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Contactless biometrics and airport automation demand spiking ahead of passenger return
Contactless biometrics and automation were already increasingly important to airport operations before the pandemic, but could be critical as passengers return with additional requirements and concerns, according to members of a panel at the World Aviation Festival .. Read the full report here.

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Daily Biometrics News
Juniper urges behavioral biometrics as ecommerce fraud costs to leap 18 percent to $20B
Ecommerce retailers’ annual losses will reach $20 billion this year, Juniper Research says, an 18 percent jump from $17.5 billion...
 
Remote biometric onboarding, KYC growth appears sustainable as customers, FIs see benefit
Online account opening for financial services has taken off during the pandemic, and BioID, Smart Engines and Sumsub have all...
Face biometrics providers report gains: Aware 26 percent in Q1, Hikvision 10 percent for 2020
Aware has reported revenues of $4.4 million in its first fiscal quarter of 2021, up 26 percent on a year-over-year basis...
 
Senegal’s biometric database easing deportation of its nationals from EU territory
A national biometric database system in Senegal is now helping European Union (EU) member states to effect forced removals of...
Innovatrics update improves biometric matching accuracy for children’s fingerprints
Innovatrics has announced the availability of a new algorithm aimed at closing the accuracy gap in fingerprint biometric matching between...
 
RealNetworks wins facial recognition and AI analytics contract with US Air Force
Safr from RealNetworks has earned its third Small Business Research Innovation (SBIR) deal from the United States Air Force (USAF)...
ID R&D voice biometrics and facial liveness detection added to Invigilator proctoring app
The Invigilator, a mobile app for protecting the integrity of online exams and assessments, is integrating passive facial liveness detection...
 
Half of organizations use biometrics for privileged account access
Spending on multi-factor authentication (MFA) is set for a major increase, as nearly three quarters of respondents (74 percent) to...
BIO-key issued patent for continuously updated biometric templates
A patent has been issued for a continuous process of authenticating people with biometrics. To date, authentication systems have been...
 
Amazon continues to fight hard to send biometric privacy cases to arbitration
A federal appellate court has affirmed that Amazon cannot impose arbitration on minors wanting to be part of proposed class-action...
EmpTech biometric storage kiosk secures staff travel documents for CCB
Emperor Technology (EmpTech) has won a contract with China Construction Bank (CCB) to deliver its biometric Smart Travel Document Management System...
 
Plans for digital birth certificates in Australia underway
Consultations have already begun for the introduction of digital birth certificates in Australia, with the State of New South Wales...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Events and Webinars
9th Border Security & Intelligence Summit
  April 28, 2021 - April 29, 2021
9th Border Security & Intelligence Summit National Harbor, MD April 28-29, 2021 DSI’s 9th Annual Border Security and Intelligence Summit...
Vaccination Certificates & Identity Management (Part 2)
  April 29, 2021 - April 29, 2021
Vaccination Certificates & Identity Management (Part 2) Online April 29, 2021 12:30-14:30 GMT In continuation of the 3-Part MegaEvent on...
Fingerprint Presentation Attack Detection
  April 29, 2021 - April 30, 2021
Fingerprint Presentation Attack Detection EAB Online Seminar April 29 – 30, 2021 The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) is hosting...
Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience Europe
  May 11, 2021 - May 13, 2021
Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience Europe Bucharest, Romania May 11 – 13, 2021 Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Europe brings...
SECON 2021
  May 12, 2021 - May 14, 2021
SECON 2021 Korea May 12-14, 2021 Celebrating its 20th anniversary, SECON 2021 (International Security Exhibition and Conference) is the most...