As payments go digital, their authentication is getting more organic — literally. One of the latest frontiers in the ongoing evolution of payments is leveraging biometric information for authentication, where the very characteristics of individuals — such as fingerprints, facial features or iris patterns —...
In an era where convenience is king and security is paramount, a payment option that requires nothing more than a simple scan of one’s palm seems like the ideal solution. No fumbling for cards, no unlocking your phone — just a swift, seamless transaction that...
No single word signals the death knell of an innovation quite like the adjective “clunky.” Yet, by some accounts, that’s exactly what the user experience of the first few generations of mixed reality (MR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets has been like, with users complaining...
Imagine boarding an airplane by showing your face instead of showing your ID. That scenario could soon be a reality, according to experts quoted in a Sunday (Feb. 18) New York Times (NYT) report on the increased use of facial recognition and other biometric technology in the...
May 08, 2024
As payments go digital, their authentication is getting more organic — literally. One of the latest frontiers in the ongoing evolution of payments is leveraging biometric information for authentication, where the very characteristics of individuals — such as fingerprints, facial features or iris patterns — are used to authorize transactions securely and safely. “Biometric authentication, […]
October 04, 2023
As biometric payments catch on across industries, restaurants looking to use these technologies to reduce friction in transactions may be best served by fingerprint scan technology, even if facial recognition...
September 05, 2019
Biometric payments are making another run at the grocery store, this time at the hands or Amazon. Or, to be more precise, in the hands of Amazon’s customers. Amazon, the...
July 12, 2017
Another day, another fraud attack. But this one is unique because, at least at first, it was believed that consumer biometric data may have been compromised. On July 4, U.S....
July 25, 2024
Worldline has formed a partnership with PayEye based around biometric, cashless payments. Per a report Thursday (July 25) from the website Biometric Update, the collaboration is designed to use biometrics to bolster security measures and reduce the risk of fraud and unauthorized transactions. As the report notes, PayEye’s offerings include the eyePOS payment terminal, which lets users carry out transactions […]
February 18, 2024
Imagine boarding an airplane by showing your face instead of showing your ID. That scenario could soon be a reality, according to experts quoted in a Sunday (Feb. 18) New...
January 25, 2024
eCommerce company Bold Commerce has introduced its first biometric checkout offering. Powered by Wink, the company’s Bold Checkout lets retailers offer their customers the chance to use their faces and voices to...
April 17, 2019
U.K. bank NatWest has announced a biometric payment technology for its commercial and business customers. The new development will allow for customers to make payments through an app using Apple’s...
