ATM Marketplace: October Top 5

by Amy Castor — Editor, Networld Media Group

Time to catch up on some reading? Popular stories last month included two on security — always a hot topic — and two from the ATM Industry Association…

Spain's CaixaBank reports success with facial recognition at ATMs

by Amy Castor — Editor, Networld Media Group

It's been six month since CaixiaBank rolled out facial recognition at a handful of ATMs in Barcelona. Alejandro De Oleza, the bank's digital director, spoke on…

Amazon testing biometric hand scanning technology for Whole Foods rollout: Report

September 4, 2019

Amazon is testing a new biometric payment technology that would allow customers to have their identity confirmed by scanning their hands, according to the New…

Fiserv launches 'super ATM' with biometric palm-vein reader

September 4, 2019

Fiserv Inc., a global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, has launched a souped up ATM, which it has dubbed "Interactive Branch…

SmartMetric adds Advantis EMV chip to biometric card

July 2, 2019

SmartMetric, a biometric identification company, has added the Advantis payments EMV chip onto its biometric credit and debit card, according to a company…

The future of cards, contactless and biometrics in payments

With big players like Mastercard and Visa now mandating that all new cards and payment terminals be contactless enabled, global growth of the technology is set…

Exploring the smart safe, the next generation in retail cash security

Modern retailers are well acquainted with internet of things technology. In fact, almost 80 percent of brick-and-mortar and online sellers worldwide now…

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Mastercard tests biometric cards in pilot with Mexican state benefits program

May 7, 2019

Mastercard and Edenred, a provider of payment solutions via mobile apps, online platforms and cards, have launched the first regional test of biometric card…

Thales completes acquisition of Gemalto

April 3, 2019

Thales has finalized its acquisition of Gemalto, creating a global enterprise in digital identity and security. The deal, worth 4.8 billion euros ($5.…

1.26B fingerprint sensors to ship in 2019

March 15, 2019

The consumer market is expected to reach approximately 1.26 billion fingerprint sensor shipments by the end of 2019, with a 10.3. percent 5-year CAGR increase.

Partners develop PIN-free ATM with authentication via facial ID, blockchain

February 28, 2019

Alhamrani Universal, the largest ATM provider in Saudi Arabia, has announced a partnership with ShoCard, a blockchain-based identity authentication platform…

NEC, E. Sun Commercial Bank intro facial ID at ATMs

February 26, 2019

NEC Corp., through its NEC Taiwan Ltd. subsidiary, has provisioned a facial recognition system for ATMs operated by E. Sun Commercial Bank Ltd. of Taiwan.

Gemalto, Fingerprints partner on first major order of bio sensors for dual-interface cards

February 22, 2019

Gemalto has opted to add technology from Fingerprint Cards AB to its next generation of dual interface payment cards. 

Biometric payment card provider raises $14M to support market expansion

January 22, 2019

Zwipe, a biometric payment card provider based in Oslo, Norway, has raised an additional $14 million in a new funding round.

How biometrics will shape the future of mobile authentication

No longer the stuff of science fiction, biometrics technology is fast becoming a reality for today’s businesses and consumers. And it is poised to have a…

ACI Worldwide, BioCatch use behavioral biometrics in fraud-stopping solution

December 11, 2018

ACI Worldwide, a provider of electronic payment and banking solutions, has entered a collaboration with BioCatch, a provider of behavioral biometrics, to…

Fime receives Mastercard accreditation for bio-authentication testing services

November 19, 2018

Fime has received accreditation from Mastercard to deliver biometric authentication testing services for fingerprint, in line with the network's guidelines for…

Infineon, Next develop reference design for biometric payment cards

November 9, 2018

Munich-based Infineon Technologies AG, a provider of smart card payment solutions, and Oslo, Norway-based Next Biometrics, a provider of fingerprint sensor…

NAB, Microsoft develop cardless, AI- and cloud-based ATM concept

November 1, 2018

National Australia Bank and Microsoft have collaborated to design a proof of concept ATM that draws on cloud and artificial intelligence technology.

The rise of digital identity: A conversation with Hrishi Talwar of Equifax

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

Will Hernandez, editor of Mobile Payments Today, talks with Hrishi Talwar, Equifax mobile strategy leader, about the rise of biometrics, the benefits of…