Biometrics at the network edge grow in prominence for smart city and healthcare applications
Biometrics at the network edge accounted for two of our top stories this week on Biometric Update, with Nvidia launching a…
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Biometrics-backed mobile money and facial recognition markets to grow as everything goes contactless
The biometric facial recognition market will be boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an update from MarketsandMarkets. The market…
Contactless biometrics with temperature screening pitched by FlowCentric and Eldir, NEC
South Africa’s FlowCentric and Eldir have jointly developed a facial recognition and thermal detection solution for access control to help business…
Fintech, investment companies choose remote biometrics for digital identity onboarding
French AI startup ubble has secured over €10 million (US$11.2 million) in funding led by Partech and Breega to invest…
ImageWare updates progress in transition towards cloud biometric services and hires VP of Engineering
ImageWare Systems has reported a slight drop in revenue for its biometric technologies for the first quarter of its fiscal 2020…
Bringing order to biometrics purchases and use by police to be a tough fight
New federal legislation that would sic science on biometrics in policing faces a nearly vertical climb even as a majority…
ID.me raises $8.3M in new capital amid demand surge for selfie biometrics and ID checks
During the pandemic, digital identity verification company ID.me has raised new capital worth some $8.3 million, out of a $12.5…
First commercial biometric payment cards issued in France to be powered by Thales and Fingerprint Cards
BNP Paribas is expected to launch a new biometric bank card this fall in significant numbers, according to Le Parisien,…
Biometrics researchers recognized for computer science innovation and bias work
Renowned biometrics expert Anil K. Jain, Michigan State Researcher and Distinguished Professor of computer science and engineering, tops the 2020 global…
Public health and retail biometric facial recognition applications expand amid uneven trust environment
A survey by the European Union’s agency for fundamental rights (FRA) shows that only 6 percent of consumers are willing…
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