Competing visions of digital wallets as super apps or online identity hubs presented
The convergence of different capabilities and services in digital wallets was explored in ‘The Future of the Wallet’ webinar hosted…
Articles By Chris Burt
Chris Burt is managing editor and industry analyst at Biometric Update. He has also written nonfiction about information technology, dramatic arts, sports culture, and fantasy basketball, as well as fiction about a doomed astronaut. He lives in Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter @AFakeChrisBurt.
Winners announced in NIST Challenge for contactless fingerprint biometrics
Phase 2 results in the Mobile Fingerprinting Innovation Technology (mFIT) Challenge hosted by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and…
Ruling over liability of biometric time clock vendor in Illinois approaches
Hotel chain Hyatt says that its biometric workforce management technology provider Kronos should pay a portion of the $1.1 million…
Stripe launches service to delegate online payment authentication with device biometrics
Stripe is moving further into user authentication with a new delegation feature for consumer payments, allowing end-users to make use…
IBIA lauds White House order for study on facial recognition in law enforcement
An Executive Order from the White House directing American government resources towards improving public trust in policing has been welcomed…
As biometric voter registration increases, Brookings looks to India for lessons
The proposed integration of the Aadhaar biometric national ID and India’s voter registration database will set an important precedent for…
Biometric passports in high demand and technology providers stepping up
Travel-related biometrics applications, for passport issuance and airports in particular, have been resurgent, with Zwipe’s partnership for airport security in…
Jerusalem Police blocked from facial recognition use at Pride March
Jerusalem Police requested to use live facial recognition to monitor the city’s gay March for Pride and Tolerance following threats…
Face biometrics expanding in retail on three continents with deployment, IPO plans
Retail applications of face biometrics for payments at checkouts and vending machines, and related technologies in advertising, appear to be…
Growing biometrics providers unveil leadership appointments: Phonexia, Corsight, NEC America
Facial recognition specialist Corsight hires a new chief financial officer, Moshe Fink, as part of the firm’s continuing growth. Corsight recently…
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