How Biometrics Authentication Enables Secure Digital Payments

In this session, speakers will discuss the critical role biometric authentication plays in enhancing the security of digital payments and defending against account takeover attacks. We'll also unveil the latest addition to our Biometric Authentication Suite at Smile ID

Overview

In this session, speakers will discuss the critical role biometric authentication plays in enhancing the security of digital payments and defending against account takeover attacks with experts from leading African companies like Mukuru, Carbon and Moniepoint. We'll also unveil the latest addition to our Biometric Authentication Suite at Smile ID.

What you will learn in this roundtable:

The key factors to consider when implementing biometric authentication systems in diverse African markets with varying technological infrastructures

Real-life case study of biometric authentication implementation in a leading African company and its impact on security and user experience

The most common methods used by cybercriminals to conduct account takeover attacks in Africa, and how they can be effectively countered

How financial institutions and businesses collaborate to create a unified front against account takeover attacks in the African market

The emerging biometric technologies that are likely to have the greatest impact on digital payment security in Africa over the next decade

Speakers

Shile Owoka

GM, Transaction Authentication, Smile ID

Kainda Kiniel

ex-Vice President, Fraud Prevention Tools, Moniepoint

Rudo Busumani

Senior Fraud Manager, Mukuru

Ikenna Okwukaogu

VP of Engineering, Carbon

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