Biometric Update for February 25, 2021

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Earnings rise and costs fall for Idex Biometrics and Zwipe in run-up to fingerprint card commercialization

By Chris Burt

Idex Biometrics has reported fourth quarter revenues of $598,000 as income begins to roll in from its work on biometric…

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Rethinking digital identity infrastructure: Persona CEO Rick Song on the path to a more human internet

By Javad Jarrahi

Digitization raises new concerns regarding digital identity and the nature of the internet as we know it. Thanks in part…

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CPC Patent Technologies sues Apple over mobile biometrics

By Alessandro Mascellino

It’s an eventful week for Apple’s lawyers, as the company was served with another biometrics lawsuit on Tuesday, this time…

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Unioncommunity integrates face biometrics with licence plate readers for motorcycle parking system

By Chris Burt

Unioncommunity has announced the development of a parking management solution for motorcycles that combines face biometric authentication with automated license-plate recognition.…

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Major investments in contactless biometrics at airports expected by SITA, Frost & Sullivan

By Chris Burt

The total airport management market will reach $1.2 billion by 2030 with increasing use of contactless biometrics among its key…

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Indian biometrics market to pass $5B by 2026 on smartphone growth and security demand

By Chris Burt

The market for biometrics in India is forecast to grow at a robust 21.38 percent CAGR to 2026 from US$1.64…

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Transmit Security’s BindID uses native device biometrics to replace customer passwords

By Chris Burt

Transmit Security has released biometric service BindID to replace passwords in customer authentication without dedicated hardware or software, across any channel…

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Don't remove AI's training wheels at the border yet -- authors

By Jim Nash

Two authors looked at digital identification and surveillance used by multiple nations around the world and found that generally democratic…

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Aratek’s high-accuracy FAP30 biometric scanner now available

By Ayang Macdonald

Aratek has announced the official market launch of its full-featured optical A700 fingerprint biometric scanner with enhanced security. The high-performance…

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Element, Ping Identity, Next Biometrics, HID announce new executives, Simprints recruiting

By Ayang Macdonald

Several biometrics and digital identity technology providers have announced appointments to strategic roles in their respective organizations, as Simprints scouts…

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ID R&D launches SDK for on-device passive biometric liveness

By Chris Burt

Passive biometric liveness checks from ID R&D can now be performed on the user’s device, with the release of the IDLive…

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Biometrics in healthcare: The future is now

By Dan Cermak

By Dan Cermak, Vice President of Architecture & Product Planning at Ambiq In this pandemic-influenced era, the topic of personal…

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Major investments in contactless biometrics at airports expected by SITA, Frost & Sullivan
Transmit Security’s BindID uses native device biometrics to replace customer passwords
Aratek’s high-accuracy FAP30 biometric scanner now available
ID R&D launches SDK for on-device passive biometric liveness
Indian biometrics market to pass $5B by 2026 on smartphone growth and security demand
Element, Ping Identity, Next Biometrics, HID announce new executives, Simprints recruiting
CPC Patent Technologies sues Apple over mobile biometrics
Don’t remove AI’s training wheels at the border yet — authors
Unioncommunity integrates face biometrics with licence plate readers for motorcycle parking system
Earnings rise and costs fall for Idex Biometrics and Zwipe in run-up to fingerprint card commercialization
Panasonic adds intelligent analytics to i-PRO biometric sensing solutions
iMotions launches behavioral biometrics Online Data Collection module
New BehavioSec CRO sees strong position in biometrics market after revenue triples in 2020
US govt facial recognition stakeholders must address public knowledge gap, case study shows

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Rethinking digital identity infrastructure: Persona CEO Rick Song on the path to a more human internet

By Javad Jarrahi

Digitization raises new concerns regarding digital identity and the nature of the internet as we know it. Thanks in part…

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Digital Identity in Developing Nations

With UN SDG 16.9 calling for legal identity for all by 2030, Biometric Update is taking a special in-depth focus on digital ID projects in developing countries.

Rwanda’s new digital ID birth registration system brings services closer to citizens

By Ayang Macdonald

The ordeal Rwanda parents used to go through to establish birth registration for their children and the difficulty to access…

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Digital Identity in Developing Nations
Egypt integrates FinGo vein biometrics in national ID program
Dr. Joseph Atick argues for new legal identity definition based on traceability on ID4Africa Livecast
Indian federal and state government link biometrics and Aadhaar accounts to more services
Updated biometric ID cards going to 1.4M Afghan refugees living in Pakistan

Industry Insights: Guest Posts

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Biometrics in healthcare: The future is now

By Dan Cermak

By Dan Cermak, Vice President of Architecture & Product Planning at Ambiq In this pandemic-influenced era, the topic of personal…

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