Aadhaar to be used to issue bank accounts to all Indian households
In a stunning policy reversal, India’s new government is examining new ways to expand Aadhaar, including to issue bank accounts…
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PayPal adds fingerprint authentication to more Samsung devices
PayPal announced at the Samsung Unpacked Episode 2 event in Berlin, Beijing and New York that it is now allowing…
iBeta awarded fingerprint evaluation study from Sandia National Laboratories
iBeta Quality Assurance, an on-demand software testing laboratory under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program, was awarded a fingerprint evaluation…
Precise Biometrics names new CFO, promotes R&D director
Precise Biometrics AB announced it has named Bo-Göran Jaxelius CFO and member of its management team. The company also announced…
Fingerprint Cards, Precise Biometrics provide fingerprint technology for new smartphone
Fingerprint Cards AB (FPC) announced it has provided its touch fingerprint sensor FPC1020 for an undisclosed “tier one smartphone”. According…
Barclays introduces biometric finger vein reader for customers
Barclays announced it has partnered with Hitachi Europe to launch its customer authentication solution, Barclays Biometric Reader, which is backed…
Homeland Security could get more than $25M for IDENT biometric system improvements
The Department of Homeland Security could get more than $25 million for improvements to its Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT)…
DNA evidence identifies Jack the Ripper
According to news reports published in UK newspapers including the Daily Mirror and The Independent over the weekend, DNA evidence…
Samsung Galaxy devices deploy Sensory speech recognition technology
Sensory Inc. announced that Samsung has deployed its TrulyHandsfree voice technology across its Galaxy smartphones, tablets, cameras, and wearables. As…
Top biometrics news stories, week ending September 7
Here’s a recap of most popular and noteworthy biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week…
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