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Thomson Reuters builds blockchain user-entitlement platform

Thomsons Reuters has unveiled an identity verification platform that enables developers to manage access to their blockchain contracts.

06 October 2016

Company update/Authentication

Permira rolls out two-factor authentication with Duo

Global investment firm Permira has rolled out Duo Security’s cloud-based two-factor authentication solution across its 14 sites for 200+ employees.

04 October 2016

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MasterCard rolls out selfie payments across Europe

MasterCard is launching its Identity Check Mobile technology in 12 European countries, enabling online shoppers to authenticate themselves through facial recognition and fingerprints.

04 October 2016

Company update/Authentication

EMVCo and PCI Security Standards Council team on 3-D Secure 2.0

Technical body EMVCo and PCI Security Standards Council have announced that they are collaborating to support the upcoming launch of 3-D Secure 2.0 (3DS 2.0).

29 September 2016

News/Authentication

New ATM skimmers steal fingerprints

As banks increasingly turn to biometrics to secure ATM transactions, Kaspersky Lab is warning that crooks are already selling skimming devices that they claim can steal fingerprints.

28 September 2016

Company update/Authentication

Equiniti mobile banking app builds in biometric authentication

Equiniti Group PLC, a leading provider of powerful technology solutions that help clients to manage the challenges of an increasingly complex and regulated world, today announced the launch of Prequel - its groundbreaking mobile biometric authentication and identity lifecycle solution.

27 September 2016

News/Authentication

Brits trust banks more than government on biometrics

Brits are nearly twice as likely to trust banks to store and keep safe their biometric information as they are to trust government agencies, according to a survey from Visa.

19 September 2016

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Ant Financial snaps up EyeVerify

Biometric security startup EyeVerify has been acquired by Alibaba's financial services affiliate Ant Financial for in excess of $100 million.

14 September 2016

Company update/Authentication

AnchorID brings customer authentication to credit unions

CU Wallet, a Los Angeles-based provider of white-label digital wallet solutions for regional and community FIs, has picked Finovate Best of Show winner AnchorID to provide multi-factor authentication.

13 September 2016

Company update/Authentication

Backbase and Entersekt establish authentication partnership

Backbase will make Entersekt’s authentication capabilities available on the Backbase Open Banking Marketplace, to offer banks push-based authentication and transaction signing integrated in the Backbase Omni-Channel Digital Banking platform.

31 August 2016

News/Authentication

Barclays rolls out voice biometrics for phone banking

Barclays is ditching passwords in favour of voice biometrics technology at its call centres, meaning that customers will be authenticated when they start talking.

01 August 2016

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Barclays enlists Samsung for internal hackathon

Barclays has teamed up with Samsung on an internal hackathon in which the bank's staffers work to build mobile services that tap the electronics giant's security technology.

21 July 2016

Company update/Authentication

Aware ships Fido-approved selfie authentication suite

Aware, Inc., a leading global provider of biometrics software and solutions, today introduced FIDO Suite, a family of software products that enable secure biometric authentication on mobile devices using facial “selfie” images.

16 June 2016

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Token launches payment network for PSD2 compliance

A new payment network is aiming to help banks turn compliance with the latest payment services directive into a money-spinning exercise.

07 June 2016

Company update/Authentication

Vasco introduces Digipass face recognition

Vasco Data Security International, Inc. (NASDAQ: VDSI), a global leader in authentication, electronic signatures, and identity management today announced Digipass for Apps Face Recognition which provides organizations a frictionless authentication option to enhance security and improve the user experience.

05 May 2016

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Deloitte UK calls for blockchain identity standards; Post-Trade group swells membership

Deloitte UK is working on a 'Smart Identity' blockchain prototype enabling users to create a set of federated digital credentials for a range of applications, from access management to customer verification.

04 May 2016

Company update/Authentication

OCBC Bank launches biometric authentication for business banking mobile app

OCBC Bank has been at the forefront of digital innovations and making its products and services simple, fast and convenient for business banking customers.

25 April 2016

Company update/Authentication

Vasco launches Fido-compliant authentication device

VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (NASDAQ: VDSI), a global leader in authentication, electronic signatures, and identity management today announced DIGIPASS SecureClick, a hardware authenticator that enables users to complete access to common online applications with the single click of a button.

20 April 2016

News/Authentication

Following Dutch thumbs up, MasterCard preps major selfie payments roll out

As MasterCard prepares to bring facial recognition payment services to the UK, US and Canada, research shows that the Dutch prefer selfies to passwords for online shopping authentication.

22 February 2016

Company update/Authentication

Morpho delivers GSMA Mobile Connect solution with Fido certified facial recognition

Morpho (Safran) today announced that is has integrated its GSMA Mobile Connect-based solution with FIDO* (Fast Identity Online) Alliance certified biometric authentication to achieve even greater convenience and control of secure credentials for the end customer and to ensure the required level of assurance for the mobile network operator and its service provider partners.

19 February 2016