Latest Biometrics News: Finextra Research

MoneyRouter to secure cash transers with thumbprint biometric

Following the successful launch of their MoneyRouter software at the end of September, innovators in banking technology, Route Trading, unveil their latest weapon to combat international money laundering – biometric fingerprinting.

18 October 2016

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Indian microfinance institution Ujjivan to launch biometric ATMs

Ujjivan Financial Services Ltd., (Ujjivan), a leading pan-India microfinance institution, which is in process of transforming into a small finance bank (SFB), today announced that it will provide the benefits of ATMs to its unbanked and under-served customers across the country by using biometric enabled machines.

18 October 2016

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Yes Bank brings iris scanning tech to POS terminals

India's Yes Bank has unveiled a point-of-sale device that uses iris scanning technology as well as the country's Aadhaar biometric ID system to authenticate purchases.

17 October 2016

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BNP Paribas uses fitness bands and AI to measure employee stress levels

Hundreds of BNP Paribas employees have taken part in a pilot that saw them wear Microsoft Band 2s that gathered biometric data to measure their stress levels.

13 October 2016

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MasterCard rolls out selfie payments across Europe

MasterCard is launching its Identity Check Mobile technology in 12 European countries, enabling online shoppers to authenticate themselves through facial recognition and fingerprints.

04 October 2016

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Bank regulators urged to address security of biometric data

Andrew Tryie, the chair of the UK government's influential Treasury Select Committee has called on banking industry regulators to develop action plans and policies to protect consumer interests in light of the increasing use of biometric technology to access accounts.

30 September 2016

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New ATM skimmers steal fingerprints

As banks increasingly turn to biometrics to secure ATM transactions, Kaspersky Lab is warning that crooks are already selling skimming devices that they claim can steal fingerprints.

28 September 2016

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Equiniti mobile banking app builds in biometric authentication

Equiniti Group PLC, a leading provider of powerful technology solutions that help clients to manage the challenges of an increasingly complex and regulated world, today announced the launch of Prequel - its groundbreaking mobile biometric authentication and identity lifecycle solution.

27 September 2016

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Samsung plans voice and face biometrics for mobile banking

Sensory Inc., a Silicon Valley company focused on improving the user experience and security of consumer electronics through state-of-the-art embedded voice and vision technologies, and Samsung SDS, a global ICT service provider, today announced a global partnership that will provide customers with a more secure, more convenient way to use mobile banking and enterprise authentication services.

26 September 2016

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PayPal and Lenovo team on biometric authentication for laptops

PayPal is teaming up with electronics manufacturer Lenovo and chip maker Intel to let users authenticate payments on their PCs with a fingerprint.

26 September 2016

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Brits trust banks more than government on biometrics

Brits are nearly twice as likely to trust banks to store and keep safe their biometric information as they are to trust government agencies, according to a survey from Visa.

19 September 2016

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Sumitomo Mitsui, Daon and NTT proposes biometric joint venture

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation signed an agreement with NTT DATA Corporation and Daon for the commercialization of services offering individual identification platforms that use several different types of biometrics.

16 September 2016

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Lloyds Bank implements Touch ID

Over two million Lloyd Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers* can now access mobile banking twice as quickly as before…with just their fingerprint.

16 September 2016

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Voicekey awarded biometric security patents

Biometrics used to be the domain of spy thrillers and Hollywood movies. However as users struggle to manage a growing number of online identities and a multitude of passwords, even that most cautious of organisations, the multinational Bank, are increasingly turning to biometrics to verify the identity of customers.

14 September 2016

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Smile please, you're on HSBC

HSBC is to enable business customers to open an account via facial recognition technology, following a trend set by the likes of MasterCard and challenger bank Atom.

05 September 2016

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TIAA introduces voice biometric authentication

TIAA, a leading financial services provider, today announced the launch of its new voice biometric authentication.

31 August 2016

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Mobile phones replace checkbooks, fingerprints trump passwords

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, has released the results of Expectations & Experiences, its quarterly consumer trends survey.

30 August 2016

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Colombia's Nequi debuts facial biometric authentication

Nequi is shaking up the banking sector in Colombia with an innovative platform and offering account access exclusively through a user’s mobile device using the convenience and security of biometric authentication.

30 August 2016

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BioConnect and EyeVerify collaborate for biometric payments

BioConnect and EyeVerify are delighted to announce a licensing agreement that includes the integration of Eyeprint ID into the BioConnect platform.

30 August 2016

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POSB branch banking goes round-the-clock with new Video Teller Machine

Singapore's POSB has begun pilot trials of a new breed of ATMs capable of conducting biometric ID scanning, video teller services and dispensing lost cards and Internet banking tokens.

25 August 2016