Latest Biometrics News: Finextra Research

Company update/security

Checkout.com enhances authentication to meet SCA requirements

Checkout.com, the cloud-based payments service provider, today announced updates to its Authentication product to help merchants combat fraud and optimize their revenues, with an evolving toolkit of products and features to help merchants navigate the rapidly evolving landscape.

18 August 2022

News/payments

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.

16 August 2022

Company update/identity

DocuSign teams with UK-based ID firm, OneID

OneID®, the UK-based identity tech company that makes it easier for people to prove who they are online, has today announced it has partnered with DocuSign to provide government-certified identity verification to the company’s leading electronic signature solution, eSignature.

01 August 2022

Company update/payments

Moscow extends use of face payments for public transport

Moscow will extend the Face Pay biometric fare payment system to more modes of transport in the city, declared the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport Maksim Liksutov in his column. For instance, in September the service will be available at all stations of the Moscow Central Circle (MCC).

27 July 2022

News/security

Fidor Bank to test fingerprint cards

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

14 June 2022

News/regulation

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.

08 June 2022

Company update/payments

Bahamian pay-with-face vendor PopPay extends to Sand Dollar CBDC

PopID and SunCash announced today that for the first time in history, consumers can now use the PopPay face verification platform to purchase goods and services with a central bank digital currency (CBDC) – digital money issued and backed by a government.

19 May 2022

News/security

Mastercard unveils Biometric Checkout Programme

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

17 May 2022

News/identity

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.

13 May 2022

Company update/identity

Daon joins non-profit Open Identity Exchange

The Open Identity Exchange (OIX) is pleased to announce that Daon has joined the global OIX community to help drive positive developments towards a world where everyone can prove their identity and eligibility anywhere, through a simple universally trusted ID.

13 May 2022

Research/Biometrics

The Future of Digital Identity 2022

06 May 2022 1077 downloads

Company update/identity

Credex partners with iDenfy for biometric ID verification

The Lithuanian-based remote ID verification and fraud prevention startup, iDenfy, partners with Credex, the automated lending platform for point of sales financing. iDenfy’s full-stack identity verification will ensure a swift and safe lending experience for Credex’s customers.

05 May 2022

Company update/security

LexisNexis Risk Solutions acquires BehavioSec

LexisNexis Risk Solutions, part of RELX, has announced the acquisition of BehavioSec, an advanced behavioral biometrics technology provider.

04 May 2022

Company update/security

Mswipe and Transcorp to issue biometric payments cards in India

World-leading biometrics company, Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints™) and Mswipe, one of India’s leading end-to-end digital enablers for SMEs, will collaborate and bring biometric debit and credit cards to India, targeting 940 million active payment card customers.

03 May 2022

Company update/identity

Bonifii picks Mastercard as open banking provider

Mastercard was announced today as the preferred open banking provider for Bonifii’s participating credit unions to access consumer-permissioned bank data to inform underwriting for different loan types across mortgage, auto, personal and small business.

29 April 2022

News/identity

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.

28 April 2022

Company update/crypto

Crypto exchange HollaEx taps iDenify for ID verification

iDenfy, the Lithuanian identity verification and fraud prevention company, joins forces with HollaEx, an open-source cryptocurrency exchange platform for businesses.

27 April 2022

News/payments

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.

06 April 2022

News/people

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

05 April 2022

News/payments

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.

04 March 2022