Fingerprint recognition to protect medical marijuana dispensaries in Illinois
Medical marijuana cultivation centers and dispensaries in Illinois will be safeguarded by advanced security measures, including vaults monitored by security…
Commercial Applications
Biometrics are used in retail and customer-facing settings for point-of-sales services such as payments, access control in systems for purposes such as shoplifting prevention, and identification or characteristic analysis for personalization or customer insights. Access control systems are also increasingly used for automated commercial applications, such as hotel check-ins. Typically, these use palm vein, fingerprint, iris recognition, facial recognition.
Biometric software firm SpeechPro recognized by Speech Technology Magazine
Biometric software developer SpeechPro announced it has been named a “Star Performer” by Speech Technology magazine at its eighth annual…
Credence ID, Fulcrum Biometrics provide mobile biometric solutions for prisons in Mexico and Guatemala
Credence ID and Fulcrum Biometrics announced two new deployments of their combined Android-based mobile biometric equipment and software in Mexico…
UK Science and Technology Committee launch inquiry into use and collection of biometric data
The UK’s Science and Technology Committee has made an inquiry regarding the potential use and collection of biometric data, as…
Ufone expands biometric verification system deployment to 200 cities
Pakistani telecommunications firm Ufone announced it has expanded deployment of the biometric verification system (BVS) for issuance/activation or changing SIMs…
Bank Muscat launches biometric system compatible with national ID card
Financial services firm Bank Muscat announced it has introduced a biometric system that is compatible with the national identification card….
Launchkey supports facial recognition login in latest update
LaunchKey has just unveiled a new facial recognition login system for use with online services like WordPress. According to a…
Top biometrics news stories, week of August 3
Biometrics Week in Review: iWallet app using fingerprint sensors, facial recognition at Brussels Airport, Nigerian banks collecting biometrics, next killer…
Mobile commerce next killer app for biometrics
Mobile commerce is emerging as the next killer application for biometrics. Previously, Biometrics Research Group, Inc. accurately predicted that biometrics…
MorphoTrust completes transition of TSA HTAP to Universal Enrollment Services Platform
MorphoTrust USA has announced that it has now completed the transition of the TSA’s Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment Program…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection