NIST’s image standards could become win/lose factor for govt biometrics contractors
The U.S. government is developing a vendor-neutral standard for assessing how useful an image might be for biometric identification. The…
Trade Notes
Trade notes refers to significant developments in the biometrics industry. This includes corporate appointments, venture capital, funding, mergers, acquisitions, litigation and launches.
Illuma Labs brings 2 credit union customers onboard as voice biometrics investors
Illuma Labs is raised funds from two of its existing credit union customers after demonstrating the effectiveness of its voice…
OCR Labs appoints leader to expand biometric onboarding into gaming industry
Fiona Davies has been appointed OCR Labs Global’s new head of Gaming to drive the expansion of the company’s identity…
Vietnam wants more control of foreign companies’ customer biometric data
Foreign technology firms, including social media platforms, who are doing business in Vietnam have 13 months to store the data…
Transmit Security updates biometric passwordless authentication suite, reports record growth
Transmit Security announced record growth figures alongside updates for its customer identity and access management (CIAM) products, as well as…
Next Biometrics signs up fingerprint sensor distributor in China, closes deals
Next Biometrics has received a volume purchase order for its fingerprint sensors from Chinese distributor XM Holder, as well as…
OIX announces digital ID interoperability panels at Identity Trust Conference 2022
The Open Identity Exchange (OIX) has announced two new panels about global interoperability of digital ID for its upcoming Identity…
Sentry appoints blockchain, crypto expert CTO to develop solutions for biometric ID card
Sentry Enterprises has appointed Mikhail Friedland as its new chief technology officer to lead the development of decentralized digital identity…
Three Web3 and decentralized digital ID funding rounds bring in over $84M
Excitement for decentralized digital ID solutions for Web3 continues to attract new funding. The latest announcements include .bit raising $13…
Three Canadian airports getting biometrics-ready kiosks from SITA
Aviation IT firm SITA is building a common hardware and software check-in infrastructure at three of Canada’s major airports. Seven…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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