NEXT Biometrics announces first ever quarter with positive gross margin
NEXT Biometrics has reached positive gross margins for the first quarter in its history, as it booked NOK 23.3 million…
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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.
UK Home Office tenders contract for biometric services development
The UK’s Home Office Biometrics (HOB) program has issued a tender for a two-year contract to develop and support applications…
Qualcomm pre-integrates Android P with Snapdragon mobile platforms
Qualcomm Technologies has implemented the soon-to-be-released Android P with its Snapdragon 845, 660, and 636 Mobile Platforms to allow OEMs…
Aadhaar ruling soon to come from India’s Supreme Court
India’s Supreme Court is nearing a ruling in its hearing on the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar identification registry, which…
Visa launches New Zealand security roadmap as country’s supermarkets implement facial recognition
New Zealand is the latest country with a huge majority of consumers expressing a preference for biometric payment authentication over…
National Bank of Kuwait and Mastercard launch payments with selfies and fingerprint-enabled cards
The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) and Mastercard have announced the launch of Identity Check and a pilot of a…
Australian Capital Territory says proposed facial recognition legislation exceeds agreement
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has joined Victoria in claiming that the facial recognition system proposed by the country’s federal…
SIM sales return to normal in Uganda as telecom operators receive biometric card readers
Sales of new SIM cards have resumed in Uganda after the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) lifted a ban put into…
Trusona unveils upgrades to password-free authentication SDK
Trusona has added ID scanning to its Trusona Executive authentication SDK and updated its patent-pending anti-replay technology, the company announced….
Samsung Pass to be combined with blockchain solution to enable stock trading in Korea
Samsung Electronics and the Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) are partnering to combine financial investment industry blockchain authentication tool Chain…
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