Apple Pay may have overreached it's "coolness", by making it easier for credit card fraud to occur within its payment system.
"Payment cards can be added to Apple Pay by taking a photo of the card, and allowing a device to run optical character recognition over the image to fill out the long card number,...
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Europe Set to Trial Biometric Screening
Back in October, the EU implemented the Smart Borders Initiative, which was designed to make it easier for foreigners who frequently travel to the EU as well as to monitor third-country nationals crossing the borders. As part of the program, a biometric screening trial is being rolled out, with non-EU nationals being asked to participate...
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NICE Time for Fraud Prevention
Being able to identify a fraudulent caller quickly is a powerful ability when it comes to biometric fraud solutions. NICE systems have announced the launch of a real -time fraud prevention solution, that can identify 90 percent of fraudulent callers within the first few seconds of a call.
By identifying more fraudulent incidents without impacting...
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Uber to integrate biometrics for safety.
Uber have announced this week that they are conducting a review of their safety measures regarding the screening of their drivers. This announcement follows filed lawsuits against over allegations that the San Francisco-based taxi hailing company misleads consumers about the safety of their car-hailing service. The technology that will be used to enhance safety will...
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