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OCR Labs raises €12.5M
Australian startup OCR Labs has raised €12.5 million (roughly US$15.2 million) in a Series A funding round to bring its solution for digital ID verification to market in the UK and Turkey. .. Keep reading this report

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US federal lawmakers reintroduce biometric surveillance moratorium
A proposed U.S. moratorium on the use of biometrics for surveillance by federal agencies has been revived by Democrats in...
 
SITA, NEC and Star Alliance partner to extend touchless biometrics across airlines
A partnership has been formed by SITA, NEC and Star Alliance to expand the use of biometric identity for touchless...
Biometric smartcard with touchscreen display developed by Plastic Logic and OneWave
A partnership has been formed by Plastic Logic and OneWave to produce a smartcard with fingerprint biometrics and a thin touchscreen...
 
SK Telecom partners with Octatco on biometric security key with quantum number generation
South Korea Telecom (SKT) has launched a keycard featuring fingerprint biometrics and quantum computing technology to provide secure logical access...
Six Flags and Snapchat parent head off court decisions in biometric privacy suits
A settlement has been reached in the biometric data privacy lawsuit against Six Flags for $36 million, the Cook County...
 
Trustmatic launches online biometric identity verification with Innovatrics partnership
Trustmatic has launched an online identity verification platform to help organizations of all sizes reduce fraud and improve their customer...
Governments and tech companies are ‘gaming the rules’ on biometrics, need hard lines
Greater legislative protections on the use of people’s biometrics are needed and technology companies need to be told to desist...
 
OCR Labs raises €12.5M to bring ID doc and selfie biometrics checks to UK, Turkish markets
Australian startup OCR Labs has raised €12.5 million (roughly US$15.2 million) in a Series A funding round to bring its...
Stringent biometrics laws advance in Maryland, balance between bans and oversight urged
Legislators in Maryland voted to pass a regulatory law which strictly limits the use of genealogy websites in criminal investigations...
 
Synthetic biometric data will solve AI’s ills (jk)
There is an aspect of AI that is simple and straightforward. It will take years of development and testing, regulatory...
Biometric registration drive in Kenya for health insurance scheme
A mass biometric registration drive in Kenya to enroll citizens for a health insurance scheme in the Nyeri County recently...
 
Angola, Dominican Republic to introduce biometric passports, Ukraine updates issuance progress
Angolan authorities are readying to launch the country’s biometric passport later this year at a time when the Dominican Republic...
ISS continues Middle East biometrics market push with Dubai expansion
Intelligent Security Systems (ISS) says the opening of a new office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the recent appointment of...
 
IdRamp joins Linux’ Cardea as digital health passes evolve and roll out
IdRamp has joined the Linux Foundation Public Health’s steering committee for its open-source ecosystem for verifiable health credentials. The Cardea system,...
  Stripe launches selfie biometrics to join active identity verification market
  Researchers explore continuous liveness detection for voice biometrics
  Apple takes significant step towards biometric passwordless authentication
  Comparitech facial recognition report highlights growing, variable global market
  Biometric laser systems are here. Where is the responsible control?
  Fingerprint biometrics preferred modality in Philippines digital banking space, Visa survey shows
Events and Webinars
EAB workshop on fingerprint image quality (NFIQ2.1)
  June 15, 2021 - June 16, 2021
EAB workshop on fingerprint image quality (NFIQ2.1) Online June 15-16, 2021 The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) together with the...
FinTech Connect Toronto
  June 15, 2021 - June 16, 2021
FinTech Connect Toronto Online June 15-16, 2021 FinTech Connect North America is where teams from major financial institutions go to...
Identiverse
  June 21, 2021 - June 23, 2021
Identiverse Denver, CO June 21-23, 2021 Virtual Dates June 21-July 2  The brightest minds in the identity industry come here...
Aviation Festival Asia
  June 22, 2021 - June 23, 2021
Aviation Festival Asia Online June 22 – 23, 2021 Join Asia’s Largest Business Aviation Event! Aviation Festival Asia is broadcasting...
Aviation Festival Asia 2021
  June 22, 2021 - June 23, 2021
Aviation Festival Asia 2021 Singapore June 22 – 23, 2021 Join Asia’s Largest Business Aviation Event! The 16th edition of...
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