SenseTime opens Macau office, plans diverse projects
SenseTime has opened an office and launched a series of facial recognition and computer vision projects in Macau, as the…
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Elenium plans to bring biometric platform to more markets with new chair and $7M investment
Elenium Automation has raised AU$10 million (US$7.1 million) in growth capital to drive the manufacture and rollout of its Faceway biometrics…
Acuant face biometrics, document authentication listed to US government marketplace
The U.S. Federal Government is planning to upgrade its overall security posture, and Acuant’s biometric authentication and recognition technologies have…
Governments step up digital identity for public services, digital economy participation
Digital identity apps and wallets for government services are expanding around the world, with Mastercard services going live in North…
Selfie biometrics roll out for USPTO, gaming company, but Rhode Island takes a pass
U.S. government agencies and online service companies continue to deploy selfie biometrics to balance fraud reduction, compliance and user experience,…
‘All options remain on the table’ for Imageware after tough quarter
Imageware’s latest financial report indicates that the biometrics provider may be running out of funds. The company had $1.7 million…
Simplified Arrival face biometrics reaches 5 new ports, faces questions
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), meanwhile, has launched its Simplified Arrival face biometrics to a pair of pedestrian border…
Contactless biometric immigration checks roll out in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has deployed a biometric “e-channel” at Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong-Zuhai Macau Bridge and Shenzhen Bay border…
Smart Engines’ computer vision chosen for credit card scanning on Kazakh super app
Smart Engines computer vision software for automatic credit card scanning has been integrated by Kazakh Super App Kaspi.kz to enable seamless…
Researchers develop biometric technology for fingerprint-sensing film
A collaboration between South Korea’s Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), academic and OEM researchers has resulted in the development…
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