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Iris biometrics facilitate change in aid sector worth hundreds of billions
Custom smartphones held on social-distancing sticks are helping refugees in Jordan with COVID-19 pay for shopping deliveries with a biometric iris scan. The quarantine delivery service is part of the much larger UN World Food Programme ‘Building Blocks’ ... Read the full story here.

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Daily Biometrics News
Biometrics regulation a trend in growing security market, Genetec pitches privacy tools and principles
According to new research published by Markets and Markets, the worldwide security system industry is set to be worth $342.6...
 
Idemia joins UK pilot with IDway biometrics for digital ID checks against passport data
Idemia is planning to participate in the digital ID pilot being conducted by the UK government, the company has announced,...
Laxton Group integrates Suprema biometric sensor modules to boost device security
Suprema ID has announced the integration of its ultra-thin BioMini Slim 3 FAP30 fingerprint scanner into over 20 leading adaptable...
 
Paravision and Innovatrics each score among biometric accuracy leaders in US federal agency testing
Paravision has scored the top rank among biometrics vendors from the U.S., UK and EU in matching accuracy for mugshot...
Smart Engines and Promobot partner on next-gen data scanning technology for digital ID documents
Robotics manufacturer Promobot and computer vision solutions provider Smart Engines (SE) have partnered on a new high-end document recognition device....
 
Aware partnership with Intercede brings biometric cybersecurity to large enterprises, federal agencies
Aware is partnering with cybersecurity solutions provider Intercede to address digital security concerns with the integration of biometrics into the...
Princeton Identity launches customized touchless biometric access control solution with Future Trend
Princeton Identity (PI) has announced a partnership with United Arab Emirates-based Future Trend to introduce an innovative contactless biometric solution...
 
IDnow to enhance biometric video platform with Trust Management AG acquisition
IDnow has acquired Trust Management AG, which provides biometrics for KYC checks among its international digital and offline identification services....
A good day for investing in digital identity management
A pair of enterprise digital identity firms seeking to dominate different aspects of their industry announced significant investments Wednesday. By...
 
Samsung joins biometric payment card market with Mastercard development MoU
A new player has emerged in the biometric payment card market, as Samsung’s Electronics and Card businesses have signed a...
Third-party test shows ID R&D leap forward in voice biometrics accuracy
ID R&D has announced major gains in the accuracy of its voice biometrics, with a 0.01 percent false acceptance rate...
 
Moscow Metro to introduce facial recognition system for fare payment
Passengers using the Moscow Metro system in Russia will be able to pay their fares at all metro stations using...
TikTok biometric privacy settlement held up by objections $92 million not even close
The $92 million settlement by TikTok of a lawsuit alleging violations under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act and federal privacy...
 
Manufacturing partnerships for biometric payment cards expanded by Zwipe, unveiled by Idex
A partnership between Zwipe and Austrian card-maker Tag Systems on biometric payment cards has been expanded to proactively promote the...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Events and Webinars
The Thoughtful Biometrics Workshop
  March 8, 2021 - March 12, 2021
The Thoughtful Biometrics Workshop Online March 8, 10 and 12, 2021, 9:00am-1:00 pm PST This new event intends to bring...
Demographic fairness in biometric systems
  March 9, 2021 - March 30, 2021
Demographic fairness in biometric systems EAB Online Seminar March 9 to March 30, 2021 The European Association for Biometrics (EAB)...
Future of Cloud Security Management
  March 9, 2021 - March 9, 2021
Future of Cloud Security Management Online March 9, 2021 10:00 EST / 15:00 GMT According to a June report by...
ID4Africa Livecast – Gender matters in identity systems
  March 10, 2021 - March 10, 2021
ID4Africa Livecast – Gender matters in identity systems Online March 10, 2021 13:30-15:30 GMT Join ID4Africa on March 10 for...
2nd Annual Facial Recognition Summit
  April 7, 2021 - April 8, 2021
2nd Annual Facial Recognition Summit Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore April 7 – 8, 2021 Facial recognition technology is riding high...