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Versasec study forecasts IT security spending to increase significantly in 2017

Versasec has published a new study that reveals that IT executives in small- and medium-sized companies as well as larger…

 

Military biometrics market to grow more than 7% CAGR through 2020

Technavio has released a new study entitled ‘Global Military Biometrics Market 2016-2020‘, which forecasts that the global military biometrics market…

 

Imprivata report reveals that biometric ID improves patient care, reduces hospital costs

Imprivata released a new study entitled ‘2016 National Patient Misidentification Report‘, which reveals that patient misidentification has become rampant and…

 

Vkansee raises $10M to fund fingerprint sensor innovation

Vkansee has raised $10 million in additional funding from existing angel investors and other institutional investors, including Infotech Ventures, Yunnan…

 

Canada Border Services Agency’s use of facial recognition flags man with two identities

A Pakistan-born employee at an Alberta, Canada restaurant has been ordered to leave Canada after the Canada Border Services Agency’s…

 

eyeCam raises $1.5M for development of wearable platform

eyeCam, Inc. has received $1.5 million in reservations on equity crowdfunding site Crowdfunder to develop its wearable 3D interfacing, adaptive…

 

Precise Biometrics completes private placement of shares

Precise Biometrics‘ board of directors has resolved to issue 14,925,373 new shares in Precise Biometrics through a private placement directed…

 

QNB adds iris recognition to its ATMs

In an effort to increase customers’ financial security and convenience, Qatar National Bank (QNB) has begun using Iris ID’s iris…

 

Gait biometrics expert named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Gait biometrics expert Sudeep Sarkar has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The NAI Fellows…

 

Precise Biometrics to acquire NexID Biometrics for $3.49M

Precise Biometrics has entered into an agreement to acquire spoof mitigation and liveness detection solutions provider NexID Biometrics for 32…

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