By some accounts, approximately 70 percent of the world’s population will reside in smart cities by 2050. The following Deep Dive explores how digital IDs will be key to unlocking the full potential of smart cities, from collecting transportation fares to improving emergency services response...
Consumers increasingly use on-demand moving services for last-mile delivery. That requires a double-binding trust: trusting movers to handle items with care, and movers' trust of consumers to provide a safe work environment and pay them. In the new Digital Identity Tracker, Kristin Smith, COO of...
Historically, smiles and other facial expressions have inspired painters and songwriters, engendered trust, given turbo-charged power to compliments and praise, and set the tone for appointments, meetings and first dates. Now, they promise to help consumers unlock mobile apps and other such doors into the...
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WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook, is gearing up to add fingerprint scanning for Android devices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...
Biometrics promise to take a larger role in authentication security in 2019, helping to stop online fraud and bringing speed, efficiency and security to transactions ranging from QSR mobile-order ahead to airport car rentals. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
At times, it seemed it would not get this far: the Real ID Act. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...
Amidst the growth in number of cyberattacks and security breaches, consumers are growing increasingly concerned over the security of their personal data and privacy. In response, financial services providers and tech giants are looking to develop and implement new identity authentication tools to better protect customer...
The following piece was written by Rob Eleveld, CEO of Whitepages Pro, as a contribution to our 2018 year-end eBook. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....