Featurespace behavioral biometrics to secure HSBC against money laundering
UK-based risk prevention technology provider Featurespace has secured a fraud prevention deal with global bank HSBC, the company announced. The…
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Credit union adopts Fiserv biometrics for authentication and access control
Merck Sharp & Dohme federal credit union, one of the largest in Pennsylvania, has adopted three Verifast biometric authentication solutions…
Brazilian consumer rights watchdog vetoes facial recognition tech
Brazilian consumer rights watchdog Idec has castigated the intended use of biometric technology in the social security system, and pushed…
HooYu ID to optimize Betfred KYC procedures through facial biometrics
Online sports betting service Betfred has signed a partnership with HooYu to leverage biometric facial recognition and other verification methods…
Apple patents smart watch band with wrist biometric sensors
The next Apple Watch may come with wrist biometric sensors, after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded Apple 62…
AnyVision reevaluates biometrics business in Hong Kong, defends Israeli army work
Microsoft-funded Israeli startup AnyVision is reevaluating its business plans in Hong Kong following controversy around the ethical use of its…
Nuggets deploys Onfido biometrics for private payment and identity solution
Blockchain payments platform Nuggets has teamed up with Onfido to deliver a private payment and identity solution with facial biometrics…
Nymi biometric authentication to enhance ThinManager factory security and compliance
Toronto-based biometric security company Nymi has announced a strategic partnership with Rockwell Automation’s ThinManager to ensure safety and security in…
Reflectacles develops eyewear to bypass facial recognition systems
Chicago company Reflectacles believes it has the solution to concerns about the widespread deployment of facial biometrics. The company is…
NYPD accused of violating best practices and law with DNA and facial biometrics databases
The NYPD is building a biometric DNA database without informing people of their inclusion, and is allegedly adding mugshots which…
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