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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
ICE’s facial recognition app is new, but the NEC tech behind it is well known
The revelation that the Mobile Fortify app used by ICE to identify suspected immigration procedure violators, and increasingly protestors, uses…
| Feb 2, 2026 | ICE, FBI expand facial recognition use to protest investigationsFederal use of facial recognition and related surveillance technologies has expanded decisively into the monitoring of domestic protest activity, according… |
| Jan 29, 2026 | ICE facial recognition app Mobile Fortify powered by NECWhen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its 2025 AI Use Case Inventory Wednesday, it included the first official… |
| Jan 21, 2026 | NEC gains accreditation for four digital identity products under NZ trust frameworkNEC New Zealand is the first digital identity provider to be accredited under the government’s Digital Identity Services Trust Framework… |
| Jan 12, 2026 | No false alerts in UK POC of live facial recognition for immigration enforcementA single arrest was made following a live facial recognition match at a UK port during a November proof-of-concept trial,… |
| Jan 6, 2026 | NEC launches fused face and iris biometrics system for on-the-move authenticationA new multimodal technology from NEC can identify people in motion with face and iris biometrics. The technology authenticates people… |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Dubai launches city-wide biometric hotel check-inDubai is ready to overhaul its hotel arrival experience across the entire emirate with a one‑time contactless check‑in system. This… |
| Dec 4, 2025 | NEC takes a stake in PopID, Tencent and Wink biometrics integrated with POS terminalsMajor technology firms and payment providers are racing to replace cards and phones with face, palm and voice biometrics. Payments… |
| Nov 16, 2025 | Live facial recognition vans spread across seven additional UK citiesUK police authorities are expanding their live facial recognition (LFR) surveillance program, which uses cameras on top of vans to… |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Indicio joins NEC accelerator program with new investmentDecentralized 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… |
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 |
