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Idex Biometrics closes higher on Nasdaq than share price estimated at registration

Idex Biometrics shares closed their first day of trading on the Nasdaq at $28.20 per American Depository Share (ADS), each of…

 

Infant biometrics nearing practicality for birth registration, but technical and legal challenges remain

Significant progress is being made towards the capability of including biometrics with birth registration records, but significant concerns persist, the…

 

Governments weigh use of biometric vaccine certificates; Vision-Box, iProov and Evernym positioned

Countries around the world continue to consider their options for safely reopening businesses and borders, which means thinking through whether…

 

State facial recognition regulations considered as ACLU and Clearview stand in for informed debate

Massachusetts new regulation of facial recognition diverges from the increasingly-worn paths of either preventing the technology’s benefits or not regulating…

 

Plurilock to foster spread of behavioral biometrics with $1.6M from new private placement

Plurilock has announced the closure of its second non-brokered private placement to fund general corporate purposes and to grow the…

 

Shufti Pro launches affiliate program to expand biometric anti-fraud reach

Shufti Pro has introduced an affiliate program dubbed ‘Shufti Advocates,’ to take referrals for its biometric know your customer (KYC)…

 

Facebook mulls face biometrics for forthcoming smart glasses

Facebook’s upcoming smart glasses are due to launch this year, and the company is assessing whether face biometrics could be…

 

Iris biometrics facilitate change in aid sector worth hundreds of billions

Custom smartphones held on social-distancing sticks are helping refugees in Jordan with COVID-19 pay for shopping deliveries with a biometric…

 

After final approval in $650M biometric data privacy suit, Facebook seeks arbitration for Instagram

Facebook’s $650 million settlement of a biometric data privacy suit has been granted final approval in the Northern District of…

 

A market for emotion recognition grows without tackling deep concerns by the public

Private and government researchers see few unassailable obstacles to — and plenty of money in — making emotion recognition a…

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