Biometrics are FinTech’s BFF. But Karl Martin, Nymi founder and CTO, says that the only truly reliable biometric is the heartbeat, since, among other things, it says that the consumer is alive. In this issue of the Digital Identity Tracker, Martin makes his case about...
It was something of an adventure for the team behind PulsePay in designing their heart rate-based method of consumer authentication at the recent HackPSU, but they came away as the winners of the event's Vantiv challenge. The group shares their story with PYMNTS, including the...
Using biometrics to authenticate a consumer doesn’t go far enough, some say, to really prevent fraud. Fingerprints, retina scans, even facial recognition can still be spoofed. There’s one thing, Karl Martin, Nymi’s Founder and CEO, says that can’t be – and he and his team...
