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News/Authentication
US banks have been told by regulators to improve online banking authentication to protect customers increasingly at risk from fraud.
29 June 2011
Russia's Sberbank is planning to roll out ATMs that use voice analysis software to tell whether customers are lying when they apply for credit cards, according to the New York Times.
09 June 2011
Indian fintech vendor Polaris Software has agreed to buy an 85% stake in digital identity authentication outfit IndenTrust for $20 million.
04 May 2011
Consult Hyperion is running a pilot that will see people use Visa's CodeSure payment card - which includes an integrated PIN pad to generate one-time-use security codes - to access government services.
02 December 2010
Twelve technology start-ups are competing for venture capitalists' blessing at a session on the final day of Sibos, the annual event run by financial messaging body Swift.
28 October 2010
Citi has slashed online fraud rates to "almost zero" in Australia by using two factor authentication, a system it is now preparing to roll out to its mobile banking customers, according to country chief executive Roy Gori.
15 October 2010
Payfone, a New York-based m-payments firm aimed at the growing virtual goods and mobile app market, has raised $11 million in a series b funding round.
02 August 2010
Voice Commerce has secured an EU trademark for the use of 'Trust Centre' - the term used to describe its voice biometric signature storage platform - in financial services.
07 July 2010
MasterCard Europe has partnered with Turkish bank TEB to pilot a debit card containing a digital display window that can be used for authentication and to give customers account information.
03 June 2010
Following a string of bank pilots, Visa Europe has commercially launched its CodeSure system, which comprises a card with a display for generating one-time codes to authenticate online transactions.
02 June 2010
In a European first, Polish bank BPS has unveiled an ATM that uses Hitachi's finger vein authentication technology to identify customers.
13 May 2010
US bank First United is set to pilot fingerprint authentication technology from Hawk Systems at six ATMs in the New York met area.
11 May 2010
Voice Commerce has launched a platform that enables businesses in the UK to authenticate and authorise transactions using 'voice signatures'.
27 April 2010
The UK's Payments Council has teamed with consultancy Accenture to launch a modelling tool designed to help banks and businesses select authentication technologies for securing online customer interaction.
22 April 2010
French smart card supplier Gemalto has acquired Swedish online banking authentication specialist Todos. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
08 April 2010
UBS has become the first bank to roll out IBM's Zone Trusted Information Channel (ZTIC) online banking security hardware to its customers.
23 February 2010
French handset manufacturer Sagem Wireless has revealed plans to launch a Google Android phone that incorporates fingerprint authentication technology that would help secure mobile financial services.
04 February 2010
French smart card supplier Gemalto has acquired Finnish mobile authentication outfit Valimo Wireless. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
03 February 2010
Voice Commerce, a UK-based biometric payment verification vendor, has recruited RBS WorldPay executive Tim Reynolds as chief technology officer as it looks to capitalise on its recently achieved payment institution status.
20 January 2010
European security agency Enisa is calling on banks and governments to work together to extend the application of national electronic identity cards as tokens for online banking authentication and remote account opening.
26 November 2009
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