Lawsuits say banks’ biometric authentication tech infringes on patents

Two big U.S. banks are facing legal action for allegedly incorporating biometric authentication features such as fingerprint and facial recognition into their mobile banking apps without the knowledge or permission of the patent holder, according to a report from Bloomberg Law.

The company in question, PACid Technologies LLC, is suing both Citibank N.A. and PNC Bank N.A. for infringement of six U.S. patents covering biometric authentication systems (nos. 9,577,993; 9,876,771; 10,044,689; 10,171,433; 10,484,344; and 11,070,530). The two lawsuits filed …

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