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CLEAR’s Expanding Points of Access May Point to Clearer Path for Digital IDs  

CLEAR’s Expanding Points of Access May Point to Clearer Path for Digital IDs  
CLEAR’s Expanding Points of Access May Point to Clearer Path for Digital IDs  
December 16, 2021  |  Biometrics

In the bid to build closed-loop systems, there’s a bit of a catch-22: Both sides have to agree to interact, and both sides — the...

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Australia’s Financial Regulators Endorse Treasurer’s Plan for Crypto, Payment Reform
Australia’s Financial Regulators Endorse Treasurer’s Plan for Crypto, Payment Reform
December 16, 2021  |  Regulation

The Council of Financial Regulators released on Thursday (Dec. 16) its quarterly statement, where it endorsed the treasurer’s plans for a major reform in the...

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Bnext Adopts LoginID FIDO-Certified Biometric Authentication
Bnext Adopts LoginID FIDO-Certified Biometric Authentication
December 16, 2021  |  Partnerships

Spanish FinTech Bnext and FIDO-certified biometric authentication provider LoginID have partnered on the integration of LoginID’s FIDO2 SDKs into the Bnext mobile application.  Get the...

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Thai Central Banker ‘Red-Lines’ Crypto Payments as Digital Baht Pilot Looms
Thai Central Banker ‘Red-Lines’ Crypto Payments as Digital Baht Pilot Looms
December 16, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Thailand is moving rapidly toward testing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and does not want any private competition in the payments sector. Get the...

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Biometrics ID Service for Air Travelers Clear Secure Coming to Retailers
Biometrics ID Service for Air Travelers Clear Secure Coming to Retailers
December 16, 2021  |  Biometrics

Biometrics identification services company Clear Secure — known for its expedited airline screening products — is taking its technology beyond airports and into shopping malls...

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Steps to Simplifying Checkout, November Retail Sales Slump
Steps to Simplifying Checkout, November Retail Sales Slump
December 16, 2021  |  Today In Data

PayPal is relying on trust, choice, ease and fast approvals to streamline the online checkout process. Plus, a dip in department store and electronics purchases...

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Boohoo: Profits Slammed by Returns and Freight Costs
Boohoo: Profits Slammed by Returns and Freight Costs
December 16, 2021  |  Retail

U.K. fashion retailer Boohoo on Thursday (Dec. 16) downgraded its profit and sales growth projections for the second time in 2021, saying that supply chain...

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Senate Grills Airline Execs Over Refund Complaints and COVID Flight Cancellations
Senate Grills Airline Execs Over Refund Complaints and COVID Flight Cancellations
December 16, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Airline cancellations are making news again as the omicron variant brings its own disruption, refueling a drama playing out over refunds that found major airline...

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Indian Ride-Hailing App Ola Nets $500M
Indian Ride-Hailing App Ola Nets $500M
December 16, 2021  |  Investments

Ola, the Indian-based ride-hailing startup that competes with Uber, has generated a $500 million from investors, according to a Thursday (Dec. 16) report from Reuters. ...

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