G+D Mobile Security taps Zwipe to develop wearable biometric payment device
Zwipe is collaborating with Giesecke + Devrient (G+D) Mobile Security to develop a wearable biometric payment device. Zwipe is providing…
wearables
Apple patents smart watch band with wrist biometric sensors
The next Apple Watch may come with wrist biometric sensors, after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded Apple 62…
Reflectacles develops eyewear to bypass facial recognition systems
Chicago company Reflectacles believes it has the solution to concerns about the widespread deployment of facial biometrics. The company is…
ICE, DHS S&T seek biometric monitoring tech for detainees at federal facilities
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) respectively are…
Nymi pitches biometrics as answer to healthcare industry cybersecurity threats
A pair of studies suggest that the healthcare industry is in the process of embracing biometrics to combat cybersecurity threats….
U.S. military developing system with wearable and biometrics for mobile network access
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC), subordinate agency of Army Futures Command (AFC), is developing a multifactor system…
iBeta awarded Mastercard accreditation for biometrics testing facility
iBeta Quality Assurance has received Mastercard accreditation for its biometrics test lab. iBeta reports it added Mastercard’s Formal Approval Services…
Visa plans biometric and other cashless payments innovations ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Visa is preparing to provide innovative payment technologies including biometrics for athletes, visitors and citizens in the run-up to the…
Facial biometrics opportunities shown as tech applied to diverse use cases
Biometric facial recognition continues to proliferate, with a new deployment at a soccer stadium in Denmark, a new casino tracking…
Researchers improve gait biometrics recognition rates for older people
A method of authenticating older individuals with biometric gait recognition by a team of researchers from China and Italy, who…
