Hospital in China introduces facial recognition for medical bill payments
Self-service payment terminals equipped with Alipay’s face recognition technology were recently deployed at the Jiangxi Provincial People’s Hospital, China’s first…
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European Biometrics Association launches new strategic plan to build on early success
The European Biometrics Association (EAB) is launching a new strategic plan at its annual Research Projects Conference to continue its…
Audax Private Equity takes controlling interest in Acuant
Audax Private Equity has acquired a controlling interest in identity verification solutions provider Acuant from Insight Venture Partners, Lightview Capital…
HID Global acquires Crossmatch
HID Global has acquired Crossmatch from private equity firm Francisco Partners. Terms were not disclosed. With the acquisition, HID Global…
Cloud biometric systems to authenticate 586 million bank customers by 2020
There will be more than 586 million bank customers using cloud-based biometrics by 2020 for applications such as authentication during…
ID R&D launches frictionless multi-factor biometric authentication for messaging apps
AI behavioral, voice, and anti-spoofing technology provider ID R&D has launched a biometric authentication technology specifically for messaging, which is…
Wendy’s faces potential class action suit under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act
Burger chain Wendy’s is the latest employer to be hit with a potential class-action suit under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy…
Academic researchers develop method for improving facial recognition accuracy with poor image quality
Research by psychologists from the UK and Australia suggests that the accuracy of facial recognition using images from poor quality…
Afghanistan to procure 24,000 biometric units to identify voters in upcoming elections
Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) has reached an agreement to use biometric systems to ensure the legitimacy of upcoming elections,…
Paytm testing facial recognition tool to unlock payments application
Indian e-commerce payment system and digital wallet company Paytm is looking at facial recognition technology to enable digital payments, the…
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