Biometric authentication options expand with new partnerships, product launches

Biometric authentication is reaching new markets and extending further into established ones in several of the most-read news items of the week on Biometric Update. Mastercard has a new service allowing consumers to use native device biometrics to make purchases without passwords, Qualcomm has built a new automotive biometrics platform with help from partners including Daon, and HID Global has integrated face biometrics into a partner’s kiosks. A Yubico co-founder also discusses the evolving market conditions for passwordless authentication …

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