On The Web

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Global

Aadhaar’s benefits for financial inclusion

March 29 2018

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• Authentication
• Biometrics
• India

“The public interest litigations (PILs) filed before the Supreme Court against compulsory linking of Aadhaar to bank accounts raise issues about the right to privacy, concerns of being treated on par with money launderers, and the right to be not deprived of property as a result of blocking of bank accounts. “

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Companies

Facebook acquires biometric ID verification startup Confirm.io

February 1 2018

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• Authentication
• Biometrics

“The startup offered an API that let other companies quickly verify someone’s government-issued identification card, like a driver’s license, was authentic. The Boston-based startup will shut down as both its team and technology are rolled into Facebook, where it could help users who are locked out of their accounts.”

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Security

Alibaba Invests in Chinese Facial-Recognition Startup

April 10 2018

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• Biometrics

“The funding values Beijing-based SenseTime at more than $4.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the company. It also underscores Alibaba’s move into businesses that use artificial intelligence, the technology that underpins facial recognition. Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial Services Group has developed a mobile-payment system based on facial recognition, and Alibaba is also using AI […]

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Regulation

Chinese man caught by facial recognition at pop concert

April 13 2018

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• Biometrics
• Privacy

“This is not the first time Chinese police have used facial recognition systems to catch suspects. In August last year, police in Shandong province arrested 25 suspects using a facial recognition system that was set up at the Qingdao International Beer Festival. China is a world leader in facial recognition technology and regularly reminds its citizens […]

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Global

Viewpoint: The pitfalls of India’s biometric ID scheme

April 23 2018

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• Biometrics
• India

“More than a billion Indians now have the biometric-based 12-digit personal identification number called Aadhaar, which means foundation in Hindi. What started as a voluntary programme to tackle benefit fraud has now grown into the world’s most ambitious, and controversial, digital identity programme. Mishi Choudhary writes on why most advanced countries are not adopting similar […]

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Security

Zwipe, Gemalto, areeba create Visa’s First Biometric Payment Card in the Middle East

April 17 2018

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• Biometrics
• Card technology

“Gemalto has partnered up with biometric technology company Zwipe and the Middle Eastern financial and payment technology company areeba, along with Unilux Cards on Visa’s first battery-less dual interface biometric payment card in the Middle East.”

On The Wires

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Security

Pay with the touch of a finger

April 24 2018

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• Biometrics

“​Nets, the digital payments specialist, has launched testing of finger vein payments in Denmark. Now, students and visitors at Copenhagen Business School (CBS) can leave their cash, cards and smartphones behind and buy lunch using just their finger. Paying with your finger is a new, faster and safer way of making payments that works by […]

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Security

AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon unveil next-generation mobile authentication platform details

March 6 2018

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• Authentication
• Biometrics

“This highly secure solution will deliver a cryptographically verified phone number and profile data for users of authorized applications with their consent. Authentication security is strengthened by processing unique attributes such as a network verified mobile number, IP address, SIM card attributes, phone number tenure, phone account type and more. In addition, advanced analytics and […]