February 07, 2022
Fiserv Acquiring Finxact for Digital Banking Acceleration
Payments and financial services platform Fiserv, Inc. has inked a deal to buy cloud-native banking solution Finxact, Inc., as part of the next step in its digital banking strategy, allowing...
February 07, 2022
Travel Sector Eyes Expansion as New Brands, Services Take Flight
Will we go, or won’t we? That’s the question travel brands from airlines to hotels keep asking as COVID variants wreak havoc with booking behavior. But blue skies are starting...
February 01, 2022
UK Grocer Asda Trials Automated Age Verification Software
U.K. grocer Asda is the first retailer to try out automated age verification software in its stores, thanks to a partnership with digital identification software company Yoti and technology leader...
February 01, 2022
PYMNTS Intelligence: Keeping Cryptocurrency Payments Safe From Identity Fraud
Cryptocurrency is one of the fastest-moving trends in the financial industry, with more than 6,000 different currencies on the market and a global projected value of $4.94 billion by 2030....
January 31, 2022
Travala on the Onboarding Challenges of Cryptocurrency Payments
While cryptocurrency payments are rapidly gaining traction, accepting crypto comes with a variety of issues, such as long processing times and the risk of fraud. In this month’s Alternative Payments...
January 28, 2022
Facial Recognition Soon Required for IRS Website Users
Starting this summer, the IRS is requiring users of its online tools to verify their identity by registering with its biometrics partner ID.me, which requires users to submit a driver’s...
January 28, 2022
Navigating The Challenges Of Cryptocurrency Payment Acceptance
Cryptocurrency has been around for nearly 15 years but is an entirely different beast today than its humble beginnings in 2008. Bitcoin may be the household name in the crypto...
January 25, 2022
Today in FinTech: Samsung Intros Fingerprint-Secured Cards; Huawei Smartphones Get...
In today’s FinTech News, Samsung taps biometrics for payments secured by users’ fingerprints, while Huawei tackles contactless payments with Curve via a digital wallet with integrated cards. Spotify, meanwhile, is...
January 25, 2022
Samsung Launches Comprehensive Fingerprint Security for Payment Cards
Samsung is launching the industry’s first fingerprint security IC (integrated circuit) — S3B512C — that offers enhanced biometrics for payment cards in an all-in-one chip solution. “S3B512C combines a fingerprint...
