Turkey issues new biometric passports as part of EU visa agreement
Turkey will begin issuing new biometric passports in November in accordance with its agreement with the European Union to grant…
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Apple’s MacBook Pro Touch Bar expected to bring biometric security to the mainstream
Apple’s new MacBook Pro, which includes the Touch Bar fingerprint authentication feature, is expected to expand biometric security to the…
Samsung granted South Korean patent for fingerprint scanner gestures
Samsung has been granted a patent in South Korea relating to a fingerprint scanner with swipe functionality, according to a…
Macate introduces biometric credit card
Last week at Money 20/20, Macate introduced its Gardevant Card security solution for online purchases that uses thumbprint authentication. The…
Hitachi demonstrates new finger vein authentication system
At the Social Innovation Forum 2016 in Tokyo, Japan, Hitachi demonstrated its new finger vein authentication system which uses a…
BISP intros biometric payments in Rahim Yar Khan
Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) launched its biometric verification system for payments in Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan, according to a…
Precise Biometrics and FPC announce three new deployments
Precise Biometrics and Fingerprint Cards recently announced three new mobile device deployments of their fingerprint technology. The Huawei Enjoy 6…
Hexagon CEO detained for insider trading in Next Biometrics
Ola Rollén, the president and CEO of Swedish technology firm Hexagon, has been detained for questioning in Norway in connection…
SecureKey raises US$20.5M to fund digital identity network, CEO returns
SecureKey Technologies has raised $27 million CAD $20.5 million USD) in growth capital to fund the commercial rollout of a…
IDEX’s touch fingerprint sensor in new LG mobile device
LG has launched a handset featuring IDEX’s touch fingerprint sensor Cardinal Q. The handset is a specific model for US…
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