McDonalds acquires Apprente to bring speech recognition to drive thrus
In an effort to bring speech recognition to the drive thru, McDonald’s has acquired conversational artificial intelligence startup Apprente, TechCrunch…
Trade Notes
Trade notes refers to significant developments in the biometrics industry. This includes corporate appointments, venture capital, funding, mergers, acquisitions, litigation and launches.
Goode Intelligence announces Identity Summit London 2020
Goode Intelligence has announced the Identity Summit London 2020 will take place on January 30 at Rise London. The is…
Security industry groups call on U.S. Congress to pass USMCA for new market opportunities
The renegotiated version of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) could significantly benefit the continent’s security industry and open…
Canadian biometrics company BioConnect receives $4M in government funding
Government entity FedDev Ontario has announced an investment of almost $4 million in Toronto-based biometric authentication and security platform BioConnect,…
HooYu facial biometrics added to NICE Actimize X-Sight Marketplace
ID verification and fraud investigation company HooYu has partnered with NICE Actimize’s X-Sight Marketplace, a financial crime risk management system,…
Ping Identity plans $188 million IPO on NYSE
Ping Identity has announced the terms of its initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange under the…
Hitachi to launch finger vein biometrics for any camera
Japanese company Hitachi will showcase its new hand gesture authentication technology in London on September 10, writes Forbes. The biometric…
ID R&D adds to leadership team to capitalize on growing biometrics technology market
ID R&D announced today that biometrics expert Steve Cook and voice industry veteran Kim Martin have been appointed to its…
Onfido touts decentralized biometrics efforts, key wins, and 171 percent revenue gain
Onfido has announced 171 percent quarter-over-quarter revenue growth and says it expects its rapid growth to continue in the second…
IDology enhances ExpectID with Loqate address verification intelligence
IDology, part of GBG, has partnered with Loqate to integrate the latter’s address verification intelligence with ExpectID, its identity verification…
