Biometrics adoption for touchless payments and pandemic recovery grows despite critical voices
Biometric payments and facial recognition joined pandemic recovery among the common threads in the week’s top biometrics news. Digital health…
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Contactless, behavioral and cloud biometrics all forecast for 19 percent or higher growth
The global market for contactless biometrics will reach $18.6 billion by 2026 on a 19.1 percent compound annual growth rate,…
Biometrics giant SenseTime rumored to be planning Shanghai IPO at $10B valuation
Just days after SenseTime and other Chinese biometric facial recognition leaders were reported to be recovering well from the effects…
New data protection agency may be coming to Taiwan with national digital ID cards
Taiwan may soon establish a new agency dedicated to personal data protection to support the secure launch of its national…
ID2020 Alliance and Identity Defined Security Alliance onboard new members
The ID2020 Alliance is welcoming Grameen Foundation to its collaborative efforts in support of ethical, privacy-supporting digital identity and ‘good ID.’…
Signzy hiring dozens to respond to video eKYC demand, biometrics industry appointments announced
Several biometrics providers have added new leaders to their teams, with StoneLock appointing a new GM, Acceptto welcoming a new…
Biometrics stocks wrap: Mitek reports record revenue as Thales, Aware, Qualcomm see long-term growth signs
Biometrics and digital identity technology providers continue to weather the historically challenging environment, with remote banking and other transactions giving…
Four new biometric temperature screening solutions roll out, early COVID-19 detection work continues
New face biometrics and body temperature screening software and solutions for preventing the spread of COVID-19 have been launched by…
Surrey Police laud benefits of roadside fingerprinting in Integrated Biometrics video series
Integrated Biometrics has published a 10-part series of videos to YouTube on how its mobile fingerprint scanners are helping Surrey Police in…
CyberLink to provide face biometrics to Bitkey for smart access and security as edge market growth surges
CyberLink will provide its FaceMe biometric facial recognition to Bitkey, a Japanese digital key platform company, under a new partnership to…
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