Tether Backs Speed with $8M to Expand USDT Payments on Bitcoin Lightning
Tether has led an $8 million Series A round for Speed, a payments platform built on the Bitcoin Lightning Network. The company says Speed supports […]
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Ukraine and Mastercard Put Diia at the Center of New Digital ID and Payments Push
Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation has signed a new five-year memorandum of understanding with Mastercard that makes digital identity and payments a shared priority. The […]
Romania Pilots EU Digital Identity Wallet for Card Payments
Romania has completed what is being described as the country's first payment pilot using the EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW). Banca Transilvania, one of Romania's […]
Fime Acquires Consult Hyperion to Strengthen Digital Identity and Payments Capabilities
Fime, a French security consulting and testing firm, has acquired UK-based Consult Hyperion, a move aimed at enhancing its expertise in digital identity, payments, and […]
Pixel 8 Brings Triumphant Return of Strong Facial Recognition
Google's newest Pixel smartphone, the Pixel 8, has been unveiled, and features "Class 3" facial recognition technology, according to the tech giant's classification system. That's […]
Six-member European Consortium Announces Digital Wallet Pilot
A consortium of six European countries has announced plans for a digital wallet pilot aligned with the aims of the European Union's digital identity wallet […]
Kash Money Transfer App Secures High-Value Transactions With Selfie Biometrics
Namutek, a Costa Rica-based FinTech startup, is now using FacePhi technology for customer onboarding on its Kash app. The mobile app offers free peer-to-peer transactions […]
Juniper Sounds Alarm About Online Payment Fraud
Juniper Research is warning about the growing threat of online payment fraud. The firm’s latest report specifically predicts that merchants will lose $343 billion to […]
NXP and Samsung Move Forward With UWB Payment Trial
Samsung and NXP Semiconductors are once again trying to demonstrate the potential of Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) technology. To that end, the two companies are participating […]
[New Sponsors Announced] Join Us for the Financial Biometrics Virtual Identity Summit
Renowned biometrics and identity experts will take to the virtual stage to discuss the crucial role of biometrics in financial services in a full-day event […]