Brazil bolsters its biometrics-based citizen database
According to a ZDNet report, the Brazilian Superior Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has been granted access to systems maintained by driver…
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UIDAI to soon fine banks without Aadhaar enrollment centers
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has given banks until the end of the month to open Aadhaar enrollment…
Crossmatch, FlexEnable and ISORG team selected as a finalist in IARPA fingerprint challenge
A multinational team comprised of Crossmatch, French firm ISORG and the UK-based FlexEnable was selected as a finalist in the…
Nexus Group to distribute Zwipe biometric access cards
Nexus Group and Zwipe have signed a distribution agreement whereby Nexus is now selling Zwipe’s biometric access smartcards via the online…
BioSec, Fujitsu team up to provide palm vein recognition to EMEIA
Fujitsu has partnered with biometrics firm BioSec Group Ltd. in an effort to deliver the new generation of biometric palm…
Applied Recognition achieves new benchmark for face recognition accuracy
Applied Recognition, Inc. has achieved the 0.2 percent threshold for Cross-Over Error Rate (CER) in testing against the FERET dataset…
Jumio to provide biometric ID verification for money messaging app Plynk
Jumio has partnered with European money messaging app Plynk to biometrically verify users who are loading money onto their Plynk accounts…
Mexican banks to install fingerprint readers to curb identity theft
Mexico’s National Banking and Security Commission (CNBV) has implemented a new initiative which will see the installation of biometric fingerprint…
Caradigm, RightPatient partner to provide biometric ID, access management solutions for healthcare
RightPatient has partnered with Caradigm to deliver a suite of comprehensive identity and access management solutions to protect patient identities,…
Facial recognition ATMs mandatory for mainland Mastercard, Visa cardholders in Macau
The Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) has made facial recognition technology a mandatory requirement for all mainland withdrawals made by…
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