Biometric access control market enters pivotal phase for both physical and logical
Access control and authentication systems and services fall into two categories: physical and logical. Most analysts combine the two categories…
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Hypr raises $35M to support passwordless MFA growth, plans to double headcount
Hypr has raised $35 million in a Series C funding round to accelerate its go-to-market strategy and expand its global support…
SecuGen unveils new multi-function fingerprint biometric system
SecuGen has released the Unity 20 Serial, an ultra-compact, RS232 serial interface and multi-function fingerprint system, replacing the previous ID-Serial biometric…
AuthenTrend security keys, biometrics integrated with MyID in Intercede partnership
AuthenTrend and Intercede are partnering to enable enterprises to use the latter’s MyID to issue and manage the lifecycle of AuthenTrend’s…
Philippines biometric national ID project advances with 28M Phase One registrants
Up to 28 million Filipinos participated in the first phase of registration for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) which seeks…
Israel posts RFI for biometric KYC systems to be used in government services
The Identity & Biometric Applications Unit of Israel’s National Cyber Directorate has issued a ‘Request for Information’ (RFI) from providers of…
Tackling the infant ID problem with fingerprint biometrics
A team of researchers from the Michigan State University (MSU) is advocating the adoption of fingerprint biometrics for children of…
Veridas voice biometrics chosen by Deutsche Telekom for user authentication
Veridas has been selected by Deutsche Telekom as a single-source provider for authenticating users through voice biometrics. The company says…
Microsoft wins partial dismissal of biometric data privacy suit, Amazon goes 0-for-2
A biometric data privacy lawsuit against Microsoft and Amazon can go forward, a federal judge in Seattle has ruled, though…
WorldReach acquired by Entrust as digital identity industry consolidates
U.S.-based digital security company Entrust has bought Canadian digital identity verification provider WorldReach Software in an acquisition which also sees the…
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