Jamaica considers fast-tracking national digital ID system to accelerate pandemic relief response
Jamaica’s government is discussing fast-tracking the implementation of its digital National Identification System (NIDS) in order to ease its efforts…
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Washington State restricts facial recognition use with passage of Microsoft-backed law
The Microsoft-backed bill setting detailed limitations on the use of biometric facial recognition in Washington State has been signed into…
Fintech apps with fingerprint security options looks for U.S. foothold, offer to distribute stimulus funds
Fintechs supporting biometric security like Venmo and Cash App have had talks with the U.S. Treasury Department about using their…
Biometrics stocks wrap: Precise Biometrics, Ipsidy, Aware, Zwipe, Fingerprint Cards, Goodix, SmartMetric
Precise Biometrics is planning to grow through both increasing licensing revenues and royalties from an expanding range of products and…
Free palm and face biometrics, digital signing offered to support pandemic relief and work from home
The biometrics industry continues to step up to help communities in need during the coronavirus outbreak, offering free services to…
New enterprise biometric onboarding, identity verification platform introduced by Idemia
Idemia has introduced the new ID.X identity platform for secure customer onboarding and identity verification with biometrics to help enterprises…
Sunwin rolls out buses with facial biometrics, mask and fever detection for safer public transport
Shanghai Sunwin Bus Corporation has begun rolling out what it calls a “Healthcare Bus” with integrated facial biometrics and thermal…
More than half of users would share biometric data for seamless digital ID verification, survey says
The process of opening a new digital account can be a dealbreaker for 73 percent of consumers, found a Trulioo…
Integrated Biometrics launches AI presentation attack detection for FBI-certified fingerprint scanners
A new biometric presentation attack detection (PAD) technology has been launched by Integrated Biometrics, which the company says is the…
Walk this way: software performs emotion recognition by your gait
A new article written by the managing partner of artificial intelligence analyst firm Cognilytica peers into yet another tricky nook…
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