biometrics

iProov Earns First FIDO Certification for Face Biometric Verification
iProov Earns First FIDO Certification for Face Biometric Verification
June 06, 2024  |  Biometrics

Identity verification provider iProov says its biometric tool has achieved a notable milestone. The science powering that tool, iProov’s Dynamic Liveness Solution, is the first to receive...

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Embedded Authentication Could Accelerate Digital Payments
Embedded Authentication Could Accelerate Digital Payments
May 31, 2024  |  Authentication

As we move fast and furiously into a digitally connected economy, payments modernization is essential. After all, how businesses and consumers pay, and get paid,...

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Unattended Payments Shape the Future of Retail Transactions
Unattended Payments Shape the Future of Retail Transactions
May 29, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Human interaction used to be essential for finalizing transactions at traditional point-of-sale locations. However, there has been a shift, with unattended payments technologies increasingly becoming...

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The Passkeys Primer: Making Sense of the New Security Paradigm
The Passkeys Primer: Making Sense of the New Security Paradigm
May 27, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Consumers hate passwords. Fraudsters love them. There might be no better business case for passkeys, which are a biometric, digital alternative to manually selected and...

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Real-Time Transactions and Regulations Continue to Shape Payments
Real-Time Transactions and Regulations Continue to Shape Payments
May 24, 2024  |  Real-Time Payments

When it comes to payments innovations, banks and payment companies have held up their end of the deal. Instant payments, pay-by-bank, digital wallets, artificial intelligence and...

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Worldcoin Ordered to Stop Iris-Scanning Operations in Hong Kong
Worldcoin Ordered to Stop Iris-Scanning Operations in Hong Kong
May 22, 2024  |  Biometrics

Worldcoin, the eyeball-scanning digital identity startup co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has been ordered to cease its operations in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner for...

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Apple Previews Eye Tracking and Other Accessibility Tools
Apple Previews Eye Tracking and Other Accessibility Tools
May 15, 2024  |  Apple

Imagine being able to control your iPhone not with your hand, but with your eyes. Apple says that scenario could soon be a reality, part of...

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Biometric Wallets Emerge as Payments Modernization Strategy
Biometric Wallets Emerge as Payments Modernization Strategy
May 08, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

As payments go digital, their authentication is getting more organic — literally. One of the latest frontiers in the ongoing evolution of payments is leveraging...

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Microsoft’s Facial-Recognition Ban Points to Growing Qualms Over Privacy 
Microsoft’s Facial-Recognition Ban Points to Growing Qualms Over Privacy 
May 03, 2024  |  Biometrics

Microsoft’s decision to ban police departments from using its Azure OpenAI Service for facial recognition reflects the technology industry’s struggle to balance the promises and...

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