Tagged: poppay

PopPay Platform in The Bahamas Expands to Government-backed Virtual Currency

May 20, 2022 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi |

PopID and SunCash announced that for the “first time” in history, consumers can now use the PopPay face verification platform “to purchase goods and services with a central bank digital currency (CBDC) – digital money issued and backed by a government.” Bahamian consumers can now… Read More

Read more in: Blockchain & Digital Assets, Fintech, Global | Tagged Bahamas, cbdc, central bank digital currency, central bank of the bahamas, desmond pyfrom, digital currency, digital transactions, face verification, john miller, John Rolle, popid, poppay, suncash, the bahamas, virtual currencies

Visa and PopID Form to Introduce Facial Verification Payments in the Middle East

April 6, 2022 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi |

PopID, a consumer authentication service, and Visa (NYSE: V), a key player in digital payments, announced a partnership “to collaborate on launching facial verification payment acceptance in the Middle East region.” The goal of the partnership is “to provide cardholders with new safe, secure, and… Read More

Read more in: Asia, Fintech | Tagged akshay chopra, authentication, Facial Recognition, john miller, mena, mena region, middle east, payments, popid, poppay, visa