4 out of 5 UAE consumers would switch payment card provider for biometrics
Not only do 98 percent of consumers in the United Arab Emirates want to use biometrics to make payments in…
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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.
Integrated Biometrics donates Kojak scanners to assist earthquake recovery efforts in Mexico
Fingerprint scanners from Integrated Biometrics are being used by the Una Torre de Ayuda (A Tower of Help) project in…
VisionLabs and Network Optix form global strategic partnership
VisionLabs and Network Optix have formed a strategic partnership to integrate VisionLabs’ LUNA PLATFORM deep neural network-powered biometric data management…
Mizuho Bank taps Fujitsu solution with Nok Nok Labs authentication suite to secure mobile banking
Mizuho Bank, one of the largest in Japan, has deployed Fujitsud’s FIDO-enabled Finplex Online Authentication Service, featuring Nok Nok Labs’…
Alibaba’s virtual assistant gets eyes, facial recognition planned
Alibaba Group has launched its AliGenie 2.0 human-computer interaction platform, which brings visual interaction with object recognition to its Tmall…
Veridos strengthens verification portfolio and North American presence with E-Seek acquisition
Veridos has acquired ID card verification technology provider E-Seek and merged the companies to strengthen its authentication portfolio and North…
EU Agency for Fundamental Rights reports on risks of biometric IT systems
Biometric IT systems can be valuable for combating identity theft and tracing missing migrant children, but pose significant risks to…
Garner Insights releases healthcare biometrics market report
Garner Insights has published its report on the “Global Healthcare Biometric Market Size, Status and Forecast 2025.” The report provides…
Aadhaar authentication rate falls to 88 percent
The Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) has admitted that biometric authentication for government services through the Aadhaar program has…
Australian Information Commissioners call for stronger governance for proposed biometrics programs
The Information Commissioner’s offices for both Victoria and Queensland have expressed concerns about potential scope creep and the need for…
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