Government action, and in particular industry benefit from or support for new government regulation was a surprising theme in the…
Biometrics Stocks
As the biometrics industry continues to grow, Biometric Update is bringing a new focus to the companies and news around the stocks in the sector.
Megvii pushes ahead with IPO plans as biometrics market grapples with ban fallout
The potential blockbuster initial public offering of biometric facial recognition unicorn Megvii is still being planned for early November, despite…
New BIO-key partner program yields biometric authentication customer in Europe
A consumer-facing service provider has placed an order for a biometric authentication solution from BIO-key through its newly established reseller…
Idex Biometrics starts production ramp preparations to fulfill multi-year order commitment
Idex Biometrics reported today that it has received a purchase order and initiated production ramp preparations to fulfill a multi-year…
Zwipe prototypes contactless power harvesting and management ASIC for biometric payments
Zwipe has launched a combined power harvesting and management chip for biometric payment systems on cards, wearables, and other devices,…
RealNetworks reporting Q3 2019 results October 30
RealNetworks will report financial results for its 2019 third quarter after the close of market on Wednesday, October 30, 2019…
Dean Butler appointed Synaptics chief financial officer
Synaptics has appointed veteran financial executive Dean Butler its chief financial officer, effective October 21, 2019. Butler most recently served…
Idex Biometrics report says biometric payment cards at mass market tipping point
Biometric payment cards have reached a mass market tipping point, despite being beset by a range of myths and misconceptions,…
Digitization, decentralization and regulation top this week’s biometrics and digital ID news
The most read stories this week on Biometric Update have a French theme, as a digital ID system using facial…
FBI warns MFA is vulnerable, urges biometric, behavioral authentication methods integration
According to the FBI’s recent Private Industry Notice, companies should urgently integrate extra layers of biometric factors and behavior recognition…
