Devices such as smartwatches could be powered by little more than the heat of the wearer’s body, if the promise of a California-based startup is delivered, EE Times reports... More
Archive for December 2016
600m mobile devices to include biometrics by 2021
More than 600m mobile devices worldwide will include biometric authentication within the next five years, up from 190m in 2016, with demand for methods that involve less hardware raising the profile of solutions such as voice and facial recognition, a report from Juniper Research says... More
ANZ could offer mortgages through Apple Pay
Australian bank ANZ has announced it is working with Apple to deliver a wider range of financial products, including mortgages, through Apple Pay, the Sydney Morning Herald reports... More
Mastercard and Verifone unveil Instalments payments app
British consumers will be able to spread the cost of high-value in-store payments following a partnership between Mastercard and Verifone... More
Austrian bank deploys NFC-ready ATMs
Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank Group has signed a deal to install 1,200 Diebold Nixdorf ATMs in its branches equipped with QR code scanners and NFC readers... More
Apple Pay launches in Spain
Apple Pay has been officially launched in Spain, with Apple developing partnerships with Banco Santander, payment giants American Express and Mastercard, retailer Carrefour and prepaid meal payment service Ticket Restaurant... More
American Express launches NFC mobile payments in Canada
American Express cardholders across Canada can now make NFC mobile payments using Amex Pay, a new feature added to the Amex App... More
Apple Pay offered for HSBC Singapore customers
Apple Pay is now available for HSBC Singapore customers holding Visa and MasterCard credit cards, allowing them to make payments in stores with Visa payWave or MasterCard contactless payment terminals... More
Mastercard launches AI across global network
Mastercard has introduced an artificial intelligence solution to help financial institutions increase the accuracy of real-time approvals of genuine transactions and reduce false declines, while marking the first time AI has been implemented on a global scale directly on the Mastercard network... More
FIS to offer Zelle support
Banking and payments technology provider FIS is to offer Early Warning’s Zelle P2P payment service to its financial institutions... More
Korea gets BioCA facial recognition solution
A facial biometric authentication service for money transfers has been launched by Korea International Trade Association subsidiary Korea Trade Network (KTNET), in collaboration with biometrics provider Daon and the Korea Smart Authentication Corporation... More
Alzheimer’s Research UK promotes Christmas ad through Proxama’s beacon network
PARTNER NEWS: Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) is using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons on digital payment solutions provider Proxama’s beacon network to promote its Santa Forgot Christmas campaign... More
Android Pay launches with single bank support in New Zealand
Android Pay is launching in New Zealand initially only for customers of BNZ bank who own a Visa Flexi debit card... More
Apple Pay to launch in Spain?
Apple Pay is to launch in Spain on 1 December with support from Banco Santander, according to Spanish news website Applesfera... More
Mastercard biometric service rolls out to Latin America
Mastercard has launched its biometric Identity Check Mobile service in Brazil and Mexico, the payments giant has confirmed... More