FinTech

Machine vision is slowly but surely making inroads in the financial sector, with many financial institutions already examining its potential to make life easier for both consumers and financial institutions …

Stay up-to-date on all the all the latest FinTech news and information from around the world in the BFC FinTech Monitor and in the telegram channel FinTech Wave.   Around …

The use of biometric solutions is becoming increasingly popular with retailers, financial institutions and consumers due to the convenience and security they offer. Given the biometric world that appears to …

Imagine the convenience of being able to go up to a kiosk and simply smiling to order and pay for your food. So-called “pay-with-a-smile technology” is not just the dream …

With biometric solutions all the rage, it’s only appropriate to also look at how biometric solutions can be applied to the banking industry. Here are 5 major banking uses for …

Biometric solutions are infiltrating every aspect of our lives, and biometric mobile wallets (using face, fingerprint and/or retina scans as authorization mechanisms) seem more and more like an inevitability. As …

Stay up-to-date on all the all the latest FinTech news and information from around the world in the BFC FinTech Monitor.   Around the World: American FinTech startup Remitly has …

Security for important areas and sensitive information has been a continuous struggle for much of human history. With the rise of biometrics however, we may have stumbled onto the best …

China has been an early adopter of modern payment solutions, with its mobile payment infrastructure being one of the most advanced in the world. Now, the digitally-savvy country is moving …

Biometrics is a buzzword flying around the world today. Here’s a glimpse of 10 major uses of biometrics that are reshaping the world we live in and ushering in the …

Biometrics is becoming big business as its use continues to expand. But in giving away some of our most sensitive data, we are opening ourselves up to potential crimes, discrimination …

In the modern world, an increasing number of personal transactions are reliant on positive identification. But this can be a problem as traditional identification documents can be stolen or forged. …

Customer identification is a vital part of the financial services industry, and it is important that financial institutions choose the best customer identification system to protect themselves and their clients. …

With merchants always on the lookout for a sale, consumers continuously demanding easier and faster checkout experiences and financial institutions seeking new and more efficient ways to mitigate fraud risks, …

We live in a world of challenger banks, with new ones seemingly rising to new heights overnight. With them has come a hype surrounding the new innovations they offer and …

Asia, driven by fierce competition, has been a global leader in terms of FinTech adoption. Let’s take a look at 3 key trends expected to define FinTech in Asia over …

For years, many doomsayers have predicted that this rise of FinTech will lead to the inevitable fall of traditional financial institutions. Yet, this has not been the case. While some …

2020 has just begun, but it already promises to be yet another dynamic year in the financial world. While many top trends of the past decade have been heavily concentrated …

Many experts think that 2020 will become a year of greater changes and transformation in financial industry. Let’s have a look at the trends that are expected to disrupt banking …

By now, alternative banking service providers (e.g. PayPayl, Venmo, Square) are well-known players in the payment industry. Less known is how many of these companies are expanding into other banking …