April 24, 2023
Multifactor Authentication May Be Bridge Between Biometrics, Passwords
Until more advanced security goes mainstream, an already accepted method may fill the gap. Consumers are more security-savvy than ever, especially when it comes to fraud prevention in banking. They also have...
April 24, 2023
Oura Begins Offering Wellness-Oriented Wearable Technology at Best Buy
Oura’s wellness-oriented smart ring is becoming available at Best Buy. The Oura Ring — wearable technology that provides health data, insights and guidance — began its rollout to Best Buy...
April 24, 2023
Token Raises $30 Million for Biometric Wearable
Token has raised $30 million in new financing to boost its wearable authentication offering. The funding, announced Monday (April 24), comes in the form of a $20 million secured note,...
April 24, 2023
How Consumers Want to Live in a Conversational Voice Economy
Consumers live their lives in a digital-first, connected world — habits formed after three years of a forced shift to digital. And they like it that way. But that’s today....
April 20, 2023
PopID Adds Palm Verification to Biometric Platform
PopID now enables palm verification as well as face verification. The firm has partnered with PalmID to add the palm option to its platform for using consumer-initiated biometric verification for...
April 16, 2023
CVC-Network International Deal Reportedly Worth $2.5 Billion
CVC Capital Partners is reportedly in advanced talks to purchase Network International for at least £2 billion ($2.5 billion). A report by Bloomberg News on Saturday (April 15) — citing...
April 13, 2023
CVC Consortium Mulls Taking Private Middle Eastern Payments Processor Network...
Network International Holdings is in discussions about a sale. The provider of digital payment solutions across the Middle East and Africa has received a preliminary and conditional offer from CVC Capital Partners and Francisco...
April 12, 2023
Open Banking and Machine Learning Aid the Battle Against False...
Elizabeth Graham, product manager at Entersekt, said false declines carry significant risks for banks and merchants, where consumer loyalty is critical. Merchants and issuers are losing money through the false declines,...
April 09, 2023
Why Two-Thirds of Millennials Just Love Their Digital Wallets
Millennials, born between 1981 and 1996, are the youngest entire generation who have fully reached adulthood. As well, they are the first of what we would consider to be “technology...
