Digital ID in Africa this week: biometric registration for govt employees, SIM cards and elections
As biometrics enter more areas of life across Africa, Biometric Update provides monitoring of the continent. This week, biometric exam…
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Biometric online test proctoring company Examity raises $90 million in private equity funding
Online exam proctoring tool provider Examity has raised $90 million in a private equity funding round from Great Hill Partners…
Report says IoT proliferation and insufficient access controls exposing healthcare systems to data theft
The proliferation of IoT devices in the healthcare industry, insufficient access controls, unpartitioned networks and a reliance on legacy IT…
Aware revenue up significantly in Q1 on higher service and biometric software sales
Aware has reported first quarter 2019 revenues of $3.7 million, up nearly 28 percent from $2.9 million in the same…
RealNetworks taps Jay Burrell to lead SAFR global sales and business development
RealNetworks has appointed Jay Burrell to the position of chief revenue officer for computer vision where he will lead worldwide…
Payment gateway channel SADAD joins Eazy Financial Services biometric payment network
Bahraini fintech company Eazy Financial Services has signed a strategic partnership agreement with payment gateway channel SADAD that will enable…
AirAsia introduces smartphone registration for its biometric boarding system
AirAsia Group has introduced a smartphone registration system to make it easier for passengers to take advantage of biometric boarding…
Apple patents in-display acoustic fingerprint biometric technology for Touch ID alternative
Apple has been granted a patent for a possible alternative Touch ID biometric fingerprint technology for device user authentication, Patently…
VCV.AI raises $1.7 million for robot recruiter technology with facial and voice recognition
Recruiting software startup VCV.AI has raised $1.7 million in a Seed funding round to develop its robot recruiter technology featuring…
U.S. Air Force awards IDenTV research contract for facial biometrics and video analytics
Computer vision company IDenTV has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract under the U.S. Air…
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