Fingerprint Cards exec highlights benefits of biometric access cards
The Global Marketing Manager of Fingerprint Cards Maria Pihlström was recently interviewed by Computing Security, discussing the benefits of biometric…
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Spotify patent hints at speech recognition for music recommendations
Digital music service Spotify has been granted a patent titled “Identification of Taste Attributes From an Audio Signal” for the…
Greek police to introduce mobile biometrics during patrols
Greece is due to put in place a system known as ‘Smart Policing,’ which will see individuals undergo biometric scans…
iProov, Onfido, Daon stake out positions as biometrics-backed immunity passports advance
Biometrics providers including iProov, Onfido and Daon are positioning themselves to serve the requirements of digital health credentials for the…
Biometric mobile payments to reach $3T by 2025 on 650 percent growth, Juniper forecasts
App-based purchases and mobile commerce and contactless mobile device-based payments will drive more than $3 trillion in mobile payments that…
Will Open APIs break digital ID vendor lock-in, usher in new opportunity? ID4Africa community debates
The great potential for national ID systems with Open APIs to improve digital economies while enhancing equality and security was…
Soft market conditions hit biometrics revenues but fundraising, deals foreshadow expected bounce
Earnings reports by publicly-traded companies that provide biometrics are showing some effect from the generalized financial turmoil of the pandemic….
Consumers’ contrasting opinions towards biometric adoption shown by Entrust report
A new report by digital identity firm Entrust shows strong support among consumers for the adoption of biometric solutions, but…
Cameroon, Rwanda see progress in biometric passport projects implementation
Rwanda’s project to issue passports with embedded biometric data has attained a new milestone in its implementation process following the…
Feds warn of strings attached to a Chinese DNA firm’s hunt for COVID partners in U.S.
Typically, when someone in the Unites States is heard expressing distrust about how biometric data is collected, used and stored,…
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