Biometrics

Samsung Electronics Co.’s new Galaxy S8 will employ facial-recognition technology for mobile payments within months of release, adding cutting-edge security to help the marquee device stand out from rivals such as Apple Inc.’s iPhone, people familiar with the matter said.

In an increasingly digital world, retailers are working to bring transactions closer to the shopper and further away from traditional hardware.

Screen scraping has plenty of critics, but the alternatives, OAuth and APIs, have their share of detractors, too.

The human voice changes more quickly than you’d think, and this has to be taken into account by voice-recognition systems.

By using biometrics, merchants can tie user identity to the actual consumer, a better option than EMV chip cards.

The attack goes after the social network customer service channels for issuers and other financial services, and is hard for consumers to spot.

The U.S. government and banks face similar challenges in implementing a biometrics identity system. Both should study what other countries are already doing.

The president's executive order reflects a lack of trust in the identity information shared between countries. In theory, blockchains are tailor-made to solve this problem, but current systems may not be up to the task.

The breaches at large retailers and other companies are continuing, making it time to fully embrace a new authentication method.

New York-based security company Hypr Corp. is working to use biometric authentication as a glue for the currently fragmented state of mobile and online payments.