RBI announces exclusive domains to enhance cyber security in banks

The Reserve Bank of India has announced that Indian banks will receive an exclusive internet domain 'bank.in', whilst non-bank…

HID report highlights rise of Biometric Authentication, Mobile ID

A new report from HID Global suggests that mobile-based digital IDs are about to boom in popularity. A key finding of the2024…

India okays 22 financial entities to perform Aadhaar biometric authentication

Twenty-two financial institutions have been granted the right to perform authentication using the Aadhaar biometric ID, in line…

Ethiopian government introduces digital biometric IDs

Ethiopia is launching the nation's first Foundational ID project, providing national IDs equipped with biometrics to residents.…

University study tests gait biometrics for smartphone security

A new study from the UKs University of Plymouth has showcased an experimental biometrics system capable of performing gait…

Consumers reluctant to swap passwords for biometrics for fear of identity fraud

Over half of consumers (56 percent) are worried that the shift to biometrics to authenticate online payments will dramatically…

HID Global recognized as one of the top Cyber Security Solution Providers of 2017

HID GlobalA?, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, has announced that The Silicon Review named HID as one of the top…

Consumers prefer Fingerprint Biometrics to PINs: FPC Study

Fingerprint scanning is the top biometric modality on mobile devices around the world, suggest new findings from a Fingerprint…

Fraud detection and prevention market gains traction

The fraud detection and prevention market or FDP is expected to grow from USD 16.62 billion in 2017 to USD 41.59 billion by 2022…

India makes biometrics compulsory in e-govt programmes

The Indian government has released new e-govt guidelines that make biometrics a compulsory authentication factor. The staff…

Mobile biometric payment volumes to reach nearly 2Billion in 2017

Juniper Research has released a new study that forecasts that the number of mobile biometric payments will increase to nearly 2…

Citibank security head says banks should adopt biometrics to authenticate mobile users

A cybersecurity executive strategist at Citibank recently spoke at the EmTech Asia 2016 conference where he emphasized the need…