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News/payments
Stripe is exploring the integration of NEC's face recognition technology into its POS terminal for in-person payments.
17 hours
Company update/identity
Ping Identity, a leader in securing digital identities for the world’s largest enterprises, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Keyless, a London-based innovator in privacy-preserving biometric authentication.
03 November 2025
Company update/regulation
As the deadline for mandatory identity verification under the UK’s Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) approaches in just under three weeks, a new global pulse survey by Vistra, a leading provider of essential business services, finds that many international firms remain worryingly unprepared.
30 October 2025
News/security
National Australia Bank's digital unit Ubank has become the country's first lender to offers customers the option to ditch passwords in favour of passkeys for both app and online banking.
News/wholesale
JPMorgan Chase staffers will have to scan their fingerprints or eyes, rather than their ID badges, to access the bank's new New York headquarters.
10 October 2025
News/identity
Indians will be able to authenticate payments made through the country's Unified Payments Interface via facial recognition or fingerprints, according to Reuters.
07 October 2025
Last week, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced a new digital identity scheme that would be mandatory in order to work in the UK. Dubbed BritCard, the new digital ID is intended to “combat illegal working while making it easier for the vast majority of people to use vital government services.” By ending the need for manual identity checks with paper-based records, the UK Government claims this will simplify applications for driving licenses, childcare and welfare, and streamline access to tax records.
01 October 2025
Eastnets, a global leader in compliance and payments security, and Facephi, the Spanish-based leader in biometric digital identity verification, today announced a landmark strategic partnership to combat financial crime worldwide.
Mastercard has extended its strategic commercial partnership with Smile ID, an identity verification provider in Africa, to accelerate the rollout of secure digital identity solutions across the continent.
26 September 2025
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, and TECH5, an international provider of biometric and digital identity management technologies, today announced a long-term strategic collaboration to support the development and deployment of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) solutions globally.
11 September 2025
Company update/people
Keyo, a leader in palm-based identity for payments, check-in, ticketing, and ID, today announced the appointment of Rudy Dajie as Chief Executive Officer, effective August 26, 2025.
27 August 2025
Latvian fintech startup Handwave has raised $4.2 million in seed funding to launch its palm-based payment and identity platform in Europe and the US.
05 August 2025
Company update/security
BioCatch, which prevents financial crime by recognizing patterns in human behavior, today announced the launch of the latest edition of its behavior-based scam-fighting tool: BioCatch Scams360.
17 July 2025
Company update/ai
PayJunction, a leading tech-focused payments company, announced today an integration with Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the customer engagement platform providing real-time personalized experiences, that enables businesses to easily automate and scale their phone payment operations.
08 July 2025
G-Knot, a pioneering biometrics technology company developing the world’s first finger vein crypto wallet, today announced the appointment of Wes Kaplan as the company’s CEO.
Clearspeed, the global leader in voice-based risk assessment technology, today announced it has secured $60 million in Series D funding, bringing the company’s total funding to $110 million.
26 June 2025
Alipay has integrated QR code payments into augmented reality glasses from Chinese outfit Rockid to enable users to pay for products instore by looking at the label.
17 June 2025
OneSpan Inc. today announced the acquisition of Nok Nok Labs Inc., a leading provider of FIDO passwordless software authentication solutions. By joining forces with Nok Nok, OneSpan is driving the industry towards a more secure future, enabling customers to adopt a wide range of flexible, future-proof authentication options.
06 June 2025
Long read/Biometrics
Scott Hamilton Contributing Editor at Finextra Research
05 June 2025
A year after announcing its target of 100% e-commerce tokenisation across Europe, Mastercard reports it is almost halfway there.
04 June 2025
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