Citigroup’s voice authentication option reaches one million customers in Asia
Citigroup, which rolled out voice recognition technology to its consumer banking customers in Asia Pacific last May, has enrolled one…
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Facial recognition kiosks installed at Ottawa International Airport
Passengers arriving on international flights to Canada’s Ottawa International Airport will have the option of using a self-serve facial recognition-based…
SITA working group to define roadmap for secure end-to-end passenger experience
SITA has formed the Secure Journeys Working Group, a new initiative aimed at addressing growing airport security threats in the…
Aadhaar authentication devices will have to comply with new encryption standards
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the governing agency in charge of Aadhaar, will make it mandatory for all devices…
UK biometrics commissioner criticizes plans for custody images database
The UK’s Biometrics Commissioner has condemned the government’s response to a High Court ruling from 2012, stating that the mass…
Keyo offering biometric payment system with palm vein authentication
Keyo has developed a biometric payment platform that maps the pattern of blood vessels in a person’s hand to generate…
FIDO Alliance paper details extending PKI security with authentication standards
The FIDO Alliance has released a new white paper in support of the U.S. Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity’s recommendations…
Nigeria to register 16M farmers in biometric database
The Nigerian government said it will register at least 16 million farmers in a new biometric database to enable them…
Aadhaar program wins World Bank praise
Paul Romer, Chief Economist at the World Bank, told Bloomberg that India’s Aadhaar scheme is tremendously effective and should be…
Dutch police use Safran facial recognition technology to help identify suspects
Safran Identity and Security has provided a facial recognition solution to the Netherlands police, building on the biometric identification services…
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