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No Password, No Problem: FIS Adds Biometric Access to Mobile Solutions
Forgotten passwords may be a thing of the past for FIS Mobile users
thanks to the addition of biometrics by FIS™
(NYSE: FIS), a global leader in banking and payments technology as well
as consulting and outsourcing solutions. Most importantly, this
breakthrough adds improved security to further ensure that only
authorized users can access their accounts.
FIS provides biometric access to its Mobile Banking application via
Apple's (News - Alert) TouchID. With this, FIS will become the first provider to offer
fingerprint access to its Cardless
Cash ATM application when it allows fingerprint authentication
beginning in April. This advancement, which makes account balances and
access to cash only one touch away, underscores FIS' commitment to
nonstop, secure innovation and improvement of the customer experience.
"One-touch Cardless Cash® is unlike anything else in the
market," said Douglas Brown, Senior Vice President and General Manager,
Mobile Financial Services, FIS. "The ability to access your account and
withdraw money with just your fingerprint will make ATM access faster,
safer and easier for users. It's a true homerun."
Equally enthusiastic about this latest technology is The Bancorp, one of
the first financial services companies to offer to its banking customers
biometric security in mobile.
"We are committed to providing stellar customer experiences, letting our
customers bank when, where and how they want to, with the highest
security," explained Pete Chiccino, CIO, The Bancorp. "As a leader in
financial technology and banking services, The Bancorp is delighted to
partner with FIS in offering fingerprint access to our customers. It's
something they can¹t currently get anywhere else."
A leader in the field of mobile commerce, FIS remains committed to
continualy advancing security and ease of access to its more than 30
million active mobile users. Biometrics represent superior two-factor
authentication - your mobile device and your fingerprint combine to
confirm your identity. Biometric access with Touch ID to Cardless Cash
will arrive in April. Android (News - Alert) users will have biometrics access later
this year.
The security improvements biometrics offer were a topic of discussion at
the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection, Feb.
13, at Stanford University, which FIS was invited to attend due to its
role supporting the Department
of Homeland Security and other cybersecurity
researchers on behalf of the global financial industry.
About
FIS
FIS is a global leader in banking and payments technology as well as
consulting and outsourcing solutions. With a long history deeply rooted
in the financial services sector, FIS serves more than 14,000
institutions in over 130 countries. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla.,
FIS employs more than 40,000 people worldwide and holds leadership
positions in payment processing and banking solutions. Providing
software, services and outsourcing of the technology that drives
financial institutions, FIS is 426 on the Fortune 500 and is a member of
Standard & Poor's 500® Index. For more information about
FIS, visit www.fisglobal.com.
Follow FIS on Facebook (News - Alert) (facebook.com/FIStoday)
and Twitter (News - Alert) (@FISGlobal).
Forward-Looking Statements
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constitute "forward-looking statements" pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws. Generally, the words
"believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "project,"
"will" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements,
which generally are not historical in nature. Forward-looking statements
are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from FIS's historical experience and our
present expectations or projections. These risks include, but are not
limited to, changes in general economic, business and political
conditions, developmental and conversion delays or disruptions inherent
with new software products and technology, and risks of reduction in
revenue from the elimination of existing and potential customers due to
consolidation in or new laws or regulations affecting the banking,
retail and financial services industries, changes in the growth rates of
the markets for our solutions, and other risks detailed in our filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC (News - Alert)), including the "Risk
Factors" section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2014, and subsequent SEC filings. You should not place
undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
date they are made. FIS undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements.
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