Passage raises $4M to bring biometric authentication to web browsers
Passage, an Austin, Texas-based company, has emerged from stealth with $4 million in funding to announce the public beta test…
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SAFR executive shares company’s biometrics progress in Japan
SAFR is growing steadily in Japan, having deployed its biometric technology at several Japanese construction sites last December. In an…
IBT acquires Tailored Solutions to extend biometric background checks, identity management
IBT (Integrated Biometric Technology) has boosted its back-end capabilities for identity management to address biometrics demand in government services and stadiums…
Anonybit raises $3.5M to relieve biometrics providers of sensitive data storage
To hear Anonybit Co-founder Frances Zelazny tell it, the company’s $3.5 million funding round is just one in a series…
Yoti files patent to encrypt browser identity verification for enhanced security
London-based digital identity firm Yoti has filed a patent in the UK for a novel way to counter the loopholes that…
Supercharged biometrics market sees 9-figure funding rounds, IPOs and consolidation
Investments in biometrics by venture capital, institutional investors and other businesses reached its highest-yet level in 2021, by a wide…
Biometrics could make attending large event venues a whole new ballgame
Large events make up one of the market areas most likely to experience a surge in biometrics adoption in 2022,…
Travizory revolutionizing border security management through biometrics
The coronavirus pandemic hit the world like a bombshell, drastically changing many processes and driving technology adoption and expanded use…
New law enforcement biometrics deal signals ImageWare’s fresh direction, execs say
King County, Washington has selected ImageWare to provide an as-yet unreleased biometrics module for its 700 officers in a $1.5…
Big funding bump for biometric ID verification player Incode
Not nine months after closing a series A round of funding, an ID verification and biometric authentication platform company has…
