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One in Five People Targeted by Fraud, Says New Research
by Mark Walker
By Brett Beranek, Vice President & General Manager, Security at Nuance Communications Recent research found that one in five adults have fallen victim to fraud in...
Financial Organisations Must Wake Up to the True Value of Passwordless and Biometric Authentication
by Mark Walker
UniCredit has revealed a data breach resulting in the leak of information belonging to three million customers. This marks the third occasion that their customer...
Contactless Gets a Makeover in the UK
by Mark Walker
By Lina Andolf-Orup, Senior Director at Fingerprints The deadline hanging over Europe is finally here. No, not Brexit, but PSD2’s September 14 mandate for the implementation...
Fingerprint Biometrics as the Future of Retail
by Mark Walker
By David Orme, Senior Vice President at IDEX Biometrics ASA The need for fingerprint biometrics in retail has never been more acute. While traditional high...
20 Contactless Biometric Card Pilots for Fingerprints
With the latest biometric payment card pilot announced with Europe’s top three bank Crédit Agricole in France, Fingerprints™ has confirmed that 20 contactless card pilots...
British Consumers Reluctant to Swap Passwords for Biometrics for Fear of Identity Fraud
by Mark Walker
Over half of consumers in the UK (53 percent) are worried that the shift to biometrics to authenticate online payments will dramatically increase the amount...
What are the Barriers to a Cashless UK?
by Mark Walker
David Orme, Senior Vice President at IDEX Biometrics In many ways, the UK is progressing towards becoming a cashless society. Despite this, there is a...
Integration of Biometric Technology Enhances Security of Trusted Authentication
by Mark Walker
equensWorldline has expanded its Trusted Authentication solution by adding fingerprint and faceID security options. The addition of biometric features further enhances the security of strong...
Biometrics Set to Grasp the Nettle in 2019 According to Nuggets Founder
By Alastair Johnson, CEO and founder 2019 will be the year that biometrics payments go mainstream. Consumers are already used to the idea, thanks to...