Search results for "biometrics"

July 27, 2023
Nearly a Third of Consumers Want More Than Biometric Authentication...

When it comes to authentication, consumers increasingly trust and prefer the biometrics afforded by smartphones to protect their identities. But although they love this seamlessness, consumers also want to see...


July 25, 2023
UK Data Regulator Probes Worldcoin Launch

The United Kingdom’s data regulator is reportedly investigating OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Worldcoin. “We note the launch of Worldcoin in the U.K. and will be making further inquiries,” a spokesperson...


July 24, 2023
What’s Missing from America’s AI Safety Pledge? Any Mention of...

The U.S. has historically regulated technical innovations sector by sector, rather than by overall capability. This generally results in the limited use of certain technologies within specific industries (such as...


July 24, 2023
Worldcoin or World Con? Sam Altman’s Newest Venture Draws Skepticism

If a technology service is free, you are the product — not the customer. As OpenAI CEO Sam Altman officially launches his cryptocurrency project, Worldcoin, from the company Tools for...


July 24, 2023
Consumers ‘Leading the Way’ on Real-Time Payments, According to Bank...

As consumer behavior goes, the corporate response follows. Miyoshi Lee, head of U.S. real-time payments at Bank of America, told PYMNTS that consumers have become used to instant gratification. That’s...


July 19, 2023
The Race to Develop Voice AI Faster Than Scammers Can...

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) plays three notes: text, voice and video.  And with all the hype around text-based generative AI capabilities, it’s easy to forget about the other two.  But...


July 06, 2023
Decision Brief: Empowering Direct Suppliers in the Travel Space With...

Introduction: As the travel industry experiences a post-pandemic resurgence, direct suppliers, such as airlines and hotels, are focusing on capturing consumer attention and spending to mitigate the costs associated with...


July 05, 2023
Mashreq Deploys Electronic Facial Recognition to Allow Online Bank Account...

Mashreq has launched electronic facial recognition (EFR) technology to facilitate the onboarding of large corporate clients. With the implementation of this technology, UAE-based large corporate banking clients can open bank accounts...


June 29, 2023
How AI Regulation Could Shape Three Digital Empires

Artificial intelligence (AI) offers a new tool to genuinely help advance human learning and thought. We are the first generation in the history of humanity to create machines that can...


Digital Identity: Ditching Passwords Could Unlock A $59 Billion Biometrics Market
Ditching Passwords Could Unlock a $59 Billion Biometrics Market The findings come from this month’s Digital Identity Tracker®,” a PYMNTS and Prove collaboration, which examined how advanced verification tech is not only boosting security but also giving 58% of consumers what they want — faster and more convenient biometric authentication.
Biometric Authentication in the Age of Mobile
51% of Online Buyers Used Biometrics Instead of Passwords Biometric authentication, once just a sci-fi trope, has become so common that most consumers who shopped online used biometrics to validate their purchase. PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest study of 3,278 U.S. consumers explores why so many users like biometrics — and what it will take to win over the half who are holdouts. Read more in “Tracking the Digital Payments Takeover: Biometric Authentication in the Age of Mobile,” a collaboration with AWS.