The allure of Chinese ‘digital authoritarianism’ for Latin America
Concern that Chinese technology in Venezuela and Cuba which is allowing the states to exercise ‘social control’ over their populations…
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Tech5 face biometrics deployed for COVID-19 status verification in Chile
Tech5 is providing its facial recognition technology to assist Chile’s COVID-19 health status verification efforts to prevent the spread of the…
HID Global introduces biometric MFA platform for banks, targets LATAM region
Latin American banks can drive customer loyalty in a competitive market by using biometrics to provide the widest-reaching omnichannel experience…
FPC signs up biometric payment card manufacturer in India
Fingerprint Cards (FPC) has entered a new partnership with Indian smart card manufacturer Seshaasai to bring its biometric payment cards…
Thales and Iris ID each strike biometrics distribution deals for Latin America
Digital systems integrator Sistemas Integrales de Automatización (SIASA) has reached separate distribution deals for Mexico and Latin America with Thales…
Integrated Biometrics supplies fingerprint scanners at 460 payments locations in Uruguay
Uruguayan payments and collections provider Redpagos has selected Integrated Biometrics’ fingerprint technology to verify the identity of its customers at…
FacePhi, SITA and Collins each roll out facial recognition to airports on different continents
FacePhi, SITA and Collins Aerospace are all supplying face biometrics to aviation sector customers in new deployments. Meanwhile in Canada,…
BBVA Mexico claims first contactless biometric payment card from Visa issued in Latin America
BBVA Mexico is launching a pair of new payment card offerings in collaboration with Visa, one of which features fingerprint…
Aratek FAP45 biometric scanner and module with liveness detection launched
Aratek’s A800 dual fingerprint scanner and A800-M sensor module have been launched to bring feature-rich FAP45 biometrics to a wide…
Jumio and Veridium partner to integrate face biometrics and touchless fingerprints
Jumio and Veridium have partnered to bring touchless fingerprint biometrics together with selfie biometrics and identity proofing checks. Veridium CEO…
