Lawmakers call for new restrictions on U.S. federal agency access to state biometric data
Several U.S. lawmakers are calling for regulations to govern the use of state databases for biometric facial recognition searches by…
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NEC to provide facial biometrics for customs at 6 more airports in Japan
NEC Corporation has received an order from Japan Customs for a facial recognition system to perform biometric customs checks at…
Nuance launches new voice biometric engine eliminating need for passphrase
Nuance Communications has unveiled a new artificial intelligence tool using fourth generation deep neural networks (DNNs) and combining voice biometrics…
Committee calls for national debate on UK single digital identifier plan for government services
British members of parliament have called for a national debate on the government’s plans to introduce a “single unique identifier”…
CyberLink climbs NIST FRVT rankings for facial recognition accuracy in wild category
CyberLink has announced that its FaceMe AI Facial Recognition Engine has scored a biometric accuracy rate of 97.02 percent in…
BTG Pactual deploys Jumio biometric digital onboarding technology
Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual has deployed Jumio‘s AI-powered identity verification solution with biometric face-matching technology to help properly vet…
Regula expands international presence with new office in Germany
Document authenticity verification devices and software services provider Regula has expanded its international presence with the launch of Regula Deutschland…
Trulioo adds four new countries to identity verification coverage
Trulioo has extended the identity verification capabilities of its GlobalGateway to Bahrain, Georgia, Iceland, and Qatar. The Financial Action Task…
Identity management challenges 9 in 10 SMBs but biometric MFA not a top priority
More than 9 out of 10 SMBs are experiencing at least one identity management challenge, and balancing ease of use…
DarwinAI and Intel generate neural network with 16X faster image classification inferencing speed
Artificial intelligence startup DarwinAI has announced that its Generative Synthesis platform has been used with Intel technology and optimizations to…
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