NEC unveils ear-based biometrics technology
NEC has introduced new biometric identification technology that uses the resonation of sound determined by the shape of human ear…
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.
BioCatch granted U.S. patent for user identity detection
BioCatch recently announced that the U.S. Patent Office granted the company a new patent which detects user identities on electronic…
The BEAT platform goes Open Source
The Idiap Research Institute has developed what they call the “ultimate Biometric Testing platform” in the context of its BEAT…
SRI wins DARPA contract exploring data privacy technologies
SRI International has been awarded an $8.5 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Brandeis program through…
TSI obtains notification for new mobile device biometrics patent
Transaction Security Inc. claims to have received notification for a U.S. patent for trusted access to mobile devices with secure…
Google opens its Cloud Vision API to beta development
Last week, Google made its beta release of its Cloud Vision API open to the general public. Demonstrably, Google’s Cloud…
CrucialTec develops sensor that simultaneously scans fingerprints and heartbeats
CrucialTec has developed a new biometric verification system that can simultaneously read fingerprints as well as recognized heartbeats, in order…
Fingerprint Cards introduces FPCLiveTouch spoof detection solution for sensors
Motivated by increased demand for secure mobile payments, Fingerprint Cards (FPC) has introduced FPCLiveTouch, a security solution for fingerprint sensors…
Hoyos partners with NIST to improve gov’t evaluation of contactless fingerprint capture devices
Hoyos Labs has partnered with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop new ways to measure the…
Apple granted patent for technology that expands fingerprint sensor functionality
Apple was recently granted a U.S. patent entitled “Force-Sensitive Fingerprint Sensing Input“, which will expand the Touch ID home button’s…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Injection Attack Detection
- Understanding MOSIP
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection