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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
SITA Smart Path biometrics launched for domestic US passengers as airport investments accelerate
SITA has announced a new deployment of its face biometrics for several domestic passenger processes, while Tampa is currently installing…
| Mar 30, 2021 | NEC industry-tailored biometrics awarded by Frost & Sullivan, Ambiq and BIO-key technologies honoredVertical-specific biometrics from NEC have been recognized by Frost & Sullivan among its Growth Innovation Leadership best practices awards. NEC… |
| Mar 29, 2021 | BioRugged, Panini and NEC America add employees, Biometrics Institute recruitingBioRugged has hired Siphiwe Ngwenya as an Android Developer and Project Support Specialist for its biometric solutions. Ngwenya was a… |
| Mar 19, 2021 | NEC revealed as biometrics provider for US base amid public relations moves, awardNEC and its national subsidiaries have been busy, with a biometrics deployment, marketing campaigns in the U.S. and India, an… |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Airport biometrics launched for contactless boarding, bag drop, lounge access and border checksBiometrics implementations by Idemia in Brazil, American Airlines at DFW, NEC in Japan and Romania’s Border Police are rolling out… |
| Mar 11, 2021 | NEC advises business on using its biometric workplace solution for safe and compliant reopeningNEC says that a “robust” biometric visitor and employee management solution can help keep business premises and organizations safe and… |
| Mar 10, 2021 | NEC America explains top biometric accuracy finish for masked faces in DHS RallyNEC Corporation of America’s face biometrics outperformed the median competition by 19 percent for identifying subjects wearing masks in the… |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Japan’s Shizuoka prefecture trials secure face biometric payments from VeriTrans and NECSecure, convenient, cashless and contactless biometric payment solution VeriTrans4G is being deployed on a Proof of Concept (PoC) basis between… |
| Feb 22, 2021 | NEC, Microsoft executives to lead SIA’s new biometrics advisory boardThe Security Industry Association (SIA) has named a new chair and vice chair who will head its Identity and Biometric… |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Smart Engines OCR technology integrated with two biometric onboarding systemsSmart Engines’ identity document recognition technology has been adopted by Oman Arab Bank (OAB) as part of biometric user onboarding… |
| Feb 1, 2021 | Soft market conditions hit biometrics revenues but fundraising, deals foreshadow expected bounceEarnings reports by publicly-traded companies that provide biometrics are showing some effect from the generalized financial turmoil of the pandemic…. |
| Jan 28, 2021 | NEC CTO sees boost to biometrics and AI R&D from pandemic as potential Olympics push loomsNEC Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Motoo Nishihara said the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly increased the speed of development of face… |
| Jan 19, 2021 | NEC targets major sales year for biometrics and touchless interactions in 2021With mask-wearing relatively common among those with allergies in Japan even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, NEC was already working… |
| Jan 4, 2021 | IPO, financing and biometrics stock price hike signal optimism for growth year aheadA series of announcements made over the holidays clearly indicate the momentum of investment in the biometrics market. Biodit has… |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Certification and audit framework for face biometrics in aviation pitched by World Economic ForumThe World Economic Forum has launched a toolkit and certification framework that it says has been shown in testing to… |
| Dec 14, 2020 | Idemia chosen for Iceland’s biometric border checks, more CBP facial recognition rolloutsA series of new biometrics deployments have been announced by CBP at U.S. borders, while Idemia’s technology has been chosen… |
| Dec 7, 2020 | IdTA members to guide SIA’s new identity and biometric technology advisory boardSome major companies in the biometrics and identity solutions industry are joining the U.S.’ Security Industry Association (SIA) and will… |
| Nov 25, 2020 | SITA, Nagarro and NEC each help airport partners expand face biometricsEtihad Airways is trialing face biometrics from SITA to check cabin crew into the Crew Briefing Centre at Abu Dhabi… |
| Nov 18, 2020 | Star Alliance selects NEC biometrics as airport ID verification integrations advanceStar Alliance has completed the development of a platform for interoperable biometric identification to improve the travel experience of its… |
| Nov 6, 2020 | Selfie biometrics provided by NEC for SIM registration and by Jumio for e-scootersRakuten says it is the first mobile carrier service in Japan to introduce digital KYC checks by introducing an ID… |
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 |
