India’s election commission to implement biometric voting for local elections
The Election Commission (EC) of India has announced intentions to equip polling booths in the state of Karnataka with face…
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SOTI certifies Credence ID’s ECO authentication device for enterprise device management
Credence ID’s handheld credential verification device, ECO, has been granted SOTI’s MobiControl certification. A company release announced that the Bay…
Visa, Mastercard roll out secure, seamless payment system for South Africa
Hassles involved in online merchant payments in South Africa, usually from step-up challenge, will soon be reduced as two payment…
India okays 22 financial entities to perform Aadhaar biometric authentication
Twenty-two financial institutions have been granted the right to perform authentication using the Aadhaar biometric ID, in line with stipulations…
Biometric authentication stepping into the spotlight with new on-device tools
Biometrics and passkeys for passwordless authentication made up two of the most-read articles on Biometric Update over the past week,…
6 US banks buttonholed on voice biometrics by chair of Senate banking panel
A consequential U.S. senator wants executives from six of the largest banks in the country what they are doing to…
On World Password Day, industry players lean into passkeys, biometrics
Subscription-based password manager and digital wallet app maker Dashlane is joining the pushback on passwords, announcing a forthcoming feature to…
Pindrop makes noise with tech giant partnerships
Pindrop has announced new deals with Google and, in the Japanese market, the IT service provider NTT Data, widening the…
Google introduces passkey sign-in with farewell note to passwords
As of May 3, 2023, Google users can opt to secure their accounts using passkeys rather than passwords, according to…
Alcatraz AI, Precise expand biometric access control reach
California-based biometric autonomous access control solutions provider Alcatraz AI is integrating its technology with Canadian counterpart Genetec. With this new…
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