Biometrics

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BNP Paribas to charge €24 a year for biometric card

French bank BNP Paribas is offering its Visa Premier cardholders the chance to upgrade to a contactless fingerprint option - for a €24 annual fee.

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Swedish challenger Rocker pilots biometric card

Swedish digital banking challenger Rocker is set to pilot the country's first contactless fingerprint biometric debit card.

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Kenya central bank governor: ‘Regulators should be the most innovative people of all’

In a virtual fireside discussion during Singapore Fintech Festival 2020, Patrick Njoroge, Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya argued that regulators must use their convening power to bring people and innovators together, this would change the dynamic between innovators and the regulators themselves to improve the journey toward digital transformation.

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BBVA puts more money into biometrics JV Veridas

BBVA and technology firm das-Nano are pumping EUR4 million into Veridas, the digital identity verification startup they created in 2017.

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Mastercard to trial biometric card payments in Asia

Mastercard is to conduct the first pilot in Asia of a biometric card that uses a fingerprint to authorise transactions at in-store payment terminals.

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Big banks invest in BioCatch

Barclays, Citi, HSBC and National Australia Bank have invested $20 million in Israeli behavioral biometrics company BioCatch, topping up a Series C funding round.

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Amazon rolls out palm payment technology

Amazon has unveiled technology that lets shoppers at physical stores pay for their purchases by scanning the palm of their hands.

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Hungarian biometrics payment outfit looks to conquer Europe

Hungarian startup PeasyPay is preparing to expand its biometrics-based point-of-sale payments technology to Spain and the UK.

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Pasadena retailers deploy pay-by-face tech

With California imposing strict restrictions to stem the spread of Covid-19, a group of restaurants and retailers in the city of Pasadena have rolled out pay-by-face technology.

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FinGo adds test and trace capability to vein mapping payment app

Biometric vein mapping from FinGo is to be used by Manchester cocktail bar and restaurant The Alchemist to provide proof-of-age, payments and test and trace capabilities through a simple scan of the user’s finger.

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DBS trials SingPass face verification for digital banking sign-ups

DBS is working with Singapore's government to pilot the use of the SingPass face verification technology to sign up customers to digital banking services.

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BNP Paribas to distribute fingerprint cards to Premier and Gold customers

BNP Paribas is to roll out its first batch of contactless fingerprint cards this autumn.

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NatWest tests behavioural biometrics for Strong Customer Authentication

In a move that could signal the beginning of the end for passwords, NatWest is teaming up with Visa to test the use of behavioural biometrics for the upcoming Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) rules.

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CaixaBank to roll out facial recognition ATMs across Spain

Caixabank is embarking on a project to roll out facial recogntion technology at 100 ATMs throughout Spain, enabling users to make withdrawals without using a PIN code.

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DBS customers can now see what they may look like when they reach retirement age

DBS Hong Kong is introducing a new retirement planning tool that paints a visual portrait of what customers will look like when they reach their golden years.

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Google tests voice confirmation for payments

Google is piloting a feature that lets people authorise purchases with their voice through its Assistant tool.

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LG CNS trials pay-by-face with digital currency

South Korea's LG CNS is trialling a pay-by-face system at its staff cafeteria that uses AI, blockchain and cloud technology to let people pay with a special "community currency".

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Mizuho Bank to build and test Digital ID

Mizuho Bank has begun proof-of-concept trials of Digital ID based on device location and facial recognition to improve online banking authentication and ongoing customer due diligence.

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HSBC sings the praises of Voice ID

HSBC claims that the introduction of voice biometrics at its call centres has prevented almost £400 million of customers’ money from falling into the hands of telephone fraudsters in 2019.

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Transformative regulation finds its feet in 2020

The true benefits and complexities of transformative regulation across financial services is set to become reality in 2020, as firms work to prepare and implement systems to meet compliance standards while maintaining a competitive edge.