Top biometrics news stories, week of July 20
Biometrics Week in Review: VISA Europe, NEC technology, Samsung rumors, NIST testing, Imagus, CrimTrac, US intelligence budget, facial recognition research,…
Civil / National ID
Civil ID is used to identify or verify the identity of individuals when interacting with governments, though increasingly it is also used for regulated private industries, such as mobile phone accounts. Government examples of civil ID use could include document issuance, border management, voter registration or employment background checks. Find Civil ID solutions here.
Economic Community of West African States propose to replace residence permits with biometric ID
Leaders within the sub-region at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have proposed to replace residence permits with…
Top biometrics news stories, week of July 13
Biometrics Week in Review: biometric visa for South Africa tourism, FiDELYS smartwatch, VISA Europe considers biometrics, biometric intelligence lab, travel…
Global eID revenue to reach $54 billion, says Acuity
According to a new study from Acuity Market Intelligence, the global market for national electronic ID (eID) programs will generate…
Emirates Identity Authority among world’s best in biometric population enrollment: U.N Survey
The Emirates Identity Authority was recognized as one of the world’s best biometric programs, according to the recent United Nation’s…
New South African tourism rules require many tourists to obtain biometric visa in person
The South African tourism department is set to introduce new regulations in October that would require travellers to the country…
U.S. opens travel biometrics technology testing center
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) opened its new test facility for biometric identification technology in Landover, Maryland last month….
Top biometrics news stories, week ending July 6
Biometrics Week in Review: biometric sensors in smartwatch and smartphone, new biometric ID card for India, finger vein recognition, biometrics2014,…
Argus Global installs biometrics tracking system at Australian university
Argus Global has installed its iTrak incident reporting and risk management solution at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, making it…
Japan biometrics market to see 34.6% CAGR spike by 2018, says report
Analysts project that Japan’s biometrics market will see a 34.6 percent CAGR rise from 2013 to 2018, according to a…
