Biometric security—using characteristics of our bodies to verify who we are—is becoming commonplace. Sourced through Scoop.it from: qz.com

SmartMetric’s biometric payments card fits a fully functional fingerprint reader inside an EMV smart card. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.biometricupdate.com

Ear scanning biometrics solves a key authentication problem – it lets someone verify who you are continuously, instead of at a specific moment. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.weforum.org

Biometrics have come to Microsoft Outlook’s latest batch of updates for iOS. Apple’s Touch ID feature is now included in Outlook meaning users have a bit m Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.sitepronews.com

The ‘Image analysis for user authentication’ patent was awarded to the Washington-based firm this week. It uses facial recognition and a ‘living’ check to verify a human is trying to make a payment. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk

In his yearly set of predictions published in January, Moz co-founder Rand Fishkin predicted that “The big trends for 2016: Wearables, VR, smart home, and Internet of Things will have almost no imp… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.business2community.com

Markets are watching central banks; central banks are watching markets. Is either side getting a good picture? Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.wsj.com

A smaller, cheaper iPhone and an update to the iPad Air 2 are likely to headline the announcements for next week’s event. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.cnet.com

B&R Supermarket says MasterCard, Visa violating antitrust rules with liability shift. Sourced through Scoop.it from: arstechnica.com

A look at how IoT is instigating cashless societies. Sourced through Scoop.it from: newsroom.cisco.com