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Facial Recognition Debate Gathers Steam Despite Popularity Among Gen Z Consumers
Biometrics // October 06, 2023

As the use of facial recognition software continues to expand around the world, concerns about privacy and human rights violations have reignited the debate surrounding this technology. On Friday (Oct. 6), a bipartisan group of 65 British lawmakers called for an immediate ban on live...

Restaurants Considering Biometric Payments May Want to Try Fingerprint Scans
Biometrics // 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 is more common, PYMNTS Intelligence suggests. By the Numbers PYMNTS’ study “Tracking the Digital Payments...

51% of Online Buyers Used Biometrics Instead of Passwords
Biometrics // September 22, 2023

The convenience and security biometric authentication offers continue to gain prominence. Digital-first consumers increasingly use mobile devices to shop for everything from groceries to retail products to travel and entertainment services. Biometrics enable consumers to easily authenticate their identity when using mobile devices to pay...

Inside The Fight For Digital Driver’s Licenses
Authentication // February 10, 2020

Biometric digital identity verification solutions are becoming more and more commonplace thanks to their implementation in everyday devices like smartphones and fitness wearables. Approximately 800 million facial recognition-equipped mobile devices are expected to be in circulation by 2024, in fact, with an additional 4.6 billion...

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Facial Recognition Debate Gathers Steam Despite Popularity Among Gen Z Consumers

October 06, 2023
As the use of facial recognition software continues to expand around the world, concerns about privacy and human rights violations have reignited the debate surrounding this technology. On Friday (Oct. 6), a bipartisan group of 65 British lawmakers called for an immediate ban on live facial recognition surveillance on U.K. streets by both the police […]

Restaurants Considering Biometric Payments May Want to Try Fingerprint Scans

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...

Inside The Fight For Digital Driver’s Licenses

February 10, 2020
Biometric digital identity verification solutions are becoming more and more commonplace thanks to their implementation in everyday devices like smartphones and fitness wearables. Approximately 800 million facial recognition-equipped mobile devices...

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Google Makes Passkeys Default Option for Personal Accounts

October 10, 2023
Google has made passkeys the default option for personal Google accounts, beginning Tuesday (Oct. 10). When users sign into their account, they will see prompts to create and use passkeys, as well as seeing the “Skip password when possible” option toggled on in their account settings, Google said in a Tuesday (Oct. 10) blog post. At the same […]