Virtual ID deadline extended again as UIDAI and Indian banks work to improve authentication systems
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has begun carrying out a directive from the Supreme Court, delivered as part…
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Facial recognition powers new Lenovo unstaffed convenience store
Lenovo has opened an unstaffed convenience store which uses facial recognition to automatically charge customer accounts for the items they…
Sogou biometric facial recognition algorithm hits high score in MegaFace Challenge
The MegaFace Challenge, billed as the world’s first large-scale facial recognition algorithm competition, has announced its latest results with the…
University study shows top biometric performance by NEXT Biometrics’ fingerprint sensors
A new study by Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) shows NEXT Biometrics’ fingerprint sensor technology outperforms that of three…
Touché announces bank in United Arab Emirates as first big Middle East customer
Singapore-based startup Touché has signed up Mashreq Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to explore ways to offer its…
New South Wales Government antes up for Australian Home Office facial biometrics system
Police and law enforcement agencies in New South Wales, Australia will soon have access to the Face Verification Service (FVS)…
SureID and Robbie.AI partner to develop nationwide biometric capture system for consumer initiatives
SureID has reached a partnership agreement with artificial intelligence facial recognition and emotion recognition company Robbie.AI to work together on…
Government and UNHCR complete huge biometric refugee registration program in Uganda
A countrywide biometric identity verification program for more than a million asylum-seekers and refugees in Uganda has been completed by…
Precise Biometrics to open Shanghai office, close Karlstad in reorganization
Precise Biometrics is continuing its transition with a reorganization that will include closing its Karlstad office and opening one in…
Rumor has iris biometric scanner out, ultrasonic fingerprint sensor in for Samsung Galaxy S10
Samsung may not include an iris scanner in the forthcoming Galaxy S10 flagship smartphone, but will use an in-display ultrasonic…
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