Last week at Mobile ID World we reported on the usual wave of new biometrics-enabled mobile devices while smart cards took the spotlight ahead of this week’s Trustech 2016 conference. New developments in 5G connectivity energized the Internet of Things news too, as FinTech turned festive over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Here’s a look back on last week’s top mobile digital identity stories:
Festive FinTech
Black Friday offered fraudsters new opportunities for profitable crime last week, which in turn illustrated the growing need for behavioral biometrics systems. Of course, ’tis the season to spend on more than just yourself, and in that holiday spirit Apple Pay launched a new charitable donation functionality for its biometrics-protected mobile wallet.
NuData Warns of Holiday Fraudsters
Apple Pay Taps Into The Holiday Spirit
mCommerce
Visa made news last week as it decried potential European e-commerce regulations that stand to add high-friction authentication steps to online shopping, while mobile biometric banking pioneer Atom Bank was recognized for its innovation and service on the Fintech 100 rankings. Behavioral biometric authentication looks poised to land on Leumi Card’s banking app, we reported, and new research has shown a positive correlation between advertising and mobile wallet usage in self-serve retail settings.
Atom Bank Climbs Fintech 100 Rankings
European Regulations Could Decimate e-Commerce: Visa
Passive Behavioral Biometric Authentication Coming To Banking App
Further Data Backs mPayment Promotion: USAT
Mobile Devices and Biometrics
We took a look at the next big trend in biometric sensor smartphone integrations last week while Fingerprint Cards announced its tech has launched on handsets from Huawei and an unnamed OEM from Taiwan. Safran Identity & Security launched the MorphoTablet 2 multimodal biometric tablet, FPC previewed its activities planned for Capital Markets Day, and we learned that the CEO of Huawei will be delivering a keynote address at CES 2017.
Safran Identity & Security Announces MorphoTablet 2
How Are Smartphone Fingerprint Biometrics Evolving?
Huawei CEO to Deliver Keynote Address at CES 2017
FPC, Precise Biometrics Announce Another Integration in Taiwan-Made Device
Take a Look at the Huawei Mate 9 Lite’s Fingerprint Biometrics
What Can We Expect From FPC on Capital Markets Day?
Smart Cards
NEXT Biometrics is going to be showing off its flexible smart card fingerprint sensors at this week’s Trustech 2016 conference. Biometric smart cards have been gaining prominence in the identification technology industries, a trend corroborated by NEXT’s most recently announced flexible sensor design win. Last week Oberthur Technologies made the smart card news too, launching a dynamic CVV card solution in Europe and announcing a smart card deployment in Manila.
Check out all of last week’s big smart card news by following the links below:
OT Smart Cards to Serve as Digital Wallets, Transit Cards in Manila
NEXT Biometrics Announces Another Smart Card Design Win
OT Launches Dynamic CVV Card Security System in Europe
NEXT Will Be At Trustech 2016 Showcasing Its Flexible Fingerprint Sensors
Next Generation Access Control
HID Global announced that its mobile access control solution was integrated into Honeywell Building Solutions’ Honeywell Vector Occupant App, the company announced last week. BIO-key made the news too, announcing a new Japanese distribution partner for its fingerprint biometrics technology aimed at enterprise and government applications.
HID Mobile Access Control Comes to Honeywell App
BIO-key Signs Shinden Hightex Corporation As New Distributor
The Evolution of IoT
Innovation was the name of the game in last week’s connectivity news. Ericsson underlined the need for consistent digital identities in the hyper connected world, while Telus and Huawei announced an Internet of Things milestone, and Gemalto upgraded its LinqUs platform. We reported on IoT user interface developments too, taking a look at Audyssey eVR – a speech recognition solution that can hear voices from 19 feet away.
Heterogenous Network Deployment an IoT ‘Milestone’
Ericsson Gets Philosophical About Identity
Gemalto Announces Upgraded LinqUs On-Demand Connectivity Platform
Audyssey Aims for Long-Distance Voice Command
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