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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.

 

Biometric onboarding partnerships announced by FacePhi, Acuant

The availability and adoption of mobile onboarding solutions with facial recognition are increasing, with a new biometric technology integration and…

 

iProov reports record 2020 by biometric authentication volume, revenue and customer base

iProov has reported its revenues from its biometric authentication software more than doubled in 2020, compared to 2019, as did its…

 

Biometrics companies see gains ahead with strong earnings, opportunities and IPO

GBG reports strong revenues of £103.5 million (US$138.4 million) between April and September 2020 for its identity data intelligence, which the…

 

Linux Foundation launches Janssen project to rebuild online trust with cloud IAM platform

The Janssen Project has been launched by the Linux Foundation to develop a cloud native identity and access management software…

 

Swedish challenger bank to launch biometric payment cards with partners Idemia and FPC

Idemia has partnered with Swedish fintech and challenger bank Rocker to issue F.CODE biometric payment cards to the bank’s customers in…

 

ISS and Captis Intelligence partner on biometric criminal identification

Intelligent Security Systems (ISS) has formed a strategic partnership with Captis Intelligence to deliver an automated face biometrics service to match forensic…

 

Digital identity all-star team appointed as new Turing Institute International Advisory Board

The Alan Turing Institute is establishing an International Advisory Board for Trustworthy Digital Infrastructure for Identity Systems, and has appointed…

 

How to replicate digital ID successes explored in ID4Africa 2020 Marathon of Innovations Day 1

Examples of biometrics-backed government digital ID systems for service delivery that have yielded benefits for people in countries in Africa…

 

Fitbit research suggests wearable biometrics tracking can detect COVID-19

A new research paper published by Fitbit suggests the wearable could be used to detect COVID-19 by monitoring the wearer’s…

 

CBP to submit detained foreigners’ DNA to FBI biometric database by year-end

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) now has the information it needs to meet its legal requirements for collecting DNA…

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