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Winners announced in NIST Challenge for contactless fingerprint biometrics
Phase 2 results in the Mobile Fingerprinting Innovation Technology (mFIT) Challenge hosted by NIST have been partially revealed, and experts say the evaluation shows touchless fingerprint biometrics are now ready for practical deployments .. read the full report here

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Daon, Gateway ID Africa team on biometric platform for financial inclusion
Inclusive technologies firm Gateway ID Africa is building a platform designed to help connect underserved people across Africa to public-...
 
Hot market seen for biometrics and temperature scanning after Shanghai lockdown
As China pursues the ‘zero Covid’ strategy that locked down Shanghai for two months, analysts quoted by the South China...
Entrust buys e-signature, biometric ID verification company Evidos
Entrust has bought electronic signature and digital identity verification service provider Evidos in a bid for more market share. Terms...
 
Voice biometrics startup Minds Digital raises Seed funding, aims for large companies
Brazilian voice biometrics developer Minds Digital has closed a BRL 1.5 million (roughly US$305,000) Seed funding round by BR Angels....
Call to ban Chinese biometric camera suppliers from UK gets a parliamentary audience
A UK parliamentary event was held Wednesday by Big Brother Watch on the official launch of a report into the...
 
How far did ID.me stray in reacting to Covid identity verification contract?
Will ID.me’s U.S. Government business be the next casualty of the pandemic? According to investigative reporting by news publisher Business...
Advance.AI liveness detection first in Southeast Asia to pass iBeta test
Singapore-based digital identity verification provider Advance.AI announced its biometric liveness detection products have passed iBeta’s Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) test...
 
All eyes on Marrakesh: what to expect as digital ID community returns to the ID4Africa summit
The ID4Africa 2022 Augmented General Meeting kicks off in Morocco on 15 June. With the theme of ‘Identity in context:...
Motorola Solutions biometric tech deployed by Surrey and Sussex Police
Surrey and Sussex Police forces in the UK are using Motorola Solutions’ Pronto to access Interpol’s international criminal biometrics database...
 
Face biometrics solutions launched by CycurID for onboarding, Veriff for authentication
A number of companies offering selfie biometrics have made new announcements this week, with CycurID launching a new platform, Veriff...
SADC to begin production of biometric passports for staff with Botswana facilities
The Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has concluded a deal with the government of Botswana to begin...
 
Sobrsafe signs US distribution agreement for biometric sobriety scanners
SOBRsafe announced it has signed its first master distributor agreement with substance abuse management company RecoveryTrek, to dispense its biometric...
Securing the cloud – the peerless role of biometrics
By Deepak Gupta, CTO & Co-Founder of LoginRadius While businesses embark on a digital transformation journey, cloud adoption is undoubtedly...
 
Automakers preview biometric integration; study sees growth in that market
Car makers are showing off innovations in biometric integration for drivers, ranging from facial recognition that spots distracted or drowsy...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Events and Webinars
Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience Europe
  June 14, 2022 - June 16, 2022
Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience Europe Bucharest, Romania June 14-16, 2022 Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Europe brings together leading...
Artificial Intelligence Act Workshop 2022
  June 14, 2022 - June 15, 2022
Artificial Intelligence Act Workshop 2022 Online June 14-15, 2022 This two-day workshop by European Association for Biometrics (EAB) and DIN...
Aviation Festival Asia 2022
  June 14, 2022 - June 15, 2022
Aviation Festival Asia 2022 Singapore June 14th – 15th, 2022 Aviation Festival Asia always has the most exciting and relevant...
ID4Africa 2022: The augmented General Meeting
  June 15, 2022 - June 30, 2022
ID4Africa 2022: The augmented General Meeting Marrakesh and Online June 15-16 (Marrakesh) and June 28 & 30 (Virtual) After a...
The Future of Data Protection: Effective Enforcement in the Digital World
  June 16, 2022 - June 17, 2022
The Future of Data Protection: Effective Enforcement in the Digital World June 16-17, 2022 Brussels, Belgium The European Data Protection...