Megvii raises $750M to expand facial biometrics business ahead of reported Hong Kong IPO
Megvii has raised $750 million, giving the Face++ biometric facial recognition-maker a valuation of just over $4 billion ahead of…
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Shanghai deploys smart city system with biometric facial recognition from Alibaba
Shanghai has deployed Alibaba Group Holding’s City Brain public surveillance system with 1,100 biometric facial recognition cameras and drones to…
IDEX, Chutian Dragon and PAX collaborate to accelerate biometric card adoption in Asia
IDEX Biometrics announced today its biometric cards collaboration with Chutian Dragon has been expanded to now include PAX Technology, an…
What can we learn from the fingerprint biometric payment revolution in Asia?
This is a guest post by Stan Swearingen, CEO of IDEX Biometrics. In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, there is…
Asian casino operator to upgrade its facial recognition security systems this year
Real-time facial recognition at casinos in Macau and Manila operated by Melco Resorts and Entertainment will be upgraded to the…
SensibleVision’s new SVP to focus on 3D AI-based authentication market in Asia
SensibleVision announced that Hoon Chung, a global operating executive with extensive experience in technology, AI and software development, will join…
Krungsri first bank in Thailand to deploy facial recognition for eKYC checks
Bank of Ayudhya, commonly referred to as Krungsri, is the first bank in Thailand to introduce biometric facial recognition technology…
NEXT forms partnership to launch biometric card solutions in East Asia
NEXT Biometrics has signed an agreement with an East Asia-based smart card manufacturer to launch contact-based and dual interface biometric…
Airport deployments of facial recognition in Asia-Pacific continue rapid growth
Biometrics deployments for air traveler identification in the Asia-Pacific region are taking off, with several airports updating their roll-out plans…
Asian Banking Forum: Southeast Asia Digital transformation in banking
Asian Banking Forum: Southeast Asia Digital transformation in banking June 19 – 20, 2019 Singapore ABF Digital Transformation in Banking…
