Australian government suspends biometrics services contract with NEC
A Biometric Identification Services project for which NEC Australia has been working with the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC, formerly…
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Daon provides FIDO-compliant biometric authentication for Hong Kong bank’s mobile customers
Daon and Hong Kong-based ecommerce firm Tradelink have deployed a fingerprint and facial recognition authentication solution for mobile customers of…
Acuant joins Trulioo’s GlobalGateway marketplace to reach new AML and KYC customers
Trulioo has partnered with Acuant to bring the latter’s data capture, auto-fill, document authentication and facial recognition product AssureID to…
TBS introduces combined iris and face biometric reader
TBS (Touchless Biometric Systems) Biometrics has unveiled a biometric reader which combines face detection with iris recognition to provide its…
Orlando airport deploying SITA tech at international boarding gates for biometric exit
The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) has selected SITA as its technology partner for the first airport to implement the…
Civil liberties group attacks EC proposal for mandatory fingerprints in national IDs
Civil liberties organization Statewatch says the recent European Commission proposal that the inclusion of fingerprints in all national identity cards…
BioCatch pitches behavioral biometrics as second factor for PSD2 to stop fraud through third parties
The third-party payment providers (TPPs) that financial institutions must allow to connect to their systems through open APIs under PSD2…
FaceFirst launches facial recognition solution for retail return fraud prevention
FaceFirst has launched retail return fraud prevention product Fraud-IQ to provide brick-and-mortar stores with an added layer of intelligence for…
India’s UIDAI extends deadline for Virtual ID implementation
The Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) has extended the deadline for banks, telecom companies, and other service providers to…
Accelitas patents document authentication based on wear
Customer identity intelligence company Accelitas has been granted a patent for “document authentication based on expected wear,” which can be…
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