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NEC (stock info) is the global leader in the field of biometric authentication, bringing the best of their class in the world, providing the most suitable solutions to customers’ needs in six areas—face recognition, iris recognition, fingerprint/palmprint recognition, voice recognition and ear acoustic authentication. In addition, by combining multiple biometric authentication systems, NEC’s solutions bring about even more robust security, creating a safe, secure and seamless future cities.
NEC Biometrics News
Indicio joins NEC accelerator program with new investment
Decentralized identity company Indicio has received investment from NEC Corporation’s venture studio NEC X, which will support its participation in…
| Nov 6, 2025 | New Zealand taps NEC to develop mobile proof of age credentialNEC has announced a partnership with Hospitality New Zealand that will see it digitize the Kiwi Access Card, a proof… |
| Nov 5, 2025 | NEC looks to expand face payments program with Stripe terminal integrationPaper’s done, plastic’s over; it’s face time. In Japan, Stripe and NEC Corporation are partnering to enable in-store face payments… |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Metropolitan Police to expand live facial recognition use even amid legal challengeThe Metropolitan Police plans to intensify its deployment of live facial recognition (LFR) technology across London, citing its effectiveness in… |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Live mobile facial recognition gains popularity among US, UK law enforcementOperator-initiated facial recognition (OIFR) is gaining popularity in the U.S. and UK as a tool for identifying possible illegal immigrants… |
| Sep 30, 2025 | NEC, HID partner on biometric scanner with identity matchingNEC Corporation of America and HID have announced a strategic alliance, bringing together NEC’s advanced SmartScan software and HID’s biometric… |
| Sep 25, 2025 | UK privacy concerns mount as police facial recognition scans surpass 50k a dayThere is an increasing number of faces being scanned by a live facial recognition system in the UK despite persisting… |
| Sep 22, 2025 | MOTER to leverage NEC facial recognition for next-gen insurance claimsNEC and U.S.-based MOTER Technologies have announced a capital alliance to drive insurance services as transportation enters a new era…. |
| Sep 12, 2025 | New UK facial recognition vans equipped with NEC softwarePolice in England and Wales are expanding their use of live facial recognition from NEC Software Solutions UK Ltd with… |
| Sep 5, 2025 | NEC gets face biometrics integration, distribution in Comtel EMEA UC dealItalian ICT provider Comtel has struck a deal with NEC’s Unified Communication division to enhance its technology portfolio for the… |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Facial recognition cost, false alerts for Wales police falling over timePolice in Wales have spent more than £3.5 million (US$4.7 million) on facial recognition over the last seven years with… |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Police claims on live facial recognition bias not supported by facts: UK professorPolice in London have made 140 arrests during the Notting Hill Carnival over the weekend, with 13 individuals apprehended after… |
| Aug 4, 2025 | authID introduces ‘unphishable’ enterprise Identity Exchange PlatformauthID has launched a platform aimed at closing long-standing gaps in enterprise digital identity and access management (IAM). Built in… |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Palm and face biometrics in competition as retail payment modalities of choicePalm biometrics is gaining ground with companies planning implementations in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. While fingerprints and face… |
| May 9, 2025 | Laos readies national digital ID card rolloutLaos is ready to take its nationwide digital ID card system to the next stage. The Southeast Asian country’s Department… |
| Apr 17, 2025 | NEC America launches face biometrics from cloud for fast, inexpensive deploymentNEC Corporation of America has introduced a new cloud service to provide biometric identity verification and searches to global enterprises,… |
| Apr 10, 2025 | NEC and Keyless identify high marks in NIST face biometrics benchmarkKeyless is celebrating a new high result in a key category of the Face Recognition Technology Evaluation (FRTE) held by… |
| Apr 8, 2025 | UK awards NEC $25M facial recognition policing contractUK’s law enforcement agencies have awarded a £20 million ($25.2 million) contract for live facial recognition to three suppliers, including… |
| Apr 7, 2025 | SITA and NEC partner on digital identity interoperability, airport biometricsSITA and NEC Corporation have joined forces in a collaboration designed to accelerate the adoption of digital identity technology in… |
| Apr 1, 2025 | NEC claims world-first facial recognition system for genomic custom cancer vaccinesA news release says NEC Corporation has developed and successfully demonstrated a facial recognition system for personalized cancer vaccine therapies…. |
NEC White Papers
Finding a face in a crowded arena
Face recognition has improved leaps and bounds in the last five years. From a technology once associated with science fiction…
| Oct 16, 2018 | How digital technology can be the difference in making cities safer |
