US regulator urges MFA and puts banks on notice – not reasonably protecting data is illegal
A U.S. consumer finance regulator has published a circular warning that insufficient security for consumer biometric and other personal data…
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Canadian aviation security authority chooses Imageware biometrics for restricted areas
Imageware has signed a contract worth $6.2 million Canadian (approximately US$4.82 million) to supply biometric technology for secure access control…
BioCatch executive says behavioral biometrics excelling for PSD2 protections
From opening an account to your last login, how you behave when banking sends a constant stream of signals about…
Philippines going digital by default? Vietnam’s national IDs ‘introduced’
Vietnam and The Philippines are moving on digital IDs, although only one of the South China Sea nations as part…
iProov’s Genuine Presence Assurance for face biometrics certified to eIDAS’ High Level
iProov announced it received a certification for its biometric face verification technology with liveness detection to Level of Assurance High…
IDC report projects AR/VR trend to boost biometrics spending in Europe
A study by market intelligence and advisory services organization, International Data Corporation (IDC), suggests there will be increased spending by…
Aware hires new CRO to fetch more revenue amid expanding MFA market space
Revenue generation veteran Craig Herman has been brought in as Aware’s new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) as the company looks…
Digital insurance fraud spike offers market opportunity for biometric KYC providers
The rate of suspected global digital fraud attempts targeting the insurance industry increased 159 percent between Q2 2021 and Q2…
US biometric kiosks grow from airports to GSA credentialling
As the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency moves more “touchless, receiptless” travel kiosks at airports, the Government Services Administration…
U-turn on manual registers alongside biometric verification kits in Kenyan general elections
Printed manual voter registers are being used alongside biometric kits to authenticate the identity of millions of Kenyans who are…
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