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Multiple countries in Southeast Asia will share the biometric data of known terrorists to improve security in the region, reports Singapore’s Today. Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and other countries agreed on the approach at this week’s International Meeting on Counter-Terrorism in Bali, which took place alongside the Counter-Terrorism Financing Summit, an event that featured delegates from other states […]
Singapore has become the second Asian country and the seventh in the world to partner with the US Customs and Border Protection agency’s Global Entry program. Part of the CBP’s Trusted Traveler Program, Global Entry allows for the expedited border processing of pre-approved travellers flying between member countries. As part of the program, participants are also […]
“Almost immediately after Apple Pay was launched in [Singapore], Samsung announced that its own mPayment platform would arrive within the second quarter.” Samsung Pay has garnered the support of another major bank in Singapore ahead of its launch in the country. Citibank Singapore cardholders will be able to use the mobile payment platform when it […]
Only a little more than a month after launching in Singapore with only American Express support, Apple Pay now has five of the country’s major banks on board. Accounting for over 80 percent of the MasterCard and Visa cards issued in the country, DBS, OCBC, POSB, United Overseas Bank, and Standard Chartered Bank all now […]
Singapore’s Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC Bank) has embraced Touch ID authentication for its new OCBC Business Mobile Banking app. With the app, Singaporeans who have registered for the company’s business banking portal, Velocity@ocbc, can log in via fingerprint scan to gain account access for the purposes of checking account balances and activity. The system was developed […]
Samsung has announced that its mPayment platform, Samsung Pay, will launch in Singapore this quarter. The announcement came only one day after Apple Pay launched in the country, with Samsung declining to offer a specific launch date. To a considerable extent, the announcement marks yet another instance of Samsung playing catch-up with its rival Apple. While […]
Singapore’s Changi airport has chosen Morpho (Safran) to provide the technology for its Fast and Seamless Travel (FAST) project at the forthcoming Terminal 4. Airport authorities first announced their intention to use biometric identification in the new airport terminal last summer, intending it as a means of fast-tracking passenger processing. Now, they have agreed on […]
The Singaporean government has simplified the registration process for the system used by citizens to access government services as it seeks to get more individuals signed up for two-factor authentication (2FA). The system is called SingPass (for ‘Singapore Personal Access’), and offers citizens electronic access to services from over 60 agencies government agencies, such as […]
The Singapore government will soon implement fingerprint scanning on all individuals entering the country, whether by land, sea, or air. The announcement came by way of Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Lee, who explained that the security system would be managed by the country’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority. Lee asserted that half […]
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