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ImageWare to supply biometrics for major telecom operator with fintech ambitions in South Africa

ImageWare Systems has commenced deployment of biometrics for one of the world’s largest mobile network operators, along with partner Contactable,…

 

Startup Speechly raises over $2M to launch natural language and speech recognition technology

Conversational technology startup Speechly has raised €2 million (US$2.2 million) in a seed funding round led by Cherry Partners, with…

 

Next Biometrics granted US PIV certification for FAP20 sensor module

Next Biometrics has been granted Personal Identity Verification (PIV) certification in the United States for its new biometric module based…

 

Confusion reigns as Australia upgrade of biometric airport gates delayed again

The planned biometric smartgate system for airports in Australia has been delayed by at least another two years, the Department…

 

2019 Security Guide reviews Apple biometrics and encryption technology upgrades

Apple has published its guide to security efforts it has made in biometrics, encryption and data protection, apps, service, and…

 

Japanese companies identify facial recognition opportunity in conflict between U.S. and China

China’s facial recognition unicorns have received a lot of hype, but conflict between China and the U.S. and unease about…

 

NIST report tackles issue of ‘bias’ in facial biometrics

New research on demographic differentials of biometric facial recognition accuracy, or ‘bias,’ has been published by the U.S. National Institute…

 

Isorg launches multi-finger biometric sensor module for smartphones

Isorg will demonstrate its new Fingerprint-on-Display (FoD) module, which the company says delivers improved multi-finger authentication on smartphones, at the…

 

NtechLab to provide facial recognition for smart cities through Rostelecom subsidiary partnership

Rostelecom Group subsidiary Netris and NtechLab have agreed to a partnership to add face recognition to cameras deployed to Netris’…

 

ImageWare and Laxton partner on multi-modal biometrics in the field for law enforcement

Laxton Group and ImageWare Systems have partnered to provide law enforcement with a complete biometric identity solution for use in…

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