Technologies updated for biometric cards by STMicroelectronics, Neurotechnology
The market opportunity for biometric smart cards is drawing new players, and segments beyond traditional payment cards appear to be…
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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.
Infineon launches FIDO online authentication, biometric wearable solutions
Infineon has expanded its SECORA ID online authentication portfolio with new tools for securing digital identities with FIDO authentication and implementing…
Macau expands facial recognition on surveillance system used in one-third of investigations
Macau’s police are using a public surveillance system frequently in criminal investigations, according to comments from the special administrative region’s…
Precise Biometrics acquires visitor management system provider EastCoast in $8.8M deal
Precise Biometrics has acquired a visitor management system provider for SEK 80 million (approximately US$8.8 million) and announced it has…
Fourthline report warns of identity verification technologies causing more manual reviews
Banks and fintechs are dedicating between three and five percent of their overall compliance cost to the digital identity verification…
Yoti pitches offline digital ID to support informal cross-border trade in Lesotho
Informal cross-border trade is crucial to the lives of many people in Lesotho, but 10 percent of the country’s population…
Airport biometrics providers and government contractors thankful for rollouts, project wins
It is little surprise that biometrics for air travel and border checks featured in several of the most-read articles on…
Biometric boarding trials reach Canada as Amadeus honors innovators
Communication technology provider Telus has partnered up with airport hardware-maker Embross, and airline WestJet to trial a touchless biometric boarding…
Socure plans to double workforce again in support of 100 percent IDV ambitions
Socure has plans for the $450 million the company raised in a Series E round announced earlier this month, which include…
UIDAI mulls Aadhaar biometrics from age three, smartphone as authenticator
India’s government is considering changes to the Aadhaar system, including reducing the age of biometrics collection from five to three…
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