Latest Biometrics News: Finextra Research

French shoppers trial biometric payments

A group of French banks, IT firms and retailers are trialling a point-of-sale system that combines biometrics and contactless cards to enable customers to pay with their fingertips.

24 October 2012

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Poland's BPH to install finger vein biometric scanners across branch network

Bank BPH in Poland is to install 'Finger Vein' biometric scanners across its branch network to provide customers with secure money transaction services without the need for PIN entry.

19 September 2012

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Bradesco opens the bank of the future

Banco Bradesco has opened a futuristic hi-tech branch in São Paulo Brazil featuring robot guides, personalised financial advisory services from digital avatars and on-screen consultants, biometric interfaces, and wall- and table-mounted gesture-controlled touchscreens.

30 August 2012

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South Africa enlists MasterCard to distribute welfare through biometric debit cards

The South African government has called in MasterCard to help it distribute welfare benefits to millions of people through biometric debit cards.

31 July 2012

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BT and Hitachi team on secure identity management system for FS firms

BT has outlined plans for a cloud-based secure identity management system for financial services firms using Hitachi Europe's biometric technology.

25 April 2012

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Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank ditches cards for biometrics at ATMs

In what it claims is a first, Japan's Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank is rolling out ATMs that use palm-scanning biometric technology from Fujitsu to identify customers instead of cards.

12 April 2012

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Bank Negara Indonesia taps voice biometrics for password resets

Tired of manually resetting forgotten staff passwords, Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) has automated the process using biometric voice authentication technology.

28 March 2012

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Isbank deploys Hitachi biometric tech at ATMs and branches

Turkey's Isbank has installed around 3400 Hitachi biometric finger vein scanners in ATMs and branches across the country, enabling customers to withdraw cash without a card.

07 February 2012

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Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam chooses Wincor Nixdorf biometric ATM tech

Brunei-based Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) is rolling out biometric-enabled ATMs from German vendor Wincor Nixdorf.

02 November 2011

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Russia's Sberbank plans ATM with built in lie-detector - NY Times

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

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MiiCard wins out as start-ups vie for VC attention in Sibos' Dragon's Den

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

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Citi Australia claims to have almost eliminated online fraud; now testing voice biometrics

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

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US firm pilots biometric vending machines

A US firm has begun testing biometric vending machines that enable customers to make purchases using their thumbprint, according to local press reports.

12 August 2010

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Voice Commerce gets EU trademark for 'Trust Centre' in financial services

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

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Poland's BPS unveils biometric cash machine

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

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First United pilots ATM fingerprint authentication technology

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

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Voice Commerce launches UK transaction authorisation platform

Voice Commerce has launched a platform that enables businesses in the UK to authenticate and authorise transactions using 'voice signatures'.

27 April 2010

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Sagem to secure Android phone with m-banking friendly fingerprint ID

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

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Voice Commerce recruits RBS WorldPay's Tim Reynolds as CTO

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

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Bank Leumi introduces biometric password re-sets for online banking

Israel's Bank Leumi is introducing a password re-set feature for online banking customers that is operated by voice biometrics.

17 December 2009