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Mixed bag for biometrics firms reporting financial performance
Zwipe, maker of biometric payment and access card hardware and software, is reporting financials for the second half of 2022...
 
More taking sides in NYC facial recognition discrimination saga
What biometrics needs is a noisy and petty soap opera, and that is what it will get. The slap fight...
Jumio boosts executive ranks, CAF names new chief
Jumio has announced two separate moves to support the company through a new growth stage. The first of them is...
 
Startup wants every camera to be a biometric authenticator
A $3 million seed round is going to a biometric ID and payments firm close on the heels of a...
Facial recognition in video surveillance hits bumps in the road, but market growing
Investigation by IPVM suggests that Dahua USA is no longer selling facial-recognition surveillance hardware in the U.S. Anker’s Eufy cameras...
 
Police plan expansions of facial recognition across Ireland, Australia, US, Nigeria
Public officials in several countries are pushing deployment or regulation of face biometrics to improve security. In Ireland, Justice Minister...
Adera’s face biometrics rises through the ranks in NIST visa border testing
Singaporean biometric provider Adera Global Smart Tech (AGST) has achieved high levels of precision and performance in the latest Face...
 
Scottish schools’ canteen facial recognition ‘likely infringed’ GDPR: ICO
A letter from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK data protection authority, has told North Ayrshire Council (NAC) that...
Neurotechnology upgrades biometric PAD features to expand compatibility
Lithuanian biometric solution provider Neurotechnology has upgraded its Face Verification software with improved presentation attack detection (PAD) and liveness detection...
 
Regula ID document template database grows as Innovatrics, ID R&D pitch strengths
Regula has increased the coverage of its ID document scanning, while Innovatrics says it can accurately extract data from one...
Okta customers report dramatic increase in cyber-attacks
A marketing survey from digital identity firm Okta fielded in the first quarter of last year highlights dangers that, while...
 
Focus on bank’s role in digital wallets gets sharper
It is the second month of 2023, and seemingly everyone wants in on what could be the awakening of banks...
A big BIPA decision: Plaintiffs have 5 years to file biometrics claims
A lawsuit limitation decision involving biometrics privacy has been handed down by the U.S. state of Illinois’ Supreme Court. It...
 
Next for Nigeria’s NIN: location tracking and smart cities
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has launched a call for proposals from the country’s academics with the aim of developing...
  Oz Forensics pitches liveness detection to the channel with reseller program launch
  Smart cities advance: Taiwan invests in Iveda, Remark partners with Aaeon
  Free-to-use civil registration system OpenCRVS adds features, configuration
  Yoti integrates selfie verification checks into the electronic signature process
  Patent awarded to ID R&D for securing voice interactions with biometrics and liveness
  Tech5 and uqudo develop biometric remote voter verification system for Oman election
Biometrics White Papers
Single-frame facial liveness detection: How it works to reduce user friction and abandonment
The ability to ascertain facial liveness from a single-image frame enables high-performance presentation attack detection without adding friction to the...
 
The ultimate retail experience starts with facial recognition
As digital transformation sweeps across our society, bringing together the physical and virtual worlds, the retail space is changing in...
Improving the ATM experience with biometrics multi-factor authentication
ATMs in the U.S. and other parts of the world have generally validated the identity of bank customers with something...
 
On-demand webinar – Demographic Bias in Facial Liveness Detection: Impact, Measurement, and Mitigation
AI-powered facial liveness detection algorithms can introduce bias the same way matching algorithms can, causing mobile banking services to be...
Events and Webinars
ID4Africa LiveCast – Civil registration in Africa: Scaling for impact
  February 8, 2023
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  February 15, 2023
Aviation Festival Asia 2023
  February 28, 2023 - March 1, 2023
World Police Summit
  March 7, 2023 - March 9, 2023
7th Edition Connected Banking Summit East Africa
  March 7, 2023
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