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Beijing-based facial recognition company Megvii has indeed pressed ahead with its push for a Q4 IPO in Hong Kong, but has reportedly run into a regulatory obstacle. Citing anonymous “with knowledge of the matter”, Reuters reports that the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s Listing Committee did not approve Megvii’s application last week, with committee members asking […]
Hong Kong police have access to facial recognition technology, but it isn’t clear if they have deployed it in their response to ongoing public protests, reports the South China Morning Post. Citing anonymous individuals who are familiar with the matter, the report says that Hong Kong’s police force has been contracting facial recognition technology from […]
A new report from Unisys suggests that data security is crucial for Hong Kong banking customers. The regional study looked at people’s banking preferences in Australia, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, and found that the majority (61 percent) of those in Hong Kong cited safety as their primary criteria when searching for […]
“Our partnership with Tradelink continues to make a significant impact in the financial and banking industry throughout Hong Kong.” – Tom Grissen, CEO, Daon Daon is celebrating another successful deployment of its biometric authentication solution in collaboration with its Hong Kong partner, Tradelink. The companies have developed a password replacement solution for customers of Dah […]
“The company’s IdentityX platform, which supports fingerprint, facial, and voice recognition on smartphones and tablets, has proven widely popular across the financial services landscape as business is increasingly being transacted through mobile devices…’” Daon is celebrating the success of a biometric authentication solution based on FIDO Alliance standards to customers of a Hong Kong bank, […]
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is considering the implementation of facial or fingerprint authentication at ATMs in the region, reports the South China Morning Post. Speaking to the Post, HKMA chairman Norman Chan Taklam said the organization was prompted to consider the technology by the introduction of facial recognition for ATMs in Macau, saying the […]
“…two banks have now applied to use it for the trialing of biometric authentication technologies for use in securities trading.” A new effort by Hong Kong authorities to help foster innovation in the territory’s banking sector is starting to pay off. Dubbed a ‘sandbox’ by regulators with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, it’s essentially a […]
Apple Pay launched in Hong Kong yesterday, mere hours after it went live in France. The mobile payments service arrives in Hong Kong with the support of Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and domestic banks Bank of China, DBS, Hang Seng Bank, HSBC, and Standard Chartered. The service also launches with the support of 40 major […]
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