biometrics

Smile! MasterCard Toys With Mobile Facial Recognition For Payments
Smile! MasterCard Toys With Mobile Facial Recognition For Payments
September 22, 2014  |  Innovation

MasterCard is labeling “successful” a biometrics payments trial (facial plus voice) where more than 14,000 transactions were confirmed in a closed iOS and Android pilot...

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Apple Pay Beefs Up Security, But Point of Sale Still Under Threat
Apple Pay Beefs Up Security, But Point of Sale Still Under Threat
September 19, 2014  |  Apple Pay

There’s little debate that Apple Pay is going to sharply boost mobile payment security. After all, replacing signature or a 4-digit shoulder-surfing-vulnerable PIN with a...

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China’s Biometric Payment Scheme
China’s Biometric Payment Scheme
September 15, 2014  |  Mobile

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has endorsed an E-Commerce biometric authentication program based on the shopper transmitting a selfie. Dubbed “face swapping,” officials described a...

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Apple To Get Rebates From Issuers on Fees
Apple To Get Rebates From Issuers on Fees
September 05, 2014  |  Controversial

Apple has reportedly negotiated deals with several leading issuers to extend card present rates to Apple for all transactions involving their cards with Apple’s new...

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