Recent years have witnessed a significant increase in the level of banking inclusion. In 2022, around 70% of the population had access to a bank account, up from ~40% a decade earlier, according to ...

From January 6, 2026, major banks in the UAE will no longer send one‑time passwords by text message for online card ...

Biometrics have been touted as the ultimate credential — because after all, faces, fingerprints and irises are unique to every human being. But attackers are increasingly cunning, and it’s becoming ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays is launching a finger scanner for corporate clients and will roll out voice recognition for millions of retail clients next year as it steps up use of biometric recognition ...

Credit cards began as simple pieces of cardboard. The first "modern" credit card was used by Frank McNamara in 1950 after he forgot his wallet one too many times. Instead, he started using the Diners ...

Bitcoin advocates are jumping up and down again after reports that Vietnam has closed 86 million bank accounts that failed to comply with a facial biometric authentication mandate. Several Vietnamese ...