Bounty hunters and AI are helping ICE find immigrants in the USUS authorities are increasingly using private contractors and advanced AI to locate immigrants, a system dubbed 'skip tracing'. These firms...
03 Apr, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
Forgot your UPI PIN? BHIM app now lets you pay up to Rs 5,000 using fingerprint or face—here’s howForget your UPI PIN? BHIM app now allows transactions up to Rs 5,000 using fingerprint or facial recognition. This new biometric authentica...
24 Mar, 2026, 03.04 PM IST
PhonePe rolls out biometric UPI payments, users can now pay with fingerprint or face IDPhonePe now allows fingerprint and facial recognition for UPI payments. This feature is for transactions up to Rs 5,000, offering a faster ...
19 Feb, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
Meet ASC Arjun, Indian Railways’ AI-powered robocop with advanced features including facial recognitionIndian Railways has deployed an AI-powered robot, ASC Arjun, at Visakhapatnam station for enhanced surveillance and security. This indigeno...
16 Feb, 2026, 09.33 PM IST
Indians will soon be able to approve UPI payments using facial recognition and fingerprintsStarting October 8, India will allow users to authenticate Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions through facial recognition and fin...
07 Oct, 2025, 12.33 PM IST
Aadhaar-based payments using face scan yet to fall into placeFacial recognition-based Aadhaar payments, launched by NPCI, have not gained traction even after a year due to limited implementation by ba...
08 Jan, 2025, 12.32 AM IST
Now make payments using facial recognition, no need to carry cash, cards, or mobile phones; how to use SmilePayFederal Bank's SmilePay is the first-of-its-kind payment solution in India, utilizing advanced facial authentication technology built on th...
29 Aug, 2024, 05.11 PM IST
In Apple's shadow, Google takes new route to face recognition on Pixel phonesThe return of facial recognition on Pixel phones comes after Google became stricter about launching products with facial recognition, in pa...
07 Oct, 2022, 04.31 PM IST
Google takes new route to face recognition on Pixel 7 seriesThe feature on the new Pixel 7 can struggle in low light and is more vulnerable to being spoofed.
07 Oct, 2022, 08.22 AM IST
Face-recognition business puts SoftBank between China, USJapan Computer Vision Corp (JCV), owned by SoftBank Group Corp's wireless unit, has struck deals on payments in recent months, a potential ...
08 Jul, 2022, 07.59 AM IST
To catch teenage gamers, Chinese company deploys facial recognition“Children, put your phones away and go to sleep,” Tencent said in a statement Tuesday when it officially introduced the new features called...
15 Jul, 2021, 10.39 AM IST
Say goodbye to card swipes, PIN & cash! You can now pay at Amazon stores by hand-wavingIn Amazon Go stores, the palm-waving system will be added to the store's entry gate.
30 Sep, 2020, 01.49 PM IST
Facial recognition, iris scans may be used for welfare scheme payoutsThe current mode of biometric authentication used for vetting credentials in the AePS system — fingerprint scanning — is not in line with d...
26 Aug, 2020, 11.01 AM IST
Paytm is testing face recognition tool for paymentsFirm plans to extend feature to allow customers to pay at merchant outlets with the blink of an eye
24 Sep, 2018, 08.18 AM IST
Biometrics will be the thumb rule in 2018Biometrics will come of age in 2018 with more smartphones being equipped with technologies like fingerprint, face recognition and iris scan...
31 Dec, 2017, 11.37 AM IST
Five technologies that are fast making your passwords 'obsolete'According to a global report released by JWT on the future of payments, there will be 471 million global biometrics smartphone users by 201...
24 Aug, 2016, 07.07 AM IST
Now, payment systems to use facial recognition technologyThey say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and the art world has often underlined even the literal veracity of that truism.
17 Mar, 2016, 08.30 AM IST