Oosto bought for $125M, far less than $352M raised but 6x annual revenues
Israeli real-time facial recognition company Oosto has been acquired by AI-based parking lot operator Metropolis for US$125 million. The figure…
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Sri Lanka procures 350 biometric devices for national digital ID
The Sri Lankan government has procured 350 units of biometric hardware, including high-resolution cameras and fingerprint scanners, for its upcoming…
FTC, Texas AG take action against surveillance, sale of drivers’ data
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken a significant step toward safeguarding consumer privacy by initiating a proposed action against…
Brazil’s Infant.ID sees bump in biometric birth registration, national rollout expected
Infant.ID has surpassed 10,000 infant biometric registrations in Brazil’s state of Mato Grosso as the company prepares for the establishment…
Russia’s banks work to boost Unified Biometric System
Russia’s largest bank Sberbank and the National Payment Card System (NSPK), operator of the Mir payment system, plan to combine…
ASEAN countries discuss digital fraud prevention in Bangkok
Countries within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have signed a declaration pledging to boost collaboration on preventing online…
Police use of experimental biometrics needs oversight, guidance: report
Law enforcement in the United Kingdom is interested in understanding the legality and potential of novel biometric modalities like odor…
Biometric information management service from KFTC coming for commercial use
Korean biometrics firms have partnered with financial organizations to advance secure identity data management, simplify authentication, and weed out deepfakes….
Emerging biometrics markets draw a crowd
Biometrics startups and giant multinationals collide as each tries to navigate emerging markets in the most-read stories of the week…
Laxton to supply hundreds of biometric kits to Honduras under $1.9M UNDP contract
The United Nations Development Programme has selected Laxton to provide hundreds of Biometric Citizen Registration (BCR) kits for Honduras. The…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection