Frontex foresight project identifies 20 biometric categories for future relevance
Research project ‘Technology Foresight on Biometrics’ from EU border security agency Frontex, which studies the impact of emerging biometric technologies…
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PopID biometric payment platform now used by over 100 brands
Biometric payment systems provider PopID has recently announced its PopPay solution is now being used by over 100 different restaurant…
EAB roundtable to discuss biometrics in the future of Schengen travel
The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) is holding its Research Projects Conference from 13 to 15 September, culminating in a…
New contactless fingerprint biometrics applications planned by Veridium
Veridium is planning to develop more applications for contactless fingerprint biometrics, having supported the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology…
Cubox deploys new biometric ABC gates in Korean airports and harbors
Face biometrics provider Cubox will deploy a new generation of its automated border control (ABC) e-Gates, as well as replace…
The varied applications of contactless biometrics, remote authentication on full display
U.S. federal government spending was a theme common to many of the top stories of the week on Biometric Update,…
Alcatraz AI to expand biometric access control in Europe via property manager deal
London based property efficiency and security firm Switched on Space has formed a partnership with Alcatraz AI to bring autonomous access…
US Army pandemic biometric access project awarded to Identity Strategy Partners
Defense personnel could soon navigate facilities with just their face biometrics. The U.S. Army has awarded Identity Strategy Partners (IdSP) a…
Iris and face biometrics on the rise for access control worldwide
Two separate market studies have highlighted the emerging relevance of biometrics for access control applications worldwide. The first one comes…
Swiss researchers hunt for contactless palm vein biometric scanners for hospitals
Swiss entrepreneurs and researchers have announced an effort to create a mobile contactless scanner that reads hand veins as a…
