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Why Alexa Won’t Replace Call Center Agents (Just Yet)
Why Alexa Won’t Replace Call Center Agents (Just Yet)
November 09, 2017  |  Authentication

Remember how Barbie — at first just a popular doll with pretty hair and clothes — eventually became a teacher, gymnast, veterinarian, astronaut, paratrooper, NASCAR...

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Tesco Rolls Out Face ID Banking For iPhone X Users
Tesco Rolls Out Face ID Banking For iPhone X Users
November 07, 2017  |  Intelligence of Things

Tesco Bank announced news on Monday (Nov. 6) that it has revamped its mobile banking app to enable Apple iPhone X customers to utilize facial...

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Developers Access To Face ID Concerns Privacy Experts
Developers Access To Face ID Concerns Privacy Experts
November 03, 2017  |  Apple

When Apple rolled out the iPhone X with facial recognition, the company assuaged privacy experts by asserting that facial data will be securely stored on...

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Chinese, Russian Investors Pour $460M Into Chinese Facial Recognition Startup
Chinese, Russian Investors Pour $460M Into Chinese Facial Recognition Startup
November 02, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

Megvii Face++, the Chinese facial recognition startup, has raised $460 million in venture capital funding, led by the Chinese government. According to news from The Financial...

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The Perfect Secure Payments Storm
The Perfect Secure Payments Storm
November 01, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The updated 3D Secure 2.0 protocol and the European Union’s (EU) second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) have delivered a one-two punch for issuers and merchants...

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Two-Factor Voice Authentication: Now We’re Talking
Two-Factor Voice Authentication: Now We’re Talking
October 30, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Between smart speakers, smartphones and smart cars, speech has become an accepted and natural way to interact with electronics, both at home and on the...

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Things That Go Bump In The Payments Night
Things That Go Bump In The Payments Night
October 28, 2017  |  Retail

Halloween is now just three days away. The prepared have already purchased the best costumes and the candy favorites coveted by trick or treaters. Americans have spent a lot of...

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Giving Voice Recognition A Security Boost
Giving Voice Recognition A Security Boost
October 25, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Biometric authentication technology like voice recognition has become a security staple, but with fraudsters designing schemes to beat them, biometrics too may benefit from backup....

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What Tech Will Make Irrelevant For The Class of 2035
What Tech Will Make Irrelevant For The Class of 2035
October 21, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

Consider, for a moment, the Class of 2035. What’s wrong with these kids of the future? Nothing, actually. Their future is just showing up all over the place —...

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