Toppan iDGate ranks among top 20 in face biometrics accuracy in NIST verification test
Toppan iDGate’s face biometric verification algorithm has taken a top-20 spot in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s)…
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Idemia I&S NA, Aware win biometrics contracts with US law enforcement agencies
Idemia Identity and Security North America has won a six year contract with two one-year extension options for biometric enrollment services…
Sift acquires Keyless to add biometric passwordless MFA to fraud prevention portfolio
Keyless has been acquired by payment fraud prevention leader Sift to integrate the former’s innovative biometric authentication technology for eliminating passwords….
ID document scanning software from Smart Engines updated, Nets certified for eIDAS High
Smart Engines has developed new modes of scanning for its artificial intelligence-powered passport readers to enable businesses or authorities to perform…
Clear, BIO-key biometrics and access control revenues up
Increases in biometrics demand have led to increased revenues for Clear and BIO-key, while Telos ID has contributed to growth…
Biometric passports coming to Armenia, Nepal, Zimbabwe
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has extended passport issuance, recently only available in the capital Kabul, to seven provinces, and will prioritize…
Public surveillance biometrics in Europe could be crushed between the EDPS and AI Act
The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) held an ‘Artificial Intelligence Act Workshop’ to inform members about the impact the proposed…
SIA examines security technology provider opportunities from US infrastructure spending bill
A significant portion of the $550 billion earmarked for infrastructure spending by the U.S. government could go to investments in…
States to bear digital ID costs without income from Apple Wallet contracts
Digital ID contracts signed between Apple and each of four U.S. states make taxpayers responsible for the costs of maintaining…
Trust in biometrics sought with AI Act, government programs and ethical facial recognition
Biometrics adoption is being encouraged in the public sector for digital ID and online government applications, as it continues to…
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