Hanko.io’s new FIDO2-based passwordless IAM solution features biometric capabilities
German startup Hanko.io has released a new passwordless Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution. Hanko Identity uses FIDO2 and WebAuthn…
Articles By Alessandro Mascellino
Alessandro Mascellino is a freelance multimedia journalist focusing on emerging technologies. His work has been featured on The Independent, The Mirror Online, and The Sun, among others. Alessandro is also the author of TÉKUNI, a newsletter about technology in Japan.
Biometrics expert Nalini Ratha named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Biometrics expert Nalini Ratha, also an Empire Innovation Professor at the University at Buffalo (UB)’s Department of Computer Science and…
DigiDoe raises $1M for cardless, no-phone biometric payments
London-based biometric payments startup DigiDoe has recently announced an £850,000 (roughly $1.15 million) investment led by Joint Journey. The company…
Vehicle biometrics focus of Precise-Infineon partnership, CES demonstrations
Biometric applications continue to be developed for the automotive industry, with Precise Biometrics and Infineon the latest technology providers to…
UIDAI looks at selective disclosure, Aadhaar biometrics authenticate 50M transactions a day
The Aadhaar-issuing body Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), is currently considering ‘partial authentication’ with the biometric system, The Times…
Quebec considers including financial documents in digital ID wallet
Canadian province Quebec is considering the possibility of including documents issued by private companies, such as proof of insurance, in…
Alcatraz eases Rock integration with third-party software
Alcatraz AI has released V2 of its biometric access control platform — the Rock – featuring third-party software integration, improved…
Full-screen smartphone fingerprint biometrics patented by Xiaomi
In an eventful week for smartphone biometrics, Xiaomi patents an all-screen fingerprint scanner, Apple watchers posit an under-screen Face ID…
Face biometrics adopted in Hong Kong, expand in US for cruise border checks
Biometric face analysis and matching solutions to verify individuals’ identities disembarking from cruise ships have been deployed separately by Hong…
Genetec security platform has face biometrics privacy certification renewed
Genetec’s KiwiVision Privacy Protector platform has been recertified with the European Privacy Seal (EuroPriSe) for the sixth consecutive two-year term, giving…
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