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Tony Blair and William Hague call for digital identity cards

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Tony Blair and William Hague call for digital identity cards

Former British political party leaders Sir Tony Blair and Lord William Hague have heralded digital identity cards as part of the "technological revolution."

Plaid rolls out identity and KYC integration in Canada

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Plaid rolls out identity and KYC integration in Canada

Plaid has announced it will enable its identity verification and KYC solutions in Canada, to help users comply with Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) requirements.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Finextra Research partner for Trust:Live 2023

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LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Finextra Research partner for Trust:Live 2023

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions and Finextra Research will be hosting Trust:Live 2023, an exclusive in-person event for all fraud and identity decision makers that brings together industry leaders, experts and innovators to discuss the latest challenges in establishing trust to protect customers, defend brands, or meet the needs of evolving business models

Ingenico and Fujitsu team on palm vein-based payments

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Ingenico and Fujitsu team on palm vein-based payments

Fujitsu has joined forces with Ingenico in an effort to bring its palm vein authentication technology for in-store payments into the mainstream.

PopID and Toshiba team on face payments

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PopID and Toshiba team on face payments

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is integrating facial verification technology from PopID into its POS and self-service products.

Sella Group pilots biometric fingerprint card

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Sella Group pilots biometric fingerprint card

Italy's Sella Group is trialling a a biometric recognition credit card that allows people to make payments by using their fingerprint.

EBA publishes fraud taxonomy

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EBA publishes fraud taxonomy

The Euro Banking Association (EBA) has made its payment fraud taxonomy available to the public in a bid to curb the rising threats to the European payments system.

Griffin launches API-first BaaS platform Verify

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Griffin launches API-first BaaS platform Verify

London-based Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider Griffin has launched Verify, a customer onboarding product to assist fintechs manage crime risks and KYC and KYB automation.

SmilePay rolls out face payments in Azerbaijan

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SmilePay rolls out face payments in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan-based SmilePay has struck deals with two major food retailers in the country to let shoppers buy their groceries using their faces.

Fidor Bank to test fingerprint cards

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Fidor Bank to test fingerprint cards

Fidor Bank in Germany is to pilot biometric payments cards from Zwipe in the second half of 2022.

Stripe launches authentication feature for fast SCA checkout

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Stripe launches authentication feature for fast SCA checkout

Stripe has signed up Wise as the first user of a new biometric delegated authentication feature for strong customer authentication (SCA) transactions.

Mastercard unveils Biometric Checkout Programme

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Mastercard unveils Biometric Checkout Programme

Mastercard has established a technology framework to help set minimum standards for biometric payments at the checkout.

Identity verification provider ID-Pal launches in the UK

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Identity verification provider ID-Pal launches in the UK

ID-Pal, the identity verification provider, has announced it is entering the UK market after six years of growth across Ireland, the US and the EU.

FinGo introduces vein ID-enabled vending machines

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FinGo introduces vein ID-enabled vending machines

Biometric identity authentication firm FinGo has unveiled what it claims is the world's first vein ID-enabled vending machine, where customers can pay and prove their age for alcohol purchases through a scan of their finger.

Visa and PopID team on facial verification payments in the Middle East

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Visa and PopID team on facial verification payments in the Middle East

Visa is working with consumer authentication service PopID to bring facial verification payments to the Middle East.

Santander UK CIO joins biometric outfit iProov

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Santander UK CIO joins biometric outfit iProov

Biometric face authentication technology company iProov has hired Miguel Traquina, Santander UK's chief information officer for operations and economic crime, as CIO

NextGen Nordics: Circular economy startup Loopfront sees 300% increase in users

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NextGen Nordics: Circular economy startup Loopfront sees 300% increase in users

Ahead of our NextGen Nordics conference on 27 April 2022, we will be putting together a weekly briefing of all the top stories that are emerging out of the region and setting the blueprint for payments innovation across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

TSB overhauls onboarding with Onfido’s biometric facial recognition

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TSB overhauls onboarding with Onfido’s biometric facial recognition

TSB has shaved 20 minutes off its onboarding journey to allow accounts to be opened in just 10 minutes. Further, mobile functionality has been updated so only eight scrolls are needed to sign up on a mobile device, compared to 60 scrolls on the website.

Aldi applies facial-age estimation technology for checkout-free alcohol sales

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Aldi applies facial-age estimation technology for checkout-free alcohol sales

Customers shopping in Aldi's first checkout-free store in London can use facial recognition technology to authorise the purchase of age-restricted products like alcohol.

VisionLabs unveils facial recognition payment terminal

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VisionLabs unveils facial recognition payment terminal

Facial recognition company VisionLabs has unveiled a payments terminal that lets shoppers make payments with a look.

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