EU Digital Wallet Consortium Releases New Payment Integration Specifications
The EU Digital Wallet Consortium (EWC) has released version 2.2 of its Request for Comments (RFC) documentation, introducing two new specifications aimed at…
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IDEX Biometrics and LIFE CARD Launch Japan’s First Biometric Payment Cards
A major new partnership has resulted in the launch of Japan’s first commercial biometric payment cards. The partnership brings together Norwegian biometric…
Nigeria Prepares Launch of National Biometric ID Card
Nigerian authorities are preparing to launch a new multipurpose biometric identity card initiative through a collaboration between the National Identity…
Russia Plans Nationwide Facial Recognition Payment System in 2025
Russia plans to implement a nationwide facial recognition payment system in 2025, expanding on its existing Face Pay system through collaboration between Sber…
IDEMIA Launches Smartphone-Based Enrollment System for Biometric Payment Cards
IDEMIA Secure Transactions (IST) has introduced a new smartphone-based enrollment solution for biometric payment cards, building on the company’s F.CODE…
Global Biometric Payment Users to Reach 3.5B by 2030, Market to Hit $11.3B
A comprehensive new market analysis from Goode Intelligence predicts that over 3.5 billion people worldwide will use biometric technology to secure payments by…
RBI Expands UPI Access: Prepaid Payment Instruments Now Enabled for Third-Party Apps
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a policy expansion that enables Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) like gift cards, metro rail cards, and digital…
Banks Adopt Behavioral Biometrics as CFPB Cracks Down on Digital Payment Fraud
Financial institutions are increasingly implementing behavioral biometrics as a defense against rising digital payment scams. The technology analyzes user…
Italy Announces EU’s First Digital Identity Wallet, Beta Testing Set for 2025
Italy is looking to become the first European Union member state to launch an EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet), officially announcing its own digital…
Mastercard to Replace Passwords with Biometric Authentication by 2030
Mastercard has unveiled plans to transform online shopping by eliminating manual card entry and passwords by 2030, replacing them with biometric authentication…