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Familiar faces take on new roles in biometrics and security

Several recent hirings and appointments are indicative of continued growth in the biometrics and securities sectors. Transitions at Wicket, Sift,…

 

Tougher laws urged after 1 in 5 kiwis lose data in Latitude attack

The New Zealand government estimates that 20 percent of its citizens were victimized in an attack on the Australian consumer…

 

European standards agency presents new proof of concept for user-centric digital ID

Up until recently, interaction with smart products and services often did not live up to users’ expectations due to technical…

 

Biometric privacy cases churn on, but talk of legal reform gets louder

Amazon and beefery McDonald’s are separately involved in new class-action filings about their alleged violation of a U.S. state biometric…

 

PopID adds palm for multimodal payments with Redrock partnership

PopID has introduced a new modality to its biometric retail payment system to give customers a choice between payments with…

 

Clear, Alaska Airlines, TSA deploy biometrics to ease US airport experience

Biometrics vendors and their aviation sector customers have recently completed new or analyzed existing biometrics deployments to make traveler journeys…

 

Can biometrics prevent school shootings?

With politics complicating a legislative response to unregulated firearms, there is a push to pursue the fortification of schools with…

 

AML and KYC compliance grows beyond banking

It has been a busy April for companies focusing on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) products, with…

 

Stakeholders examine benefits of digital public infrastructure at IMF meeting

Speakers at a seminar during the recent spring meetings of the Bretton Woods institutions (IMF and World Bank) shared thoughts…

 

South Carolina lawmakers promote biometrics to help find missing kids

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and Senator Katrina Shealy are backing a biometric ID program aimed at helping families…

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