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Articles By Chris Burt

Chris Burt is managing editor and industry analyst at Biometric Update. He has also written nonfiction about information technology, dramatic arts, sports culture, and fantasy basketball, as well as fiction about a doomed astronaut. He lives in Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter @AFakeChrisBurt.

 

FIDO Alliance sees strong momentum in 1H 2018

The FIDO Alliance has accelerated its momentum in Europe and worldwide during the first half of 2018, according to an…

 

Mitek and Experian partner to add ID document and facial verification to CrossCore

Mitek and Experian have formed a partnership to add identity document verification and biometric facial matching to its digital identity…

 

Google launches new Vision and Voice AI Kits

Google has launched a Vision AI Kit and upgraded its Voice Kit with Raspberry Pi Zero, and both DIY maker…

 

Precise Biometrics launches smartcard fingerprint matching algorithm as stand-alone solution

Precise Biometrics has launched its Precise BioMatch Card fingerprint recognition algorithm as a stand-alone solution for the smartcard market to…

 

Xiaomi flagship smartphone features Synaptics’ Clear ID in-display fingerprint sensor

Synaptics has announced that a performance-enhanced optical in-display fingerprint sensor from its FS9500 Clear ID family will be integrated into…

 

Fujitsu passes 1 million sales of PalmSecure palm vein sensors

Sales of the Fujitsu Biometric Authentication PalmSecure palm vein sensor series have now surpassed the one million-unit mark, Fujitsu Limited…

 

EAB announces 2018 Banking Seminar series open for entries

The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) has announced it will hold its popular series of banking seminars for 2018 in…

 

Customers of new Alipay “Future Pharmacy” pay with facial recognition

Alipay has launched its first “Future Pharmacy,” which allows customers to pay with facial biometrics, TechNode reports. The new retail…

 

Verint reportedly negotiating billion-dollar merger with NSO Group

Verint is in talks to create one of the world’s largest cybersecurity companies with a merger worth approximately a billion…

 

Qualcomm on-device speech recognition reaches 95 percent accuracy

Qualcomm’s on-device voice recognition system now recognizes words and phrases with 95 percent accuracy, a company representative told an audience…

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