VoiceVault fights back against voice biometrics fraudsters
Last Friday, VoiceVault released performance results of its latest voice biometric replay detection platform. For the financial services industry, these…
Financial Services
Biometrics are used in financial services to aid in the flow of money from account opening through payments and transfers. This includes biometric payment cards, point-of-sale and payments systems, transaction processing and other payment technologies, as well as onboarding and regulatory checks, and mobile wallet applications.
Validity Sensors to receive $20 million for biometric technology
Validity Sensors Inc. announced that it has secured approval for US$20 million in venture capital financing for its fingerprint sensors….
Human Recognition Systems to exhibit at UK biometrics event
Human Recognition Systems has announced that it will exhibit at this year’s Biometrics 2012 Exhibition between October 29 to 31,…
Frost & Sullivan projects biometrics revenue growth in Asia-Pacific
Market research from Frost & Sullivan suggests that the biometrics market, specifically in the government vertical within the Asia-Pacific region…
Biometric criminal record checks for U.S. job applicants increase
According to statistics from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, fingerprinting has exponentially increased as a method of checking job…
U.S. military should leverage biometrics to secure critical infrastructure
U.S. defense secretary Leon Panetta has warned about the possibility of a catastrophic “cyber Pearl Harbor” attack against critical American…
Senator Jay Rockefeller special guest at West Virginia biometrics event
The fifth annual Biometrics and Forensics Seminar and Expo event is being held in Washington, DC tomorrow at The Washington…
NADRA introduces Pakistan’s new biometric smart ID cards
NADRA Chairman Tariq Malik announced Pakistan’s roll out of new smart ID cards last week. The announcement was made at…
IrisGuard launches new iris recognition camera for banks
IrisGuard Inc. recently announced the release of its latest iris recognition imager, the EyeSign. The EyeSign is a next generation…
Fingerprinting improves micro-loan repayment rate in Malawi
Biometric fingerprinting works well in impoverished countries like Malawi that lack a national identification system where even identification as basic…
