17 mai 2019
Facial recognition banned in San Francisco
Facial recognition is increasingly adopted for a variety of purposes: unlocking one’s phone, access control, time and attendance,...
9 mai 2019
Pay with your finger?
Not so often do we see a new technology go fast from the status of novelty to field tests and then to generalization. A year ago, the...
30 avr. 2019
We’re attractive!
People who love to complain have lots of opportunities to do so with the European payment market: everything is dominated by large...
24 avr. 2019
EU to start ID cards and biometric database
The European Union is working on a new set of specifications for ID cards of its member states. The specification is set to be aligned on...
10 avr. 2019
Apple latest step in payment
Photo credit: Apple For long many companies from diverse horizons have been trying to enter the financial transactions arena. Apple is...
2 avr. 2019
A Gem disappears, DIS is born!
Deal done! The EUR 4.8 billion acquisition of Gemalto by Thales, which was originally announced in December 2017 is finally completed!...
25 mars 2019
Facial recognition on the way to the Panopticon
Facial recognition is not only one of the fastest growing industries of our time but also the most pervasive. Along with it, raise all...
21 mars 2019
Are biometric cards becoming mainstream?
The payment industry has continuously been looking at increasing security measures for transactions. At the same time, as biometrics are...
12 mars 2019
NY MetroCard is gone, here comes OMNY!
The times when mass transit operators could set up their own proprietary independent fare system are soon to be over. Now, mass transit...
4 mars 2019
Thales Gemalto: a High Sensitivity Matter (HSM)
On February 22, Thales announced it had sold its General Purpose Hardware Security Module (GP HSM) business to Entrust Datacard. This...
