Fingerprint authentication added to PayPal app
PayPal rolled out an update of its app this past week that now includes fingerprint authentication for access control on…
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Jamaica introducing facial recognition to passport production
Jamaica’s Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is introducing a facial recognition feature to the production of passports. PICA CEO,…
Islamabad schools introduce biometric time and attendance system for staff
Islamabad’s Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) will be introducing a biometric time and attendance system for both teaching and non-teaching…
Samsung SDS to implement its online authentication solution based on Morpho’s facial recognition SDK
Morpho (Safran) announced that Samsung SDS will implement its online authentication solution based on Morpho’s facial recognition technology. Morpho has…
IBIA responds to new EU-US privacy framework for secure data transfers
The International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) has urged United States and EU Commission negotiators involved in implementing the new…
Qualcomm adds fingerprint authentication support for WeChat mobile payment service
Qualcomm has become the first company to support hardware-backed biometric fingerprint authentication capabilities for Tencent’s WeChat mobile payment service, enabled…
CrucialTec develops sensor that simultaneously scans fingerprints and heartbeats
CrucialTec has developed a new biometric verification system that can simultaneously read fingerprints as well as recognized heartbeats, in order…
Vkansee to ship ultra-thin, proof-of-concept optical fingerprint sensor
Vkansee has revealed that it has shipped pre-production, proof-of-concept samples of its latest, patented ultra-thin optical fingerprint sensor. BiometricUpdate.com first…
Fingerprint Cards and TPK integrates FPC1268 touch sensor under smartphone cover glass
Fingerprint Cards (FPC) announced that, in collaboration with Taiwanese touch solution provider TPK, they have successfully made cover glass prototypes…
W3C and FIDO Alliance work to eliminate Web passwords
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recently announced that it is launching a new standards effort in Web authentication that…
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