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Payments Platform Stripe Launches Authentication Feature

June 6 2022

“Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, today announced the launch of a delegated authentication feature to improve payment conversion rates in Europe. Stripe businesses can now have their customers authenticate purchases right inside a checkout flow. Wise is the first card issuer to implement the feature. As a result, cardholders will no longer be […]
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IRS Will Require Facial Recognition Scans to Access Your Taxes Online

January 21 2022

“In a statement to Gizmodo, an IRS spokesperson said users can still receive basic information from the IRS website without logging in, but added they would need to sign in through ID.me to make and view payments, access tax records, view or create payment plans, manage communications preference, or view tax professional authorizations.”
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Amazon One’s Palm-scanning Tech Makes First Move Into Entertainment Venues

September 15 2021

“Amazon’s palm-scanning technology, Amazon One, has always been about more than just fast payments. Really, it’s about Amazon controlling and verifying identities, with the company hoping to deploy its service in public spaces like offices and stadiums. Today, Amazon announced the tech’s first launch in an entertainment venue as part of a partnership with ticketing […]
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Amazon’s Palm Print Recognition Raises Concern Among U.S. Senators

August 16 2021

“Three U.S. senators, including Democrat Amy Klobuchar who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel, wrote a letter to Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) to express concern about its palm print recognition system, Klobuchar’s office said Friday. Amazon began rolling out biometric technology at its Whole Foods stores around Seattle in April, letting shoppers pay for items […]
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Feedzai Adds Behavioral Biometrics to Fraud Prevention Platform With Revelock Acquisition | Biometric Update

August 4 2021

“Revelock has been acquired by Feedzai to integrate its advanced behavioral biometric platform into what the latter says will be the world’s largest Financial Intelligence Network (FIN) for secure cashless transactions. The integrated platform will be offered to financial institutions and merchants around the world to detect financial crime and proactively prevent it. The addition […]
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Amazon Will Pay You $10 in Credit for Your Palm Print Biometrics

August 3 2021

“How much is your palm print worth? If you ask Amazon, it’s about $10 in promotional credit if you enroll your palm prints in its checkout-free stores and link it to your Amazon account. Last year, Amazon introduced its new biometric palm print scanners, Amazon One , so customers can pay for goods in some […]
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Worldline Adds Handprint Biometrics for Mobile Payments

July 8 2021

“The payments technology provider Worldline is adding a handprint biometric digital ID to its authentication system through a partnership with the French fintech A3BC. By combining technologies with A3BC (whose name stands for Anything Anywhere Anytime Biometric Connection), Worldline seeks to protect mobile phones from intrusion through a two-factor authentication process that would include the […]
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This Will Be the New BBVA Cards That Will Use Your Fingerprints

June 22 2021

“BBVA Mexico presented its new line of Aqua credit and debit cards on Monday, which will be devoid of printed training to give its users greater security and will work with their fingerprints. These plastics, which will be offered to all users who already have a debit or credit card from the institution, will work […]

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Mitek Acquires ID R&D to Lead Fight Against Biometric Identity Fraud

June 2 2021

“Mitek (NASDAQ: MITK), a global leader in digital identity verification, today announced that it has acquired ID R&D , an award-winning provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-based voice and face biometrics and liveness detection. Shareholders of ID R&D will be entitled to receive up to $49 million in Mitek stock and cash as consideration. ID R&D’s […]