Contactless boom carves out biometric payment cards opportunity, FPC sees France leading
Contactless payment card transactions spiked from $1.7 billion in 2020 to $2.5 billion in 2021, with cards making up 79…
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Shufti Pro CEO testifies in support of Improving Digital Identity Act at Congressional Hearing
Shufti Pro CEO Victor Fredung explained the need for a unified framework for digital identity in the United States due to…
Onfido reaches triple-digit biometrics growth, surpasses $100M annual recurring revenue in Q2
Onfido has doubled its revenue on a year-over-year basis with a fifth consecutive record quarter in Q2, 2021, surpassing $100 million…
Partnerships address EU border biometrics challenges with $216M deal, research project
A consortium including Unisys has been selected to provide biometric authentication at EU borders, while the EAB has joined a…
Nigerian States begin biometric registration for voters, stalemate persists in Liberia
Nigeria’s Lagos and Osun States have begun biometric data collection within the framework of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise…
Veteran biometric authentication firm IBT re-launches, hiring for new HQ
Integrated Biometric Technology, a significant player in post-9/11 authentication, has been reconstituted and is establishing its headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee. An…
Dutch companies merge to provide digital identity for European enterprises
Dutch companies Onegini and iWelcome have merged to become OneWelcome, which is currently providing digital identity services to more than…
Too much data and not enough fraud prevention; biometrics and micro-identities could help
More consumers see one-time passwords, two-factor authentication and answering ‘secret’ questions as providing both security and convenience than biometrics, according…
Imageware brings biometric multi-factor authentication to U.S. first responders’ network
Imageware biometrics have been approved for first responder use by FirstNet, and added to the FirstNet App Catalog to enable fast…
Elenium Automation addresses airport biometrics overhead with $200M fund launch
As airports and airlines are squeezed between reduced revenues and looming overcapacity concerns, Elenium Automation has launched a $200 million program…
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