biometrics

Panera Brings Amazon’s Palm Payments Into the Restaurant World
Panera Brings Amazon’s Palm Payments Into the Restaurant World
March 22, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

Panera Bread is leveraging Amazon One pay-by-palm capabilities to remove friction for loyalty members. The fast-casual brand announced Wednesday (March 22) that it is rolling...

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Consumers Willing to Trade Convenience to Better Protect Private Data
Consumers Willing to Trade Convenience to Better Protect Private Data
March 16, 2023  |  Digital Banking

Consumers across age, income and lifestyle demographics are concerned about the safety of their personal information. When it comes to consumer-facing sectors such as retail...

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Biometric Payment Cards Make a Comeback in Europe
Biometric Payment Cards Make a Comeback in Europe
March 13, 2023  |  Payment Methods

From tap-to-pay debit and credit cards to mobile smartphone wallets, contactless methods have been driving new waves of innovation in payments post-pandemic, buoyed by growing consumer demand...

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Why Can’t Consumers Quit Passwords?
Why Can’t Consumers Quit Passwords?
March 10, 2023  |  Authentication

Everyone hates the outmoded authentication tool, but no one seems to be able to give it up. The technology is there, and often already in...

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Retail Bank Customers Trust Security They Can See
Retail Bank Customers Trust Security They Can See
March 07, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Once upon a time, or at least a few decades back, consumers didn’t have much say in their financial institutions’ fraud-fighting innovations. With only a...

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Biometrics and Smartphones Make Life Without Passwords a Reality
Biometrics and Smartphones Make Life Without Passwords a Reality
February 15, 2023  |  Authentication

Thus far into 2023, “passwordless” remains among the buzziest of buzzwords in identity authentication. Nicole Jass, chief product officer at Prove Identity, told PYMNTS that...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: Interest in Advanced Digital ID Growing to Address Convenience, Safety Concerns
PYMNTS Intelligence: Interest in Advanced Digital ID Growing to Address Convenience, Safety Concerns
February 14, 2023  |  Digital Identity

Consumers do not like waiting to access their accounts. According to PYMNTS’ research, nearly half of consumers have concerns about waiting a long time during identification...

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Users’ Habits Weaken Password Managers, Opening Door for Advanced ID Tools
Users’ Habits Weaken Password Managers, Opening Door for Advanced ID Tools
February 13, 2023  |  Authentication

Password managers were a good start in getting users to tighten their internet security, but ultimately, consumers’ behavioral habits may instead have set the stage...

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Carrefour Rolls Out Facial Biometric Payment in UAE
Carrefour Rolls Out Facial Biometric Payment in UAE
February 10, 2023  |  Biometrics

Carrefour has enabled facial recognition as a means of verifying payments in the UAE. The retailer, which is operated as a franchise by Majid Al...

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