U.S. biometrics companies to discuss authentication in local educational initiatives
Ping Identity and Fortress Identity are separately participating in a pair of educational initiatives in Colorado and Florida, respectively. Fortress…
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EAB CEO Van Der Veen to chair Planet Biometrics 2019 event
The EAB (European Association for Biometrics) has formed a strategic partnership with the Planet Biometrics 2019 conference and exhibition, and…
IOM issues RFI for biometric systems for health assessment programs
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has issued a request for information (RFI) inviting biometrics companies and service providers to…
NEXT Biometrics raises $18.7M and reports 34 percent leap in gross margin for 2018
NEXT Biometrics revenue grew by 10 percent in 2018, and its gross margin swung from -6 percent in 2017 to…
Chinese police using Watrix gait biometrics as company plans major funding round
Gait recognition technology from Watrix has already been tested by police in Beijing, Shanghai, and Chongqing, and the company has…
IDEX reports preliminary 2018 revenues amid pivot to focus on biometric payment cards
Revenues of IDEX Biometrics were down significantly in its fourth quarter and preliminary full-year 2018 results from a year earlier,…
AU10TIX biometric onboarding technology reads problem barcodes
Identity document authentication company AU10TIX has announced a Direct-From-Image barcode reading technology that it says reads barcodes from identity documents…
New facial biometrics offering drives Cyberlink Q4 revenue gains
Cyberlink has reported revenues of NT $407.1 million (approximately US$13.2 million) for Q4 2018, an 11.25 percent increase from Q3…
Ipsidy partner implements biometric authentication for payment service clients
Ipsidy and its authorized reseller Safetrade Africa have announced that Safetrade’s Xpressa Payment Solutions division has successfully implemented Ipsidy’s Verified…
Integrated Biometrics lays out challenge and proposes solution for fingerprinting children
In order to accurately enroll and verify the fingerprints of children, scanners should have a curved surface area to compensate…
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