Thales fingerprint biometric card named among top 100 business ideas of the year
The fingerprint-enabled biometric card from Thales has been declared among the 100 best business ideas of the year by Actualidad Económica…
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Market ready for biometric payment cards, but enrollment challenges remain: APSCA panelists
The technology for biometric payment cards is nearly ready, but the ecosystem is still maturing, and how enrollment will work…
Face biometrics accuracy identifying mask wearers improves in latest NIST FRVT report
Facial recognition accuracy remains significantly lower when subjects’ faces are covered, but error rates have dropped by around a quarter…
Investors pile on $3M more for Signzy biometric video KYC and platform expansion
Signzy has raised an additional $3 million from Vertex Ventures as part of its recently-announced fundraising round, to reach a…
Biden administration expected to prioritize digital ID and tighten fintech regulations
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will be coming into office amid a rapidly changing outlook for fintech, digital identity, and AI,…
Massachusetts partially bans police facial recognition use in latest reform bill
Massachusetts state lawmakers have passed a new statewide police reform bill banning facial recognition technology for police departments and public…
Biometric authentication adoption slowed in UK by privacy and UX concerns, Nomidio suggests
A new report commissioned by passwordless solutions firm Nomidio revealed a trend of distrust towards biometric authentication in the UK…
How Special Olympics Nigeria will bring digital identity to the people
“Whenever we’re organizing an international competition, we find ourselves having to start from the very beginning, to get them their…
NY school district allegedly misled about face biometrics system’s racial bias
A facial recognition system purchased by New York’s Lockport School District has greater disparities in performance between demographics than claimed…
Suprema’s touchless biometrics in demand across North America
Suprema’s recent growth efforts across North America have resulted in new partnerships with major wholesale distributors, system integration partners and resellers,…
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