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THE payments landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by rapid advancements in technology and evolving consumer preferences. Here are four key trends that Visa believes will shape the future of payments.
SINGAPORE: On average, it used to take 20 minutes for ferry passengers to get to the departure gate at the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal.
The new security measures are being rolled out in batches and is supported on both Android and iOS devices.
PETALING JAYA: TNG Digital is introducing biometric authentication – fingerprint and facial recognition – for transactions, along with support for passkeys as an option for logging in to its Touch n’ Go ewallet.
The US biometric program in Iraq set the stage 20 years ago for a new era of mass collection of biometric data.
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance, wants roughly half its 26 members to use biometrics technology by 2025, as passenger demand grows for contactless travel and less airport congestion after COVID-19.
WhatsApp is rolling out a Chat Lock feature to let Android and iPhone users protect their conversations from prying eyes.
Once customers have enrolled and recorded their voice print, they don't have to provide details such as account name, last four digits of ID for the next time they call for enquiries or help.
Singapore's newly upgraded Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal (TMFT) is poised to support future growth in travel to Malaysia's state of Johor and Indonesia's Riau Islands with new facilities to enhance travellers' experience, according to its operator.
Amidst concerns that digital IDs and databases can be used to target people, rights groups are advising activists on how to delete digital trails. Aid groups, government agencies are responsible for securing systems.
Plans to photograph and fingerprint every baby born in South Africa for a digital register could lead to data leaks and identity theft without robust safeguards, rights experts said on Jan 7.
Illinois’ law prohibits private sector companies and institutions from collecting biometric data from unsuspecting citizens in the state or online, no matter where the business is based.
Facebook Inc is facing new allegations that it illegally harvests the biometric data of users, this time in a lawsuit that targets the company’s photo-sharing app Instagram.
Cars that can recognise their owners from a distance are only a few years away, according to car tyre giant Continental, which is demoing a high-tech prototype car at the CES tech fair taking place in early January.
JOHOR BARU: All lanes at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) customs, immigration and quarantine complex here are set to be automated by year-end to improve clearance and ease congestion.
SINGAPORE: It now takes an average of just 10 seconds to clear immigration at Changi Airport with travellers having to use only their facial and iris biometrics.
SINGAPORE: Bus travellers will be able to use QR codes to enter and exit Singapore’s two land checkpoints during a trial starting end-November, said Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Thursday (Nov 21).
SEPANG: With the formation of the Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency (MCBA), the government wants logistics for trade and travellers entering the country through its international entry points to be more seamless, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
(Reuters) - Humanity Protocol has secured a fully diluted valuation of $1.1 billion after raising $20 million in a funding round co-led by Pantera Capital and Jump Crypto, the identity verification blockchain firm said on Monday.
Facial recognition and iris biometrics are allowing Singapore Changi Airport to process passengers through immigration in as little as 10 seconds as its fully embraces futuristic technology.
