Digital ID helping at least one large firm out of doldrums
There are signs of growth among digital ID players, as earnings season continues. Thales executives, reporting sales and order intake,…
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PayPay and Yahoo! Japan launch face biometrics payments at convenience store
Japanese e-payment service firm PayPay is working with Yahoo! Japan to test a face biometrics payment platform at Yahoo! Mart…
NEC admits password complacency in Japan hospital patient data breach
A ransomware attack last year which led to disruptions in the digital medical records system of the Osaka General Medical…
New CEOs named by AuthID, NEC America
New top-level executives mark the zenith of an overhaul at AuthID and a regional unification for NEC America to better…
Airport biometrics pilot announced and more anticipated
Biometric technology is becoming increasingly important in the travel industry. With the development of new capabilities, biometric authentication is seen…
Nigeria’s Abuja, Lagos airports to pilot facial recognition from NEC to boost security
The federal Ministry of Finance of Nigeria has disclosed that talks are underway for the conclusion of agreements with Japan…
Kenya partners with Japan to implement biometric patient records system
Japan is working to help Kenya implement a biometric system for holding and managing patients’ medical records, and scale up…
Promotions, appointments and mass hiring indicate biometrics growth ahead
Digital identity technology providers are hiring or boosting their leadership ranks to address emerging opportunities. NEC and Veritran have promoted…
Facial recognition algorithms hit new accuracy highs in latest NIST test
Idemia correctly matched 99.88 percent of 12 million faces in the mugshot category of the latest 1:N test by the…
No single direction for global air travel biometrics. Some in US just want to stop
Far from being a tsunami, the faces-as-passport movement nonetheless is raising waves in developed and undeveloped economies globally. Not all…
