Face biometrics roll out for retail, airports and edge as players work to refine the technology
Facial recognition is the common theme of the week’s top digital identity news with retail applications, new edge servers, and…
Facial Recognition
A facial recognition system is a computer application for automatically identifying or verifying a person from a two- or three-dimensional digital image or a frame from a video source. It is typically used in security systems alone or in combination with other factors. Can also be used to perform liveness detection. Find facial recognition solutions here.
Biometric onboarding and compliance technologies launched as report shows ID fraud rising
Biometric technology upgrades and solutions for remote onboarding and compliance have been launched by Smart Engines, and Yoti, while new…
New biometric access control solution by Dahua and distribution partnerships for Invixium and StoneLock
Security solutions provider Dahua Technology has released a new facial recognition access control terminal solution. Named FACT, the new biometric…
Facial recognition CCTV system goes live in Myanmar, prepared in India
A total of 335 cameras with face recognition capabilities went live last week in the Myanmar capital of Naypyitaw, Myanmar…
Dutch grocer thinks loophole makes face biometrics legal in its store
A year after shutting off its facial recognition system under regulatory pressure, a Dutch supermarket wants to plug it back…
Idiap researchers propose metric for measuring biometrics fairness
A pair of researchers from the Idiap Research Institute have developed a metric to use in assessing the fairness of biometric…
SingPass introduces biometric face verification, Kofax integrates digital signatures
The Government Technology Agency (GovTech) of Singapore has updated the SingPass platform to allow citizens to verify themselves using facial…
More ‘Uighur alarms’ found in China — this time an Alibaba face biometrics feature
It sounds like the set up for a grade school racist joke. China’s dominant e-commerce firm Alibaba reportedly offers a…
Bolt raises funding for biometric driver verification and AI investments
Estonia-based, ride-hailing company Bolt announced a 150 million euros (US$182 million) investment led by D1 Capital Partners, with participation from…
ID check, selfie biometrics and identity intelligence providers look for niches in busy compliance market
Biometric screening and related technologies for know your customer (KYC) and anti money-laundering (AML) compliance when onboarding new customers clearly…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection