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Synaptics to benefit from increasing adoption of biometrics: report

A new research report helmed by Cowen analyst Robert Stone stated that Synaptics is positioned to benefit from the increasing…

 

Next Biometrics receives order for 160,000 fingerprint sensors

Next Biometrics Group ASA announced it has received an order for 160,000 fingerprint sensors to a customer that asked to…

 

Fingerprint Cards names acting CEO Jörgen Lantto permanent CEO

Fingerprint Cards AB (FPC) announced that Johan Carlström has stepped down as CEO in order to focus on business development…

 

Scottish Police admit to using facial recognition software, maintaining image database

Police Scotland has admitted to using face recognition technology to identify individuals captured on CCTV cameras and from other sources,…

 

China’s Central Bank puts restrictions on using biometrics for identity verification

China’s Central Bank has implemented a new policy that will prevent banks from verifying the identities of new customers using…

 

NSA tests gesture recognition for smartphone access control

Lockheed Martin said that the National Security Agency has tested the use of its new smartphone-swipe recognition technology, which verifies…

 

EgisTec’s UAF and U2F products are now FIDO certified

Egis Technology Inc. has submitted and passed the FIDO Certification Program with their UAF and U2F products, including YuKey UAF…

 

AnchorID launches channel partner program for biometric authentication platform

AnchorID, Inc. has launched a national channel partner program to expand the reach of AnchorID’s multi-factor authentication platform. The company…

 

Google to add fingerprint authentication feature for Android system

Google will reportedly introduce a fingerprint scanner/security/authentication feature to Android mobile phones this year, according to a report by Buzzfeed….

 

GenKey updates its FastAFIS biometric matching SDK technology

GenKey has released a new version of its FastAFIS SDK technology that offers a significantly improved biometric matching accuracy. According…

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