News tagged: Mastercard

20 November, 2018

Mastercard accredits FIME for biometric evaluation services

FIME has been accredited by Mastercard to deliver biometric authentication testing services for fingerprint in line with its new guidelines for mobile device sensors. (more…)

09 October, 2018

QR payments hit pay dirt!

Scanning a QR code to make a payment is somewhat incongruous in countries like the United Kingdom, but it’s exploding elsewhere. This technology, originally developed in Japan, has captured the Chinese and Indian markets, and the rest of the world is starting to pay attention. (more…)

14 June, 2018

The financial services community just got serious about identity

I find myself sitting in Schiphol Airport, trying to switch off. But I can’t, says Lina Andolf-Orup of Fingerprints. As with everyone that went to Money 20/20 Europe, I’m exhausted. But I leave the show excited by the progress the payments community has made in the last year, (more…)

10 May, 2018

FIME and Barnes’ joint personalisation validation tool achieved latest Mastercard qualification

FIME and Barnes International announce that their jointly-developed personalisation validation tool (PVT) is qualified against the latest Mastercard PVT Tool Release 2018 Requirements v11.3 March 2018, (“Mastercard Requirements”). (more…)

23 April, 2018

NuData Security says, 40% of all account access attempts are high-risk

NuData Security, a Mastercard company, and a provider in the field of passive biometrics, has identified some concerning trends in account creation and takeover. (more…)

08 May, 2017

Mobile biometric payment volumes to triple in 2017 to 2bn, but consumers need multiple biometric tools

A new study by Juniper Research has found that the number of mobile payments authenticated by biometrics will rise to nearly 2 billion this year. This is up from 600 million in 2016. (more…)

11 April, 2017

deVere wins new banking licence and enters fintech sector to ‘shake up’ banking with global e-money app

Banking as we know it is finished. So says the boss of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations, deVere Group, as his firm enters the financial technology (fintech) sector. (more…)

31 January, 2017

Mobile wallet spend to rise by more than 30% this year, reaching US$1.35trn says Juniper Research

Global spend via mobile wallets is expected to rise by nearly 32% this year to US$1.35 trillion. That is according to a new study from Juniper Research. (more…)

29 September, 2016

Ericsson and HomeSend partner to extend and simplify mobile financial services

HomeSend and Ericsson have announced a partnership to simplify and accelerate the adoption of international remittances via mobile across emerging markets. (more…)

25 August, 2016

mobiquity money named best mobile financial service platform in digital impact awards Africa 2016

Mahindra Comviva, has announced that its mobiquity® Money has been recognised as the Best Mobile Financial Service Platform for Africa at the Digital Impact Awards Africa 2016 held recently in Uganda. (more…)