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Contactless payments surge towards $26B a year by 2027
The global contactless payments market is expected to skyrocket from $11.2 billion in 2019 to $26.3 billion by the end of 2027, according to Coherent Market Insights, with biometric payment cards first among growth drivers over the forecast period .. Read the full story here.

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Daily Biometrics News
Can increasing consumer interest in biometrics stem $43B lost to digital identity fraud in 2020?
  The 2021 edition of the Identity Fraud Study was released by Javelin Strategy & Research, revealing $56 billion of...
 
ID R&D face biometrics and passive liveness support ambitious Latin American payments startup
Payface is bringing payment with face biometrics to retailers in Latin America through the integration of any Android device with...
Q5id demonstrates enterprise biometric security with SOC 2 Type 1 certification
Identity proofing firm Q5id announced that it has achieved SOC 2 Type 1 certification, demonstrating the security of biometrics handled...
 
HID Global mobile biometrics and IAM, Suprema access control solutions win awards
HID Global mobile biometrics readers for law enforcement and cloud-based enterprise identity management solutions have been awarded with 2020 ASTORS...
Maxim heart-rate biometrics sensors to run B-Secur HeartKey algorithm
B-Secur has launched a new ultra-low-power health sensor hub for heartbeat biometrics monitoring developed in collaboration with IoT firm Maxim...
 
Thales rolls out airport biometrics in Spain, SITA wins touchless makeover contract for Sydney
Thales has partnered with European digital services leader Inetum to provide more than 45 biometric Automatic Border Control (ABC) gates...
Iran unveils new e-government components as digital ID importance grows
Iran’s Executive Council of Information Technology unveiled the newest platforms in its ongoing e-government initiative, writes CITNA. Among these new...
 
Both sides in TikTok’s biometric privacy lawsuit tell judge their settlement stinks
Lawyers for TikTok Inc. users who claim their biometric privacy has been violated by the video-sharing app maker say a...
Global Counsel associate explores future of digital identity solutions in Europe
This year could be the one in which digital identity “finally takes off,” according to Global Counsel (GC) associate Megan...
 
Innovatrics enhances biometric platform with pedestrian and body part detection
Innovatrics has added pedestrian and body part detection to its SmartFace biometric platform for anonymous, real-time detection and tracking. The...
Google unveils secure element alliance for biometric passport and mDL development
In 2018, Google first started using the Titan M Chip, also known as Secure Element (SE), on its Pixel 3...
 
Biometric cards user experience, potential markets touted by Fingerprints, Idex Biometrics, TietoEVRY
BNP Paribas biometric payment card The global contactless payments market is expected to skyrocket from $11.2 billion in 2019 to...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Events and Webinars
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)...
2nd Annual Facial Recognition Summit
  April 7, 2021 - April 8, 2021
2nd Annual Facial Recognition Summit Online April 7 – 8, 2021 Facial recognition technology is riding high on a new...
ID4Africa Livecast – Vaccination Certificates & Identity Management
  April 8, 2021 - April 8, 2021
ID4Africa Livecast – Vaccination Certificates and Identity Management Online April 8, 2021 12:30-14:30 GMT Among governments and those in the...
Future of Biometric Authentication Webinar
  April 9, 2021 - April 9, 2021
Future of Biometric Authentication Webinar Online April, 9, 2021 Group Futurista, a major Global Events organizer is thrilled to announce...
Biometric Summit 2021
  April 13, 2021 - April 13, 2021
Biometric Summit 2021 Online April 13, 2021 This year’s Biometric Summit 2021 will be presented virtually on Tuesday 13th April....