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Report forecasts iris recognition device shipments to total $1.92B by 2024

Tractica published a new report simply entitled “Iris Recognition”, which predicts that iris recognition device shipments will total 262 million…

 

Consumers largely open to alternate authentication methods: report

Accenture announced it has published the Digital Trust in the IoT Era report, which finds that most consumers are growing…

 

NXT-ID Inc. patents behavior-directed payments system

NXT-ID, Inc. announced that it has filed provisional patent 62/188684 for “Behavioral-directed Authentication Method and System”, covering technology which recognizes…

 

NIST becomes government member of FIDO Alliance

National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) announced it recently joined the FIDO Alliance under its newly-created government membership class….

 

Maybank offers biometric authentication in mobile banking app

Malaysian financial services firm Maybank is now offering a biometric authentication option through its Quick Touch service on the Maybank2u…

 

Bio-Metrica introduces multi-factor biometric authentication identity framework

Bio-Metrica announced it has developed BII, a new multi-factor authentication identity framework that uses multiple biometric data types (fingerprint, facial…

 

Apple Pay officially launches in UK with initial 250,000 supporting retailers

Apple announced earlier this morning it has officially launched its contactless payment service, Apple Pay, following an accidental tweet by…

 

MasterCard survey reveals that majority of Americans trust new payment technologies

MasterCard announced that it has published the “Emotion of Safety & Security Survey”, conducted by Braun Research, which finds that…

 

The Biometrics Institute reaches 182 members

The Biometrics Institute announced it has reached a total membership of 182 organizations, which represents a total of over 650…

 

Apple granted patent for new Apple Watch biometric ID system

In the third Apple Watch-related patent filing published in the past month, Apple has filed a new biometrics related patent…

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