Sony AI-powered sensors for industry, retail automation hold secure biometrics promise
Sony claims to have introduced the first artificial intelligence image sensors that speed up the data collection process and deliver…
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Protecting privacy, preventing bias in facial recognition essential, RAND study says
How society can benefit from and use biometric facial recognition while still protecting privacy is one of the two central…
Yoti biometric digital ID secures COVID-19 test results, Indian crypto exchange
Polish biotech company GeneMe has developed a mouth swab test for COVID-19 which shares results using Yoti biometric digital ID…
Experts say open banking requires more collaboration, government guidance
How to establish trust in digital ID in the absence of industry standards or protocols was discussed by attendees of…
CourseKey releases biometric attendance tool to prevent online education fraud
E-learning company CourseKey has released a biometric facial and fingerprint scanning solution to keep track of student attendance and curtail…
Infinity Optics argues for biometric “privacy by default” and leverages award in promotional material
Infinity Optics is touting its technology as protecting “privacy by default” as the company promotes its recent recognition for biometrics innovations…
Biometrics support financial services efficiency in Malawi, Nigeria and Ghana as UNHCR ramps up in Niger
The biometrics business continues as normal in parts of Africa. A new ePassport agency opens in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, despite…
Biometrics offerings for keeping people safe at work and making payments jostle for market position
Anticipation for broad deployments of biometrics for contactless work processes is exceeded only by excitement for the commercialization of fingerprint…
Biometric payment cards to ride contactless wave, market producing extra 110M units in 2020
Biometric payment cards are expected to play a major role in a trend towards the use of multi-factor contactless transactions…
CloudWalk raises $250M and plans IPO as biometrics firms flourish in China during pandemic response
CloudWalk has raised RMB 1.8 billion (US$254 million) in funding from a group of provincial and municipal funds in China to…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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