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Desjardins Announces Apple Pay Support

Canadian financial services institution Desjardins Group has announced its support for Apple Pay. In a statement announcing its support for Apple’s mobile…

October 5, 2016

Jasper Health Turns to Biometric Wearables for Remote Patient Monitoring

Safran Highlights Biometrics Benefits in Healthcare

“By linking patient records to biometric profiles, healthcare providers can cut down on paperwork, and eliminate duplicate records.” Safran Identity & Security…

October 5, 2016

Wink's Biometric Checkout Solution Wins Netty Award for Innovation in E-Commerce Security

South Africa’s First National Bank Launches Its Own Apple Pay Rival

“…the new version of the app will also support fingerprint scanning for login on both Android and iOS.” South Africa’s First National Bank is delving into…

October 5, 2016

Microsoft Azure to Enforce Mandatory MFA Starting July 2024

Salesforce Embraces U2F Standard

Salesforce, a major US cloud computing company, has announced that it’s going to support the FIDO Alliance’s Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) authentication…

October 5, 2016

ROC Upgrades SDK and Officially Rebrands

Samsung Named One of World’s Best Brands Ahead of Major Biometrics Webinar

Interbrand has named Samsung Electronics one of the world’s best brands, with the company placing seventh in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2016 rankings. The…

October 5, 2016

Biometrics News - Qualcomm and BOE to Develop Biometric Finger-scanning Displays

Google’s Pixel Smartphones Use FPC Tech for Biometrics

Fingerprint Cards has announced what may be the highest-profile integration of its fingerprint sensor technology yet. Its FPC1025 sensor model is being used in…

October 5, 2016

IDEMIA Renews Fingerprint Contract With State of Indiana

Apple Pay Has Launched In Russia

Apple Pay has launched in Russia. The mobile payment service makes its debut in the country with the support of Mastercard and domestic bank Sberbank.…

October 4, 2016

Illuma Labs Secures $9M in Series A Funding to Enhance Voice Authentication and Combat Emerging Fraud Threats

Citi Brings Voice Authentication to Philippines

“The Philippines debut of the system follows soon after its launch this August in Malaysia, with Citi having previously indicated its aim is to become the…

October 4, 2016

Microsoft Lists FPC as Approved Windows Hello Technology Vendor

New Apple Patent Points to Display-Embedded Touch ID

Apple has patented a new system for bringing its Touch ID fingerprint sensor system directly into the display of a mobile device, AppleInsider reports. The…

October 4, 2016

Mastercard Launches Selfie Authentication App in Europe

Mastercard is rolling out its Identity Check service, popularly known as selfie pay, to customers in Europe through a new mobile app. The system was developed…

October 4, 2016

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