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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
NEC, SoftBank launch face biometrics payments pilot in Tokyo
Being able to pay just with your face is steadily becoming mainstream reality. In Japan, NEC and SoftBank Payment Service…
| Aug 11, 2026 | British Transport Police extends live facial recognition trial into Underground stationsThe British Transport Police (BTP) are expanding its live facial recognition trial with deployments in London Underground stations. The first… |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Western Australia’s LFR trial draws criticism over privacy risks, limited consultationA five-month mobile trial of live facial recognition in Western Australia has led to real-time results and concern. During a… |
| Jul 13, 2026 | NEC, Ava Labs building on-chain verification layer for AI agents, stablecoinsNEC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with blockchain firm Ava Labs, to “promote the consideration of next-generation on-chain… |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Western Australia police launch trial of NEC’s live facial recognitionPolice in Western Australia are launching a trial of live facial recognition technology in public spaces. A post on the… |
| May 26, 2026 | New Zealand prepares biometric age credential for Govt.nz digital walletNew Zealand’s Digital Kiwi Access Card, with biometrics provided by NEC, will be available within months, bringing a new option… |
| May 18, 2026 | Biometric travel infrastructure scales from London to DubaiGovernments and airports worldwide are expanding biometric passenger processing, digital travel authorization and reusable identity systems as rising air traffic… |
| May 13, 2026 | Met Police tout arrests, crime drop from permanent LFR camera pilotThe London police have published the results of the UK’s first permanent live facial recognition (LFR) test: During the six-month… |
| Mar 27, 2026 | NEC continues cooperation with WIN on biometric matching for law enforcementNEC has announced a deal to provide the latest version of its integrated biometric workstation to a consortium of U.S…. |
| Feb 27, 2026 | London testing facial recognition app for police as another false match surfacesLondon police will soon start testing “operator-initiated facial recognition” (OIFR), a mobile app that allows officers to photograph a person… |
| Feb 12, 2026 | UK police begins live facial recognition trials at railway stationsThe UK police have kicked off a six-month pilot using live facial recognition (LFR) surveillance to monitor train stations. The… |
| Feb 2, 2026 | ICE’s facial recognition app is new, but the NEC tech behind it is well knownThe 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… |
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 |
