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Zwipe ties up with FSS for global roll out of biometric cards

FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a leading global provider of integrated payment products and a payment processor, is to collaborate with Zwipe to bring next generation contactless payment cards to issuers globally.

HSBC's Voice ID prevents £249 million of attempted fraud

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HSBC's Voice ID prevents £249 million of attempted fraud

HSBC's caller identification programme Voice ID has cut telephone banking fraud by over 50% during the past year, demonstrating the value of biometric verification in the fight against scammers.

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Fidesmo partners with Länsförsäkringar

The Swedish tech company Fidesmo expands its offering Fidesmo Pay in the Swedish market as it enters a collaboration with Länsförsäkringar Bank.

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Crédit du Nord partners Fabrick on biometric authentication

Leading Open Banking Ecosystem Fabrick and Crédit du Nord, a leading French retail banking group comprising nine regional banks, launched Identity Check Mobile (IDCM) to make biometric authentication available to cardholders for remote transactions.

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Fabrick to provide biometric authentication tech for Crédit du Nord

Leading Open Banking Ecosystem Fabrick and Crédit du Nord, a leading French retail banking group comprising nine regional banks, launched Identity Check Mobile (IDCM) to make biometric authentication available to cardholders for remote transactions.

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Veriff releases Face Match product

Veriff, a global identity verification provider released Face Match, a new AI feature that authenticates or reverifies a person online.

OCBC rolls out facial verification for ATM transactions

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OCBC rolls out facial verification for ATM transactions

OCBC Bank is rolling out facial verification technology to its network of ATMs, enabling users to check their balances and ultimately make cash withdrawals via a scan of their faces.

Russian supermarket chain rolls out pay-with-face technology

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Russian supermarket chain rolls out pay-with-face technology

Shoppers in Moscow will soon be able to 'pay-with-a-glance' at over 200 outlets of Russian supermarket chain X5, thanks to a joint initiative with Sberbank and Visa.

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Payments biometrics trialled for Covid test confirmation

A care home in Blackpool has become the first in the UK to demonstrate an inclusive biometric certification system, which does not rely on smartphones, to ensure the safety of residents, staff, and visitors.

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Verifo adds iDenfy biometric ID to digital onboarding

iDenfy today announced Verifo as its latest partner implementing its innovative proprietary digital identity verification interface for the financial industry. Based in Lithuania, iDenfy has led the way in digital identification interfaces.

DBS makes corporate account opening a snap with biometric face verification

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DBS makes corporate account opening a snap with biometric face verification

Singapore's DBS is to use the Government's Singpass digital identity and authentication system to provide clients with biometric face verification for corporate account opening.

UBS: Fingerprint cards will generate $5bn in bank revenues by 2026

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UBS: Fingerprint cards will generate $5bn in bank revenues by 2026

Analysts at UBS believe that biometric payment cards could capture a 15% share of the card market within the next five years.

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NNTC and Smart Engines implement digital onboarding at Oman Arab Bank

NNTC, a UAE-based software developer and solutions provider, today announced the successful implementation of its biometric user onboarding module with Smart Engines's identity documents recognition technology at Oman Arab Bank (OAB), a pioneer in the local banking sector.

Nordic change is in the air for 2021

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Nordic change is in the air for 2021

As part of Finextra’s Predictions Series for 2021, Hannah Wallace spoke to Erik Zingmark, Nordea’s head of transaction banking to unpack some of the leading trends he expects to see throughout 2021.

BNP Paribas to charge €24 a year for biometric card

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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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Facial recognition vendor Facepoint joins Nice Actimize X-Sight marketplace

NICE Actimize, a NICE business (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced that FACEPOINT, which launched an industry-leading biometric risk screening engine, has joined the X-Sight Marketplace, bringing its cutting-edge facial recognition technology for advanced KYC and watch list risk screening to the ecosystem.

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Nice Actimize taps facial recognition or AML/KYC risk screening

Nice Actimize, a Nice business (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced that FACEPOINT, which launched an industry-leading biometric risk screening engine, has joined the X-Sight Marketplace, bringing its cutting-edge facial recognition technology for advanced KYC and watch list risk screening to the ecosystem.

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Exizent names ex-Deutsche Bank CIO as chairman

Exizent, the Glasgow-based technology firm whose innovative platform is transforming bereavement by connecting legal services firms with banks and the wider financial services community, has announced the appointment of Mitchel Lenson as Non-Executive Chairman.

Swedish challenger Rocker pilots biometric card

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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.

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

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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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