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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.

 

Automotive biometrics solutions with Cipia, ams and Cerence technology launched

Three new solutions are joining the growing automotive biometrics market, as Cipia and ams AG have announced driver monitoring capabilities…

 

2.5M biometric payment cards in 2021 could be first step for future ‘de facto payment type’

There could be 2.5 million biometric payment cards issued in 2021, ABI Research forecasts, in the first step towards becoming…

 

Biometric election solution providers pitch Philippines on remote online voting systems

Biometric technology providers Voatz and Smartmatic will pitch their remote online voting systems as two of four companies being considered by the…

 

ID check, selfie biometrics and identity intelligence providers look for niches in busy compliance market

Biometric screening and related technologies for know your customer (KYC) and anti money-laundering (AML) compliance when onboarding new customers clearly…

 

Certification and audit framework for face biometrics in aviation pitched by World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum has launched a toolkit and certification framework that it says has been shown in testing to…

 

Apple granted biometrics patents for palm recognition and wearables button

Palm ID could be the next popular biometric authentication method for consumer electronics, as an Apple patent for a contactless palm…

 

Free mask compliance app powered by biometrics from SAFR by RealNetworks launched

A partnership has been announced between RealNetworks and the COVID-19 International Research Team to bring the latter’s software product MaskCheck,…

 

Biometric selfies and liveness detection value in stark relief in Jumio new account fraud report

Companies using selfie biometrics to verify new customer identities are five times more likely to catch new account fraud than…

 

FacePhi secures $40M to fuel biometrics market expansion, AIStorm raises $16M for edge AI

FacePhi has raised up to €33 million (US$40.1 million) in funding to back its organic and inorganic growth plans and consolidate…

 

Zwipe prepares for biometric card volume rollouts with more hiring

Zwipe is preparing for volume rollouts of its biometric technology next year with more recruiting, CEO André Løvestam tells Norwegian publication…

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