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NEC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd Biometrics News

Digital ID helping at least one large firm out of doldrums

May 8, 2023, 5:23 pm EDT

There are signs of growth among digital ID players, as earnings season continues. Thales executives, reporting sales and order intake,…

Apr 20, 2023	PayPay and Yahoo! Japan launch face biometrics payments at convenience store Japanese e-payment service firm PayPay is working with Yahoo! Japan to test a face biometrics payment platform at Yahoo! Mart…
Apr 18, 2023	NEC admits password complacency in Japan hospital patient data breach A ransomware attack last year which led to disruptions in the digital medical records system of the Osaka General Medical…
Mar 30, 2023	New CEOs named by AuthID, NEC America New top-level executives mark the zenith of an overhaul at AuthID and a regional unification for NEC America to better…
Mar 28, 2023	Airport biometrics pilot announced and more anticipated Biometric technology is becoming increasingly important in the travel industry. With the development of new capabilities, biometric authentication is seen…
Mar 23, 2023	Nigeria’s Abuja, Lagos airports to pilot facial recognition from NEC to boost security The federal Ministry of Finance of Nigeria has disclosed that talks are underway for the conclusion of agreements with Japan…
Mar 20, 2023	Kenya partners with Japan to implement biometric patient records system Japan is working to help Kenya implement a biometric system for holding and managing patients’ medical records, and scale up…
Feb 28, 2023	Promotions, appointments and mass hiring indicate biometrics growth ahead Digital identity technology providers are hiring or boosting their leadership ranks to address emerging opportunities. NEC and Veritran have promoted…
Feb 27, 2023	Facial recognition algorithms hit new accuracy highs in latest NIST test Idemia correctly matched 99.88 percent of 12 million faces in the mugshot category of the latest 1:N test by the…
Feb 10, 2023	No single direction for global air travel biometrics. Some in US just want to stop Far from being a tsunami, the faces-as-passport movement nonetheless is raising waves in developed and undeveloped economies globally. Not all…
Feb 7, 2023	NEC and partners report early success with neonatal biometric vaccine management system A biometric vaccination management program for newborn children has been jointly developed by NEC, the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)…
Jan 5, 2023	Biometrics continue to enhance airport security, traveler experience Several airlines and airports around the world are involved new biometrics projects designed to increase security and create contactless traveler…
Dec 19, 2022	NEC, Suprema each expand ops teams, Beyond Identity and Veridas hire tech talent Several companies in the biometric space have recently completed new hires and/or expanded their teams. The first is NEC Corporation…
Dec 8, 2022	NEC, Alcatraz AI deliver new facial recognition solutions for more efficient access control Facial recognition tools are being introduced to ease congestion and manage access control at events and other venues, according to…
Dec 5, 2022	Hospitality wins with biometrics; getting gamblers to the table; travel credentials’ future plumbed Several companies have announced efforts to expand into the hospitality industry. The first of them is NEC Asia Pacific, which…
Nov 1, 2022	NEC in talks with researchers commercializing infant fingerprint biometrics scanner The developer of a device for capturing infants’ fingerprint biometrics is working towards commercialization as one of its co-founders prepares…
Oct 25, 2022	Ears are big for consumer biometrics So far, ears are the only orifices of the human body that biometric sensors enter to do their work, and…
Oct 19, 2022	ABIS contracts are swirling in Southeast Asia. NEC and Totm sign biometrics deals A pair of biometric identification contracts in Southeast Asia have been signed, one in Indonesia by Totm and another in…
Oct 13, 2022	NEC America promotes public sector leader to engage government, biometrics provider groups NEC has promoted Brent Bombach to vice president and head of government relations and public policy, amid several senior leadership…
Sep 13, 2022	Idemia, Nodeflux, NEC earn certs for biometric products, performance Biometrics vendors namely, Idemia National Security Solutions (Idemia NSS), computer vision technology company Nodeflux and NEC Asia Pacific, have each…