W3C releases working draft of web authentication specification
W3C released its first public working draft of its Web authentication API for accessing scoped credentials in May. The World…
Trade Notes
Trade notes refers to significant developments in the biometrics industry. This includes corporate appointments, venture capital, funding, mergers, acquisitions, litigation and launches.
MorphoTrust USA wins award for security excellence
MorphoTrust USA (Safran) has been honored with the James S. Cogswell Award for security excellence. Established in 1966 by the…
Biodit picks up financing from capital venture fund NEVEQ
Bulgarian biometrics firm Biodit recently closed Series A financing from capital venture fund NEVEQ. The company plans to direct the…
Identity Ecosystem Steering Group launches registry for trusted identities
The Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG) has launched the Identity Ecosystem Framework (IDEF) Registry, a tool that enables companies to…
Swirlds unveils new identity management system and wins new funding
Swirlds today launched its hashgraph distributed consensus platform for cryptocurrencies, free for public download and use by developers. Swirlds will…
Biometrics Institute concerned about French bill restricting the use of biometric technologies
The Biometrics Institute has informed the French Senate and National Assembly of its concerns regarding proposed amendments to the 1978…
Fingerprint Cards’ Board of Directors appoints new CEO
Fingerprint Cards’ (FPC) Board of Directors has appointed Christian Fredrikson as new CEO, effective August 2016. Christian Fredrikson is currently…
ID4Africa publishes report on Rwandan identity ecosystems
ID4Africa, the organization that promotes the transparent and responsible adoption of digital ID management in the service of development in…
ContinUse Biometrics receives strategic investment from Tyco
Israeli startup ContinUse Biometrics has received a million dollar strategic investment from global security systems company Tyco. According to a…
Biometrics industry insight, ID4Africa and behavioral analytics trending this week
Here is a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Industry insight…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection