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Facial Recognition Becomes KFC Payment Method
Facial Recognition Becomes KFC Payment Method
September 04, 2017  |  Payment Methods

In China, pearly whites may get you supper, at least at one KFC location in one Chinese city. Reuters recently reported customers at one of the firm’s...

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Making Voice Assistants Allies In Health
Making Voice Assistants Allies In Health
September 01, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Orbita CEO Bill Rogers has a relative with dementia. As dementia patients often do, she repeats a lot of the same questions, and it drives...

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Apple Tracker: Will New iPhone Software Bar Be A Drag?
Apple Tracker: Will New iPhone Software Bar Be A Drag?
August 31, 2017  |  Apple

Something’s different about the forthcoming iPhone 8. We can’t put our finger on it. Maybe because Apple has finally killed the last front-facing button on...

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Passwords Are Failing For The Enterprise, But Alternatives Aren’t Much Better, Research Finds
Passwords Are Failing For The Enterprise, But Alternatives Aren’t Much Better, Research Finds
August 30, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Security passwords endure, despite their many pitfalls, with some analysts estimating the average person has to remember 27 different passwords. But passwords are hardly the...

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Man Plus Machine: Better Together In The Fight Against Fraud
Man Plus Machine: Better Together In The Fight Against Fraud
August 30, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Fraudsters are like those wanton drivers running red lights while they text or granting themselves the right of way in a rotary when the law...

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Apple Tracker: Knowing Your Niche (Or Not)
Apple Tracker: Knowing Your Niche (Or Not)
August 24, 2017  |  Retail

Apple is still trying to change the world, but some of its plans simply weren’t meant to be (read: Apple driverless, gas-pedal-less, steering-wheel-less cars). Others,...

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For Authentication’s Next Act: Tapping Into Your Digital Fingerprint
For Authentication’s Next Act: Tapping Into Your Digital Fingerprint
August 23, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Thanks to fingerprint-scanning smartphones, consumers have grown accustomed to using physical biometrics to authenticate their identity. But, in the hot-off-the-presses PYMNTS Digital Identity Tracker™, powered...

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NEW REPORT: Using Data To Design A Digital Fingerprint
NEW REPORT: Using Data To Design A Digital Fingerprint
August 22, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

These days, it seems everyone is going mobile — and digital identity providers are no exception.   The August PYMNTS Digital Identity Tracker™, powered by Socure,...

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iPhone 8 Rumored To Come Without Touch ID
iPhone 8 Rumored To Come Without Touch ID
August 21, 2017  |  Apple

It seems like smartphones have been in our lives forever. With the amount of time people spend on these tiny screens, it’s hard to remember...

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