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Tascent Inc.
Tascent develops and deploys biometric identity products and solutions that excel in challenging, real-world environments. Each year, tens of millions of people around the world rely on Tascent’s biometric technologies for secure, seamless travel and commerce. Founded in 2015, Tascent has a strong heritage in iris recognition and multimodal high-throughput and mobile biometrics stemming from its acquisition of AOptix Identity Solutions. Tascent is based in Silicon Valley, CA and supports customers and partners globally with offices in Washington DC, London, Dubai and Singapore.
Tascent Inc. Biometrics News
Biometric access control solutions, integrations and customer wins indicate market growth
A number of access control companies have expanded their offerings, with Tascent launching a new biometric endpoint and Invixium appointing…
| Aug 25, 2021 | US Army pandemic biometric access project awarded to Identity Strategy PartnersDefense personnel could soon navigate facilities with just their face biometrics. The U.S. Army has awarded Identity Strategy Partners (IdSP) a… |
| Jun 22, 2021 | Tascent biometrics deployed by Chicago Cubs for touchless workplace accessTascent has deployed its facial recognition suite for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball’s front office at Wrigley Field,… |
| Jun 9, 2021 | Tariq Malik returns to lead Pakistan digital ID efforts amid biometrics leadership appointmentsIn a flurry of new hires, NADRA has returned its former head, Mitek Systems has appointed a new board member… |
| Apr 20, 2021 | Tascent multi-stage, multi-modal self biometrics enrollment patent could broaden iris recognition useTascent has been awarded a new patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a multimodal biometrics innovation which would… |
| Apr 15, 2021 | Tascent gets device certification for biometric ID enrollment in Nigeria, unveils two new mobile SDKsTascent has released two software development kits (SDKs) – the Mobile Face and the Mobile Device SDKs – with the… |
| Mar 29, 2021 | NEC APAC, Tascent partner on iris and face biometrics implementation in South East AsiaCitizens and travelers in a key economic and logistical hub in South-East Asia can now enjoy a seamless and efficient… |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Airside, Tascent team up to provide biometric solution for COVID-19-battered travel industryAirside and Tascent have announced a partnership intended to deliver an integrated biometric solution to the global travel industry, which… |
| Sep 24, 2020 | New biometric partnerships: Tascent for air travel, Alcatraz for healthcareTascent and airport lounge solution provider Information Engineering Group (IEG) announced a new biometrics partnership on Wednesday. The companies will… |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Tascent announce regional biometrics support center in MalaysiaTascent has announced the construction of a regional support center in Malaysia to serve customers of its biometric products and… |
| May 20, 2020 | Tascent and D-Link ANZ launch new devices for facial biometrics and temperature checksTascent has launched a new device with facial recognition and contactless external body temperature scanning to help organizations meet their safety… |
| Oct 29, 2019 | Tascent founder joins Paravision to oversee marketing and biometric product managementJoey Pritikin, founder and former co-CEO of Tascent, has been named new Chief Product Officer of Paravision, for which he… |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Business and development opportunities top this week’s biometrics and digital ID newsDuring a week of mostly good news for the biometrics industry, top stories on Biometric Update broadly follow themes of… |
| Aug 14, 2019 | Tascent facial recognition excels at DHS 2019 Biometric Technology RallyTascent has delivered the highest biometric facial recognition accuracy, highest efficiency, and highest customer satisfaction among all 14 leading competitors… |
| Jun 18, 2019 | Tascent premieres new mobile fingerprint capture device at ID4AfricaTascent has introduced the latest addition to its line up of Tascent Mobile products. The Tascent M1 delivers fingerprint capture… |
| Apr 15, 2019 | Singapore trials Tascent face and iris biometrics at Malaysia border checkpointSingapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) is operating a six-month trial of biometric facial recognition and iris scanning for automated… |
| Aug 27, 2018 | NEC leads Tascent’s $19.5 million investment round to enhance iris biometricsTascent has raised $19.5 million in a Series B funding round led by NEC Corporation and Tano Capital, and says… |
| Aug 13, 2018 | Tascent powers new fingerprinting solution for employee background check and onboardingBackground check and drug screening solution provider First Advantage has launched a Mobile Fingerprint Capture solution, through a partnership with… |
| May 7, 2018 | Biometrics industry responds to mass enrollment challenges at ID4Africa exhibitionThe exhibition hall at ID4Africa 2018 in Abuja, Nigeria featured a new event high of 113 companies providing a wide… |
| Apr 23, 2018 | Tascent launches new mobile biometric platformTascent announced the availability of Tascent MX, the latest in its family of mobile biometric devices. Tascent MX combines advanced… |
Tascent Inc. Industry Insights
Why usability matters
This is a guest post by Joey Pritikin, VP Sales and Marketing at Tascent. Showing your ID at the airport…
Brand Focus: Tascent Inc.
Tascent launches new products to continue making biometrics accessible
Tascent has announced a pair of product launches to significantly broaden the application range for its core hardware and software…
