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Zeta launches passkey authentication for RuPay payments

Eligible RuPay cardholders in India can now bypass SMS one-time passwords, cutting checkout time as digital-payment fraud climbs sharply.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Global Stories

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Generative AI

YouTube adds AI tools for creators, viewers & safety

Viewers could soon get mood-based feeds, while creators gain editing, testing and identity-protection tools as competition intensifies.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Ugreen launches HomeAgent local-first smart home system

The local-first approach could appeal to buyers wary of cloud dependence, as Ugreen opens pre-orders for its HomeAgent hubs from USD $50.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month

Gaming

FARx appoints ex-BT executive as Chairman for expansion

Seed-backed FARx is ramping up abroad as deepfake and identity-fraud attacks push demand for its biometric authentication tools.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

Eptura expands AI across workplace & facilities ops

The update could help organisations cut downtime and make better use of space as Eptura ties AI to workplace, asset and real estate data.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Data Protection

Veridos: Why designing quantum-ready trust for global travel and identity starts now

Passports could be exposed for years before quantum computers arrive, as governments face a slow, fragile migration to new cryptography.

By Jake MacAndrew • 5 min read • Last month

Biometrics

Daon wins Frost & Sullivan recognition for biometric model

The award highlights rising pressure on identity vendors to stop fraud that now slips between login checks, account recovery and contact-centre calls.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

Marketing Technologies

Flashscore makes AI presenter AILA a permanent feature

The avatar is set to front multilingual video and announcements across 31 markets, helping Flashscore scale content without local presenters.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month

Surveillance

HID launches self-service visitor kiosk for enterprises

Visitors at large sites may face tighter identity checks as the new kiosk links document scanning, face matching and badge issuance in one step.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

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Data Protection

Revolut launches facial recognition payments in UK

UK shoppers can now pay with a glance as the fintech seeks to win more tills with 0% merchant fees and triple RevPoints.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Encryption

EZVIZ launches its biggest New Zealand smart home range

NZ consumers can avoid monthly cloud fees as the expanded line-up is sold through Harvey Norman and Noel Leeming nationwide.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month

Data Protection

How safe are digital driver's licences?

The rollout could spare non-smartphone users from being left behind, while privacy safeguards and encrypted storage aim to keep hackers out.

By RNZ • 3 min read • This month

Risk & Compliance

Guardian Flame launches dating app with biometric checks

Stricter identity checks and behavioural risk scores aim to cut scams, bots and harassment as the Palmerston North app takes on bigger rivals.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month

Biometrics

Dell launches Pro Essential laptops for small firms

The new models are 11% thinner and up to 16% lighter, giving small firms portable work PCs with basic security and broader port options.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Data Protection

HID to showcase access & identity products in Australia

Australian organisations are weighing phased upgrades as HID pushes mobile credentials, biometrics and secure readers to modernise ageing access systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month