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PAYMENT CARD FRAUD [2 records]

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Record 1 2026-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biometrics
  • Commercial Establishments
  • Finance
CONT

Biometric payments will [become] the norm for security, convenience, and efficiency in the years to come. Organizations will capitalize on the combined effect of biometrics and tokenization to strengthen security [and] cut payment fraud costs while eliminating the inconvenience and anxiety of using and protecting payment cards and card data during biometric payments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biométrie
  • Établissements commerciaux
  • Finances
CONT

Quand on parle de paiement biométrique, on pense généralement à la reconnaissance des empreintes digitales. En réalité, la biométrie peut s'appliquer à tout élément unique du corps humain : la voix, la rétine, le visage ou même le réseau veineux. Le principe reste le même : croiser quelque chose que le client «a» (une carte, un code, un [téléphone intelligent]) avec quelque chose que le client «est» (le son de la voix, par exemple).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biometría
  • Establecimientos comerciales
  • Finanzas
CONT

El pago biométrico es un método de transacción digital innovador que permite a los usuarios completar una compra mediante la autenticación de sus características físicas, como huellas dactilares, imágenes faciales o escaneos del iris.

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Record 2 2006-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Criminology
CONT

Payment card fraud(i. e. involving credit, debit, ATM [automatic teller machine], or smart cards) may be the most common of profit-driven crimes in terms of incidents, though not of value.

CONT

Chip and PIN(personal identification number) payment technologies have been viewed as an important weapon in the fight against payment card fraud.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Criminologie
CONT

Les technologies de paiement utilisant une puce et un NIP [numéro d'identification personnel] sont considérées comme une arme importante dans la lutte contre la fraude par carte de paiement.

Spanish

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