making a […]

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Peasypay: The European Solution for Biometric Payments by EIT Digital

September 9 2020

“PeasyPay, a startup launched by EIT Digital, is letting people pay by just showing their faces and taking a picture of the palm of their hands. The system was first rolled out in Budapest and is currently being piloted in Guadalajara, Spain. Slovenia and the UK will follow. No wallet, smartphone or credit card needed. […]
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Reports

Biometrics to Secure $2.5 Trillion in Mobile Payments by 2024

December 3 2019

“The new research, Mobile Payment Authentication & Data Security: Encryption, Tokenisation, Biometrics 2019-2024 , shows that the availability of dedicated biometric hardware will not be an obstacle to biometric usage as it will be present on an estimated 90% of smartphones by 2024. However, we expect less than 30% of these phones to be used […]