Facewatch FRT records twice as many UK retail alerts in 2025
Facial recognition technology is catching more repeat offenders in UK shops. A press release from London biometrics firm Facewatch says…
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.
iDenfy launches automated ID verification app for high risk Shopify orders
iDenfy has expanded its fraud prevention suite with new tools for e‑commerce and corporate onboarding, with an app for Shopify…
Foodstuffs releases privacy assessment for FRT trial in NZ grocery stores
New Zealand grocery retailer Foodstuffs has published a Privacy Impact Assessment for its trial of in-store facial recognition technology. The…
Korea’s Coupang promotes passkeys in Taiwan, faces possible $1bn fine for data leak
Coupang wants to grow the adoption of passkeys in Taiwan, viewing the market as a strategic hub, even as it…
Retailers turning to biometrics to speed up in-store age checks
From Glasgow to Seoul to Moscow, retailers are embracing biometric and AI-powered age verification technologies to tighten compliance, protect minors…
Human error blamed for false accusation at retailer using facial recognition
False accusations of shoplifting against a man in Cardiff, Wales are the result of human error, rather than a false…
Signicat warns lack of clarity, business model could hold back EUDI Wallet benefits
The 2026 deadline for the introduction of the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet is approaching but many questions still remain…
Biometric Processing Privacy Code for New Zealand comes into effect
New Zealand’s new Biometric Processing Privacy Code is now live, having taken effect on November 3. The code applies to…
Auror launches facial recognition tool for retail crime prevention and safety
Auror has introduced a facial recognition product called Subject Recognition aimed at helping retailers tackle violent and organized retail crime. …
Foodstuffs’ expands NZ facial recognition trial, targets retail crime
New Zealand’s Foodstuffs South Island is introducing facial recognition technology at selected stores in Christchurch. The three-month trial commences this…
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