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Banco BNI Europa launches online account opening via videoconference

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Banco BNI Europa launches online account opening via videoconference

Lisbon-based online bank Banco BNI Europa is introducing an account opening process that encompasses video-conferencing with digital certification for document exchange.

DNB tests mobile passporting for international clients

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DNB tests mobile passporting for international clients

DNB is experimenting with a mobile app that scans user passports and faces to identify customers from across borders for ID verification and digital onboarding.

Credit union consortium unveils DLT-based digital ID system

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Credit union consortium unveils DLT-based digital ID system

CULedger, a consortium of American credit unions exploring potential use cases for distributed ledger technology, has teamed up with DLT specialist Evernym on a digital identity system.

Contego gets the nod for Open Banking ID checking

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Contego gets the nod for Open Banking ID checking

The UK's Open Banking Implementation Entity has selected Contego to run ID checks and verify the bona fides of users accessing personal account data for third party development work.

iPhone X gets Face ID for Apple Pay

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iPhone X gets Face ID for Apple Pay

Apple has ditched Touch ID for Face ID in its new iPhone X, enabling users to authenticate themselves - including for Apple Pay and apps that support the feature - simply by looking at their handsets.

Belgian banks bid to banish passwords with itsme app

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Belgian banks bid to banish passwords with itsme app

Belgium's major banks and mobile network operators have joined forces to create an app that lets people replace their various online usernames and passwords with a single code or fingerprint.

Alipay 'Smile to Pay' tech comes to Chinese KFC

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Alipay 'Smile to Pay' tech comes to Chinese KFC

KFC has rolled out Alipay's facial recognition technology at a restaurant in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, enabling hungry patrons to pay for their chicken with a smile and their mobile phone number.

Credit Union Australia signs up for DigitaliD

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Credit Union Australia signs up for DigitaliD

Australia's largest credit union, CUA, and foreign exchange outfit Travelex are among the first four companies to adopt a new digital identity platform from Australia Post, which allows consumers to verify who they are without needing multiple forms of identification.

Central Bank of Bahrain debuts regulatory sandbox

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Central Bank of Bahrain debuts regulatory sandbox

The Central Bank of Bahrain has opened a regulatory sandbox for fintech firms worldwide to test their technology ahead of live deployment in the Kingdom.

Twins fool HSBC voice biometrics - BBC

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Twins fool HSBC voice biometrics - BBC

Voice recognition software launched last year by HSBC in order to speed up access for phone banking customers has been successfully bypassed by a BBC reporter and his non-identical twin brother.

Credit union consortium to demo digital identities on distributed ledger network

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Credit union consortium to demo digital identities on distributed ledger network

A US consortium exploring potential use cases for distributed ledger technology in the credit union industry is set to conduct its first live demonstration of a digital identity service next week.

USAA licenses security technology to Indian software house

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USAA licenses security technology to Indian software house

US military bank USAA has licensed development rights to its proprietary security technology to Indian software house Persistent Systems.

Erste Bank rolls out video-based identification of new customers

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Erste Bank rolls out video-based identification of new customers

Erste Bank und Sparkassen is taking advantage of new rules in Austria to let people open accounts from the comfort of their own homes via video chat.

Banks should be liable for scam victims' losses says consumer group

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Banks should be liable for scam victims' losses says consumer group

Consumer group Which? has accused the UK's Payment System Regulator (PSR) of letting banks off the hook by not forcing them to reimburse customers who fall victim to online money transfer scams.

Citi fintech unit taps agile methodologies to craft new mobile app

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Citi fintech unit taps agile methodologies to craft new mobile app

Citibank is rolling out a new mobile app that combines banking, wealth management and money movement features on a single biometrically-secured application.

Visa to acquire Cardinal Commerce

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Visa to acquire Cardinal Commerce

Visa has agreed to buy e-commerce authentication firm Cardinal Commerce to beef up security in card-not-present channels whether through a browser, mobile app, or connected device.

Leumi Card turns to behavioural biometrics for app user authentication

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Leumi Card turns to behavioural biometrics for app user authentication

The credit card unit of Israel's Bank Leumi is ditching passwords in its mobile app in favour of behavioural biometrics from local startup SecuredTouch.

Visa slams European plans for stronger online transaction authentication rules

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Visa slams European plans for stronger online transaction authentication rules

Visa has lashed out at European Banking Authority (EBA) plans to toughen up authentication rules for online transactions over EUR10, claiming that they will lead to more declined transactions, complicated checkouts and abandoned purchases.

NatWest trials BioCatch behavioural biometrics

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NatWest trials BioCatch behavioural biometrics

NatWest has been trialling technology from BioCatch, an Israeli startup that uses behavioural biometrics to authenticate visitors to websites.

Visa looks to kill passwords with multiple biometric authentication options

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Visa looks to kill passwords with multiple biometric authentication options

Visa is stepping up its efforts to kill off the password, teaming up with BioConnect to bring multiple biometric authentication options to a single app.

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