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Akbank flags consumer consent for mobile facial recognition

Turkey's Akbank is reporting that 250,000 customers have signed up to use facial recognition technology as a means to unlock their mobile baking app.

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Lloyds Banking Group rolls out Voice ID

Lloyds Banking Group is introducing voice verification technology from Nuance to identify customers dialling into its call centres.

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Aeon and Fujitsu pilot palm vein biometric payments

Aeon Financial Services is teaming up with Fujitsu to trial a biometric system that lets Japanese shoppers pay for their groceries with their hands.

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Mastercard: Biometric payments to take centre stage under PSD2

Mastercard is forecasting a bright future for biometric technology, as new rules on strong customer authentication under PSD2 come into force across Europe.

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EBA warns banks on being too passive or proactive on fintech

As they seek to steer a course through the new fintech environment, financial services firms must beware the risks to their business models of both being too passive and too gung-ho in their embrace of new technologies, says a European Banking Authority report.

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BofA Merrill introduces biometric log-ins for corporate mobile users

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has added fingerprint and facial recognition technology alongside an embedded token to enable quick access to payment approvals for corporate users of its CashPro mobile application.

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Czech bank introduces voice biometrics for call centre customer authentication

The Czech Republic's largest bank, Česká spořitelna, has rolled out voice biometrics technology from Nuance Communications, enabling customers to identify themselves to call centre staff simply by speaking.

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FNB lets customers open accounts with selfies

South Africa's FNB has revamped its mobile services, enabling consumers and businesses to open accounts within minutes by taking selfies.

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FNB rolls out biometric ATMs

FNB is to roll out 50 new banking kiosks that validate a customer's identity with the touch of a thumb at locations across South Africa.

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Mastercard lets customers register biometric cards from home

Mastercard is looking to boost the popularity of its biometric cards by letting users register their fingerprints from the comfort of their own homes.

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Nets to test finger scanners at the point-of-sale

Nordic payments processor Nets has begun tests of finger-vein payments with students and visitors at the Copenhagen Business Scool.

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JPMorgan to roll out Voice ID; begins branch expansion

JPMorgan Chase is to begin using individuals’ unique voiceprints to identify customers who are calling to inquire about their credit card accounts.

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JCB to issue employees with fingerprint cards

Japanese card issuer JCB is conducting trails of contactless cards with an embedded fingerprint sensor to replace PIN button pushing for higher-value purchases at the check out.

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BBVA tests 'invisible payments' technology at inhouse cafe

BBVA is testing a facial recognition system at its inhouse cafetaria that is capable of recognising users and their orders and charging their cards as part of a strategy to render checkouts and payments 'invisible'.

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Banco Sabadell startup fund invests in voice biometrics firm

InnoCapital the corporate venture vehicle of Banco Sabadell's InnoCell digital hub has led a EUR1 million investment round in voice authentication startup Biometric Vox.

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OCBC Bank scans customer faces for personalised service at the branch

OCBC Bank is introducing facial recognition at its branches to identity high-rolling customers as they approach the service desks.

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Russia's Tinkoff Bank opens development hub

Russian digital bank Tinkoff has opened a development hub at a major Moscow innovation centre where a team of staffers will work on areas such as blockchain and biometrics.

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Nordea to use biometrics to protect customer data assets

Nordea is implementing biometric authentication from Veridium for employees handling confidential customer data.

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Western Union opens Indian tech centre

Western Union has opened a technology centre in Pune, India, employing more than 1000 staffers working on areas such as robotics, machine learning and biometrics.

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Mastercard makes European biometrics push for online payments

From next April, online shoppers across Europe will be able to use biometrics, such as fingerprints or facial recognition, to identify themselves at the checkout when they pay with Mastercard.