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News/security
In an interview with Finextra, Jumio’s president Robert Prigge explains the reasoning behind the firm's new 3D video selfie verification, which combines the enrollment and authentication phases of the identity proofing process.
12 February 2019
News/Authentication
Operators of Canada's biggest cryptoexchange are unable to access more than £100m in reserves after its founder died taking the passwords and recovery codes with him.
05 February 2019
Metro Bank has fallen victim to a new type of cyber fraud that targets the codes sent via text messages used to verify transactions.
UK consumers' association Which? has hit out at much of the banking industry for failing to protect online customers with two-factor authentication (2FA).
31 January 2019
TrueLayer will now offer Deutsche Bank, Sparkassen, Commerzbank and other major German banks direct access to financial data following the first international move for the European API provider.
08 January 2019
News/Sibos
Cyber crime dominated conversation on day 2 of the Swift Operations Forum Europe (SOFE) 2018 - from examples of how hackers have evolved and the methods they now use, to how institutions can protect themselves and what organisations should do when the worst happens.
30 November 2018
On the day of the bitcoin nosedive to the lowest price seen in 2018, LendIt Europe 2018 attendees heard former chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne reveal that the idea of a globally accepted digital currency is being advocated in political circles.
21 November 2018
In an interview with Finextra, N26’s head of international markets Alex Weber reveals that in the event of a no deal Brexit, the German challenger bank will continue to offer the same Mastercard exchange rates as it currently does, despite the potential dissolution of the cross-border payment fee cap.
12 November 2018
Banking innovators and fintech disruptors have once again descended upon the Las Vegas Strip for another jam-packed Money20/20 US event, a four-day jamboree exploring the revolution of money in all its forms.
22 October 2018
The UK's banking watchdog is threatening to charge Tesco Bank £30m for its failure to prevent a cyber attacks that affected thousands of customers in 2016.
25 September 2018
Poland-based PKO Bank Polski has completed work on what it claims is the biggest client-facing blockchain implementation globally.
20 September 2018
The Czech Republic's largest bank, Česká spořitelna, has rolled out voice biometrics technology from Nuance Communications, enabling customers to identify themselves to call centre staff simply by speaking.
18 June 2018
South Africa's FNB has revamped its mobile services, enabling consumers and businesses to open accounts within minutes by taking selfies.
18 May 2018
JPMorgan Chase is to begin using individuals’ unique voiceprints to identify customers who are calling to inquire about their credit card accounts.
20 April 2018
Lisbon-based online bank Banco BNI Europa is introducing an account opening process that encompasses video-conferencing with digital certification for document exchange.
27 March 2018
DNB is experimenting with a mobile app that scans user passports and faces to identify customers from across borders for ID verification and digital onboarding.
02 March 2018
CULedger, a consortium of American credit unions exploring potential use cases for distributed ledger technology, has teamed up with DLT specialist Evernym on a digital identity system.
28 February 2018
The UK's Open Banking Implementation Entity has selected Contego to run ID checks and verify the bona fides of users accessing personal account data for third party development work.
18 January 2018
Apple has ditched Touch ID for Face ID in its new iPhone X, enabling users to authenticate themselves - including for Apple Pay and apps that support the feature - simply by looking at their handsets.
12 September 2017
Belgium's major banks and mobile network operators have joined forces to create an app that lets people replace their various online usernames and passwords with a single code or fingerprint.
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