IrisGuard honored for blockchain payment tech
IrisGuard has won the International Innovator of the Year award at the second annual LendIt Fintech Industry Awards for its…
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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.
Startup DeepCam emerges from stealth with AI and facial recognition retail product
AI company DeepCam has come out of stealth mode after three years, launching the Retail by DeepCam plug-and-play system for…
Jamaica deploying public CCTV surveillance program with facial recognition
A public-private partnership to create a national CCTV surveillance program in Jamaica for public safety and security purposes is receiving…
MEA fintech firm to launch biometric Visa cards with Gemalto, Zwipe and FPC tech
Fintech company areeba is introducing a contactless biometric Visa card from Gemalto to the Middle East region in a pilot…
Singapore to pilot smart city facial recognition project
Singapore government agency GovTech is planning to perform crowd analytics with facial analysis from a “Lamppost-as-a-Platform” (LaaP) pilot project, Reuters…
Google develops audio-visual AI speech separation model
Google researchers have developed a method of using computer vision, pattern recognition, and speech processing to separate the speech of…
Zimbabwe govt selects CloudWalk for mass facial recognition project
CloudWalk Technology has signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with the government of Zimbabwe to provide facial recognition for a…
Importance of biometric data protection emphasized as IMF recognizes Aadhaar achievement
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recognized India as a global leader in biometric identification systems, but has called on…
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs says facial recognition system proposal already addresses concerns
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has rejected suggestions that warrants should be required for access to the country’s facial recognition…
Apple and Samsung each sued over alleged smartphone biometrics infringements
Apple and Samsung are both facing lawsuits alleging patent infringements related to smartphone biometrics. Korean mobile technology company FirstFace has…
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