Visa report suggests facial recognition key to mass transit evolution
Facial recognition is a key technology for the future of mass transportation, with potential uses for safety in urban environments,…
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Microsoft denies partnership with Chinese biometric surveillance firm SenseNets
Microsoft has denied the existence of any partnership with SenseNets, and asked SenseNets to remove the Microsoft logo from its…
U.S. Congress moves to regulate facial recognition technology
The Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act has been introduced in the U.S. Senate with bipartisan sponsorship from Senators Brian Schatz…
Research firm pegs big growth in biometric payment cards for 2021 as facial recognition explodes
Shipments of fingerprint sensors are expected to reach 1.26 billion in 2019, a 10.3 percent 5-year CAGR, even as face…
Startup Passbase puts self-sovereign spin on biometric selfie and ID document authentication app
London cybersecurity startup Passbase has raised €530,000 (US$600,000) in pre-seed funding to bring its full-stack identity solution to market, EU-Startups.com…
South African biometrics executive argues cost and efficiency benefits of biometric electoral system
Biometric voter identification could slash the costs of elections in South Africa, and the country should review its Electoral Act…
Samsung to update software to address Galaxy S10 ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor issues
Samsung has acknowledged that some users are experiencing performance issues with the ultrasonic in-display biometric fingerprint sensor in its new…
Identity analytics market to surpass $3.6 billion by 2025
The global market for identity analytics will grow at a 27.8 percent CAGR to reach $3.62 billion by 2025, according…
Biometric authentication among innovations causing optimism for global mobile payments market
Mobile payments are used by more than a third of global internet users, and the market outlook remains positive as…
Secure Technology Alliance publishes white paper to explain biometric payment cards
With interest growing in fingerprint-based biometric payment cards, The Secure Technology Alliance has published an introductory resource for card issuers,…
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