JCB And Fujitsu Launch Palm Vein Payment Authentication By Storing Data on Centralized Servers
Making the traditional financials sector more secure requires a lot of technical innovation. Unfortunately, the financial sector has seen little to no innovation over the past few decades. In recent months, however, various companies have been experimenting with passwordless and contactless payments. Palm vein technology is now making its way to ATMs and merchant terminals. JCB, a Japanese payment card provider, has partnered with technology company Fujitsu to tackle the issue of making card transactions more secure. Doing so would allow JCB customers to conduct cardless transactions at....
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