Biometrics innovation and investment on the rise, government digital ID drive continues
Innovations in biometric technology and government digital ID are the twin themes of the week’s top biometrics news. A new…
Biometric R&D
Biometric R&D refers to significant research and development in the biometrics sphere, from academia to applications. This includes market research, product development, awards recognition as well as new inventions and innovations.
RecFaces updates facial recognition to increase biometric accuracy for people wearing face masks
Russian facial verification company RecFaces announced upgrades to its Id-Guard face biometrics solution to allow for improved accuracy in identifying…
Researchers detail faster 3D “dense” face alignment for biometric recognition, tracking and image restoration
Researchers from some of China’s top institutions for science and academics have published new research showing the way (and the…
Are blood-flow biometrics the answer to video deepfakes?
A team of researchers say they have used a biometric technique to uncover deepfakes and determine the generators that created…
Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Aktif Bank partner to assess vein biometric authentication platform for Turkish market
Mitsubishi will assess the potential of a biometric authentication platform in Turkey in a feasibility study, along with a European…
Innovatrics says NIST face biometrics accuracy ranking tops global ABIS providers
Innovatrics has placed near the top of the leaderboard for biometric accuracy in NIST’ Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT), both…
National ambitions = dodgy AI policy and deployment?
An annual report by a consulting firm to world governments uncovers an interesting pattern when it comes to the responsible…
Paravision biometric facial recognition software makes further accuracy gains with update
The fourth generation of Paravision’s biometric facial recognition has been released with a 36 percent reduction in error rate from…
Neurotechnology’s new MegaMatcher performs 1.2B biometric matches in one second without GPU
The latest version of Neurotechnology’s multi-biometric MegaMatcher portfolio of solutions and SDKs has been released with what the company calls…
A laser hits finger veins with a ‘poof,’ and a new biometric tool is born
A team of academic and industry researchers say they have created a biometric scanner that uses light and sound to…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection