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[Infographics] Contactless payments are everywhere in 2023. Even street vendors accept them. But how do these transactions actually work? What is happening in the background in the split second between tapping the reader and the transaction being accepted? ...

[Infographic] What are the next trends in digital payment? Can the battle against fraud be won? How can marginalised groups participate in world of virtual commerce? Is cash dying? Here's a snapshot of the current climate

Since 20th of December, Poland’s first EMV biometric cards are coming into hands of Bank Pocztowy’s customers. The payment is realized only after the biometric verification of the cardholder’s fingerprint.

Have you ever wondered about the origins of the credit card – or just how payments tech has evolved in the last 100 years or so? Here’s how payments have evolved to be so quick and convenient

A bank used to be a place. Now, it's more like an idea. Digital technology has already changed people's perceptions of what banking is. Now a new wave of tech – from machine learning to blockchain to biometrics – is set to take these changes to the next level ...

EVERING, a fast-growing Japanese FinTech startup, launches its NFC ring, bringing the convenience of contactless payment to Japanese consumers, leveraging a “Less is Smart” philosophy.

• More than 20 projects already developed by Thales. Fingerprint biometrics set to be the authentication method of choice for EMV payment cards. • Social distancing drives demand for a contactless and touchless in-store payment experi...

Immersed as we are in the third decade of the 21st century, certain technologies are becoming indispensable for the comfort and quality of life of the everyday citizen. Among all of them, the wearable (small, portable devices that we carry with us and that have differen...

• As part of the collaboration, Thales provides security and connectivity technologies (certified Secure Element along with its antenna), embedded into the wearables by Tappy Technologies. • The innovation offers Axis customers smooth and secure transaction, delivering ...

Paying with your fingerprint is the latest innovation that the banking world will benefit from with the biometric card. We look at 7 key benefits of biometrics in banking