New facial recognition dataset and optimization method announced by iQIYI
Chinese online entertainment service iQIYI has launched a new dataset and is presenting a white paper on enhancing the training…
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Iovation releases financial services fraud report and new payments industry group launched at Money20/20
Risky transactions on mobile devices have more than doubled since 2017, and half of fraud now comes through the mobile…
Blockchain and biometrics leveraged for digital birth certificate in Brazil
The birth of a baby in Brazil has been registered on a blockchain through a biometric process in what was…
Canadian grocery chain to deploy SnapPay facial recognition payment tech
A Toronto-based grocery store chain is planning on bringing biometric facial recognition payments to its stores in what may be…
AnyVision, Mobotix and Konica Minolta partner for edge facial recognition IoT cameras
The Konica Minolta Business Innovation Center (BIC) and partners Mobotix and AnyVision have jointly announced plans to develop a new…
Nvidia adds SAFR facial recognition to smart city partner program
The SAFR live video artificial intelligence and biometric facial recognition platform has been added to the Nvidia Metropolis Software Partner…
Dermalog addresses discrepancy in Afghanistan biometric vote totals ahead of result announcement
Biometrics were used to register more than 1.9 million votes in Afghanistan’s recent presidential election, according to a letter sent…
Former Goldman Sachs exec joins Hoyos to lead expansion of biometric data security services
Former U.S. National Economic Council Director and President and Chief Operating Officer of Goldman Sachs Gary Cohn has joined Hoyos…
Tascent founder joins Paravision to oversee marketing and biometric product management
Joey Pritikin, founder and former co-CEO of Tascent, has been named new Chief Product Officer of Paravision, for which he…
Dynamic device position key to usability of biometrics, HYPR and Mitre study finds
Biometric fingerprints are easier for diverse populations to use than PINs, but PINs are easier to use than eye and…
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