Austriacard acquires Nitecrest, prepares to take biometric payment cards worldwide
A newly-structured grouping of card manufacturers and personalizers intends to use its strong position in Europe and the UK to…
Trade Notes
Trade notes refers to significant developments in the biometrics industry. This includes corporate appointments, venture capital, funding, mergers, acquisitions, litigation and launches.
FacePhi adopts four-day work week amid biometrics innovation drive
From 2022, staff of FacePhi will have to work for only four days a week in a move which the…
Aware acquires Fortress Identity for cloud biometrics and financial services tools
Aware is adding technical capabilities around biometric onboarding, know your customer (KYC) checks and authentication, and expanding its presence in the…
Veriff brings digital identity verification to metaverse
Veriff has officially released its first suite of digital identity verification solutions specifically developed for metaverse applications, including age verification…
Existing biometrics standards back emerging of digital ID frameworks
As frameworks for trusted online services with biometrics and digital identity systems gain traction, technology providers must understand the standards…
Startup support for biometrics and AI development: Intema joins Nvidia Inception, new NEC fund
Intema, a subsidiary of Russian company MTS AI, has announced that its US$100 million AI accelerator program for education has…
Record year for biometrics checks by iProov and Veriff
The UK’s biometric face authentication firm iProov has recorded another record year of growth in 2021 as global demand for…
Biometrics investment surge continues with FPC’s $33M bond issue, planned TeleSign IPO
Fingerprint Cards has raised SEK 300 million (US$33.2 million) in a senior secure bond issue to invest in working capital and…
Veridos, Cerence gets new CEOs to drive digital ID, edge AI ambitions
Veridos is set to have a new leader in place from January next year when 37-year-old Marc-Julien Siewert takes over…
Checkin.com acquires Datacorp for AI image analysis in $4.7M deal
Checkin.com Group has acquired all shares in Estonian AI software firm Datacorp OÜ for €4.15 million (US$4.7 million) to add to…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection