Latest Biometrics News: Finextra Research

BS/2 and VisionLabs partner on ATM video surveillance

BS/2, a Lithuanian banking technology company and VisionLabs, one of the global leaders in face recognition have announced today a strategic partnership in creating the product line of interbank services for contactless identification that will greatly increase security and eliminate the risks connected to fraudulent or unlawful activities when operating self-service terminals.

01 December 2017

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Sberbank takes 25% stake in facial recognition startup

Russia's Sberbank has acquired a 25% stake in facial recognition startup VisionLabs as part of a wider effort to build an all-encompassing biometric identification platform.

27 November 2017

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MayBank eases mobile log-ins with a choice of face, voice or fingeprint ID

Malaysia's MayBank is betting big on biometrics to replace password logins, adding facial and voice recognition to its fingerprint-protected mobile app.

24 November 2017

Company update/Biometrics

BBVA to deploy Samsung iris scanning for mobile log-in

Samsung and BBVA today presented the iris scanning feature, which will allow BBVA customers with Samsung-compatible smartphones to log on to the bank’s Spanish mobile banking app just by looking at their displays.

20 November 2017

Company update/Biometrics

Nations Trust Bank implements biometric tech from Daon

Nations Trust Bank of Sri Lanka and Daon together announced today that Nations Trust Bank launched the Mobile Banking app and FriMi, its new mobile banking, payments & lifestyle app, using Daon’s IdentityX platform capabilities for biometric authentication.

20 November 2017

Company update/Biometrics

Biometrics firm Veridium partners blockchain outfit Wala to target Africa's unbanked

Veridium, a leader in strong authentication using biometrics announced today its partnership with Wala, a South African-based, blockchain-powered financial services platform for the unbanked and underbanked, to bring universal and affordable financial services to emerging countries in Africa.

17 November 2017

Company update/Biometrics

Tesco Bank switches on Face ID

Tesco Bank has today announced changes to its mobile banking app, which will enable iPhone X customers to log in and authenticate payments using face ID.

06 November 2017

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Face ID today; digital DNA tomorrow

With the advent of Face ID on the iPhone, Travis Tyler, general manager, consumer digital at Westpac looks ahead to the next wave of innovation.

06 November 2017

Company update/Biometrics

OCBC wipes fingerprints for facial recognition on iPhone X

As the world received the launch of the coveted Apple iPhone X with much fanfare, OCBC Bank has rolled out an innovative enhancement to its consumer and business banking apps for Apple iPhone X users.

06 November 2017

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CommBank, first direct embrace Face ID for iPhone X app login

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has become the country's first bank to let customers access their accounts using the new iPhone X's Face ID technology. In the UK, first direct is the earliest out of the starting blocks, switching all apps on the new phone over to facial recognition.

03 November 2017

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Mobile apps replace bank branches for UK millennials

More than half of millennial Brits now regularly use their mobile phones to keep on top of their financial affairs, according to a Visa survey.

30 October 2017

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BofA taps Intel for online banking fingerprint authentication

Bank of America is teaming up with Intel to add biometric authentication to its online platform for PC users.

23 October 2017

Company update/Biometrics

Samsung SDS America adds BioCatch behavioral biometrics to Nexsign platform

BioCatch, the global leader in behavioral biometrics, announced today that it has teamed up with Samsung SDS, a global software solutions and IT services company, to integrate behavioral biometrics into its solution, creating an innovative, more powerful layer of fraud protection that works beyond the initial login process.

23 October 2017

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Redrock Biometrics joins Wells Fargo accelerator

Redrock Biometrics, an innovator in biometric solutions, today announced commercial availability of PalmIDTM, the first market-ready, and secure, palm-based biometric authentication solution.

23 October 2017

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Precise Biometrics upgrades BioMatch sensors

In the run up to Money 20/20 in Las Vegas, Precise Biometrics announces a powerful and efficient upgrade of its market-leading fingerprint solution for smart cards that will lower total product costs, supporting the growth of biometric payment cards.

20 October 2017

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Visa rolls out ID Intelligence platform to display third party authentication tools

Visa (NYSE:V) today announced Visa ID Intelligence, a platform that allows issuers, acquirers and merchants to quickly adopt emerging authentication technologies and create more secure and convenient ways for consumers to shop, pay and bank on their connected devices.

19 October 2017

Company update/Biometrics

Daon brings biometrics to Visa ID Intelligence scheme

Daon, an innovator of authentication and identity assurance solutions worldwide, announced today that it has been selected by Visa, the global payments technology company, to provide biometric services for the Visa ID Intelligence platform.

19 October 2017

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OCBC business customers can now ask Siri to make B2B payments

Singapore's OCBC Bank has integrated its business mobile banking app with Apple's Siri for use in voice-controlled funds transfers and account balance enquiries.

04 October 2017

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Brits give thumbs up to in-store biometrics

Nearly two thirds of Brits want to be able to use a biometric scan to authorise payments in-store, according to a WorldPay survey.

22 September 2017

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Brunel Uni students get a glimpse of the future with finger payments

Students arriving for Freshers' Week at Brunel University in London UK will be able to pay for goods at campus convenience store Costcutters with a touch of their finger at a Fingopay terminal installed by biometrics outfit Sthaler.

20 September 2017