Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group to form new biometrics firm
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (SMFG) plans to partner with a major Japanese IT firm and an Irish company to…
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Omron integrating facial recognition into autonomous driving system
Japanese electronics and healthcare firm Omron is developing an autonomous driving system with facial recognition technology that monitors drivers to…
Japan introducing facial recognition at 156 ports and airports
According to a report by SBS, Japan will introduce an automatic facial recognition system for foreigners entering the country as…
Daon, NTT considering biometrics-based joint venture with Japanese financial institutions
Daon Inc. and NTT DATA Corporation have been selected by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation…
NEC facial recognition used to prevent concert ticket scalping in Japan
A popular music group in Japan is using NEC’s facial recognition device to prevent people from scalping tickets to their…
Japanese bank considering facial recognition payment system
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) has been considering how to implement a payment system using facial biometrics for authentication,…
Japan helps Pakistan improve airport security screening with biometrics
Earlier this week, the government of Japan agreed to extend a grant worth almost $2 million USD to Pakistan to…
Japanese firm introduces privacy visor that confuses facial recognition software
According to a report in Inverse, Japan’s Nissey Corp. is set to release a privacy visor that the company claims…
Sources reveal more about Japan’s biometric cashless payments plan for tourists
Japan Today has unveiled more information about the country`s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to test cashless payment…
Japan to pilot biometric payment system for tourists
In an effort to prevent crime and reduce the need to carry cash or credit cards ahead of the 2020…
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