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MasterCard’s Pay-By-Selfie, Fingerprint Closer To Reality
MasterCard’s Pay-By-Selfie, Fingerprint Closer To Reality
April 20, 2016  |  Biometrics

There’s no set date quite yet, but from all accounts it appears that MasterCard is getting closer to rolling out its pay-by-selfie and pay-by-fingerprint in...

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Fingerprint Firms Take Digital Payments Beyond Phones
Fingerprint Firms Take Digital Payments Beyond Phones
April 15, 2016  |  Biometrics

Companies that specialize in the use of biometrics, particularly fingerprints, are employing the security technology to work in a variety of new use cases. Fingerprint...

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Japan’s Fingerprint Payments Plan — For Tourists
Japan’s Fingerprint Payments Plan — For Tourists
April 11, 2016  |  Biometrics

Japan has big biometric payment plans for its tourists. The Japanese government has announced a new pilot program that will allow tourists visiting the country to...

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FIDO Biometric Authentication Products Hit New Milestone
FIDO Biometric Authentication Products Hit New Milestone
April 05, 2016  |  Consumer Authentication

The FIDO Alliance has certified over 150 biometric and second-factor authentication products, showing an increase of 50 percent over the course of just one quarter....

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BMO, MasterCard Launch Biometric Corporate Cards
BMO, MasterCard Launch Biometric Corporate Cards
March 24, 2016  |  Biometrics

The pay-by-selfie trend seems to have arrived on the market in troves this year. Earlier this month, reports emerged that Amazon is interested in the...

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Mobile Pay In The Headlines: Nine Ways Mobile Made News
Mobile Pay In The Headlines: Nine Ways Mobile Made News
March 10, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

It may not be the year of mobile payments — yet — but it is certainly the year mobile payments players are laying the groundwork...

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