Google announces edge face and voice biometrics at I/O Conference
Google has launched a new smart home hub with biometric facial recognition processed at the edge, and reduced its voice…
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Ipsidy cloud biometrics revenue growth continues in Q1 2019
After reporting revenue growth of nearly 61 percent in 2018, Ipsidy recorded revenue growth of 41 percent in the first…
Mastercard piloting first biometric card trial in Mexico with Edenred
Mastercard and Edenred have launched the first biometric card trial in Sonora, Mexico. The pilot is focused on securing disbursements…
Shanghai deploys smart city system with biometric facial recognition from Alibaba
Shanghai has deployed Alibaba Group Holding’s City Brain public surveillance system with 1,100 biometric facial recognition cameras and drones to…
IDnow appoints new CEO and CFO to bring cloud identity verification services to new markets
Identity Verification-as-a-Service provider IDnow has appointed Andreas Bodczek as CEO and Joseph Lichtenberger as CFO, with all founders returning to…
Internal CBP document shows matches in initial biometric pedestrian border checks not satisfactory
Iris and facial biometric technology used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to identify pedestrians for its Biometric Entry/Exit…
Drover deploys Onfido identity verfication technology to onboard new users
Mobility-as-a-service platform Drover has deployed Onfido identity verification technology to quickly onboard and get new users on the road. Drover…
Data collection practices of voice and facial biometrics companies criticized
A pair of biometrics providers are drawing criticism for their data collection practices, and the secrecy with which they are…
Digital ID in Africa this week: banks issuing biometric ID, tracking miners and a Global Fund tender
The application of biometrics continues apace across Africa. Biometric-backed ID is to begin for workers in Uganda’s informal mining sector….
IDEX patents biometric enrollment tech as leading payment scheme demos contactless cards
IDEX Biometrics has been granted a pair of comprehensive patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for on-card enrollment…
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