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WorldPay enables Play‘n Go gaming

The Worldpay WebDollar payment solution has been integrated into the new Play‘n Go gaming platform to enable more currencies and a better service.

30 March 2015

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New £1 coin unveiled to beat the counterfeiters

The final design has been unveiled for the dramatically restyled £1 coin, complete with 12 sides and a host of new features that purportedly make it the most secure coin in the world.

18 March 2015

Company update/Authentication

BioCatch pitches behavioural biometrics to detect new acount fraud

BioCatch, the global leader in Behavioral Biometrics™, Authentication and Malware Detection, announced today the launch of its New Account Fraud Detection solution which detects fraud in new user accounts in the retail banking, eCommerce and payments industries.

06 March 2015

Company update/Authentication

P2P lender Landbay implements Jumio authentication service for AML compliance

Jumio, Inc., today announced that P2P lending specialist Landbay has implemented Jumio’s Netverify® to authenticate lenders’ identities, to comply with anti-money-laundering regulations and improve their clients’ user experience.

04 March 2015

Company update/Authentication

Qualcomm launches 3D fingerprint scanning for mobile authentication

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI), a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), is extending its mobile security leadership with the launch of Qualcomm® Snapdragon Sense ID 3D Fingerprint Technology, the mobile industry’s first 3D fingerprint authentication technology based on ultrasonic technology.

03 March 2015

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MasterCard and Egyptian Government to pair mobile payments with national ID card

MasterCard has been contracted by the Egyptian government to roll out a digital ID programme that links citizens’ national ID to the country's existing mobile money platform.

03 March 2015

Company update/Authentication

SecureKey lands $19 million in new funding

SecureKey Technologies today announced it has raised $19 million in Series C funding led by current investors including Blue Sky Capital and Rogers Venture Partners LLC.

03 March 2015

Company update/Authentication

Digital Insight to offer EyePrint ID for password-free mobile banking

Digital Insight, an NCR company and leader in digital banking solutions, announced it has entered into an agreement with EyeVerify Inc. to offer Digital Insight customers EyePrint ID™ for a password-free mobile banking experience.

11 February 2015

Company update/Authentication

Banrisul deploys Gemalto tech for m-banking authentication

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that the Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (Banrisul) has deployed Gemalto's Ezio Multi-Channel Authentication Solution to secure its expanding mBanking services.

27 January 2015

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USAA to roll out voice and facial authentication for mobile log-in

Texas-based USAA is to offer consumers the option of using voice and facial recognition technologies to log into their accounts over mobile devices.

20 January 2015

Company update/Authentication

HyprKey preps launch of three-factor security biometrics payments platform

HyprKey, the Silicon Alley fintech and cybersecurity startup, announced today that it will soon launch Phase 1 of its biometric mobile payments platform.

10 November 2014

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Costa Rican credit union taps face recognition tech for m-banking authentication

Coopeservidores, one of the largest credit unions in Costa Rica, is adding facial recognition technology from FacePhi Biometrics to its mobile banking app.

31 October 2014

Company update/Authentication

Google Chrome implements support for Fido Alliance authentication

The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance, a global industry consortium delivering open standards for simpler, stronger authentication, is announcing that Google is the latest member organization to deploy support for FIDO Alliance authentication standards.

22 October 2014

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Obama signs chip and PIN executive order

US president Barack Obama has signed an executive order mandating the use of chip and PIN technology at executive departments and agencies for card payments.

17 October 2014

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MasterCard looks to bust contactless transaction limits with fingerprint cards

MasterCard has partnered with Norwegian firm Zwipe to launch a contactless payment card with built-in fingerprint sensor.

17 October 2014

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Japanese messaging outfit Line moves into payments

Japanese messaging giant Line has become the latest social media player to enter the payments market, unveiling a service for both online and in-store transactions.

13 October 2014

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Tangerine brings biometrics to mobile banking

Canadian digital bank Tangerine is revamping its mobile app to enable customers to log in using Apple's Touch ID technology and issue commands through speech.

01 October 2014

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Rabobank introduces QR code-based online banking authentication

Rabobank is tapping Vasco Data Security technology for a new security system that authenticates online customers through high definition QR codes.

19 September 2014

Company update/Authentication

BioCatch Mobile exits beta

BioCatch, the global leader in Cognitive Biometrics, announced today that BioCatch Mobile is now out of Beta. BioCatch Mobile provides both authentication and threat detection across mobile banking platforms, while minimizing friction for end users.

03 September 2014

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Alipay and Huawei team on fingerprint-based mobile payments

China's Alipay has teamed up with handset maker Huawei to develop a system which lets people make mobile payments with their fingerprints.

02 September 2014