RBC and CIBC introducing voice authentication services for telephone banking
Following its successful pilot project last summer, Royal Bank is introducing voice biometrics technology to identify clients who phone the…
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Biometrics on the move, facial recognition, biometric payment options, fraud prevention & more top news
Here’s a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Universal ID management…
Court refuses to stop security checks for Canadian government employees
The Federal Court of Canada has refused to stop the implementation of the Canadian government’s new security screening system. The…
Citizenship and Immigration Canada refutes claims of passport security risks
Citizenship and Immigration Canada has refuted claims by media that its new system is vulnerable to security risks. In a…
BMO makes fingerprint login available to Canadian mobile banking customers
Over the past few months, BMO Financial Group has made its award-winning mobile banking app for its Canadian customers compatible…
ImageWare secures patents in Canada and Australia for multimodal biometric platform
ImageWare Systems, Inc. has been awarded patents in Canada and Australia for technology used in its multimodal biometric ID and…
Facebook’s latest facial recognition feature will not be launched in Europe in immediate future
Facebook recently rolled out a new service called “Moments” that expands the use of its “faceprint” technology, however, the feature…
Canada to expand collection of biometrics from foreign visitors
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said his government will put $312.6 million over five years towards expanding biometric screening…
IOM donates biometric recognition technology to Philippine Bureau of Immigration
The Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) has been provided with new anti-fraud detection equipment from the International Organization for Migration…
Secret police bill passes in Canada
Last week, Canada’s anti-terror bill was passed by Parliament with bipartisan Conservative and Liberal support. Bill C-51 was originally introduced…
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