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Global ID claims 2 patents for vein biometrics systems, ramps up production capacity
Biometrics startup Global ID has been awarded a pair of patents for finger-vein authentication systems and methods for enterprise access...
 
UN High Commissioner says facial recognition could lead to destruction of privacy
Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has touted the potential negative impact of facial recognition systems, saying these...
Prisons from Hong Kong to Chennai to Georgia are setting up biometric surveillance
Hong Kong’s Correctional Services Department this week agreed with Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks to build a framework for...
 
Amsterdam-based startup secures funding for advancement of travel digital ID technology
An Amsterdam-based travel technology startup, NeoKe secured €1.3 million (roughly US$1.46 million) in funding from several venture capital funds to...
GitHub moves the needle closer to a passwordless world with passkeys integration
According to the FIDO Alliance, passwords are the root cause of more than 80 percent of data breaches. To combat...
 
Neurotechnology shows impressive fingerprint biometrics accuracy in NIST evaluation
A fingerprint biometrics matching algorithm submitted by Neurotechnology has topped the leaderboard of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and...
Philippines unveils new CCTV system command center, plans facial recognition procurement
A massive video surveillance communications and command center with more than 400 high-definition CCTV cameras has gone operational in Pasig...
 
South African province deploys biometrics to identify unclaimed bodies, reduce crime
The government of South Africa’s smallest province, Gauteng, has launched a fingerprint biometrics system that will enable health authorities easily...
Checkout.com launches selfie biometrics solution for seamless customer onboarding
UK-based fintech startup Checkout.com has announced the launch of a selfie biometrics solution dubbed Identity Verification to enable easy customer...
 
Biometrics stocks: quarterlies, annuals, SEC actions
July 13, 2023 – One the few quarterly financial statistics that have remained unchanged year over year for ailing Voxx...
ID scanning for age verification deployed by Intellicheck in Charleston, launched by Au10tix
Charleston, South Carolina is making an ID verification program for businesses that relies on technology from Intellicheck permanent following the...
 
Sharing data would stop more ID fraudsters
By Liudas Kanapienis, CEO and co-founder of Ondato Understanding Fraudsters is a 2023 report by Ondato based on an analysis...
Télécom Paris, Bouygues Telecom, and Thales renew digital identity research chair
French university Télécom Paris has partnered with Thales and telco firm Bouygues Telecom its digital identity research chair, RD-ID. Télécom...
 
US lawmaker selling bill on collecting biometrics from migrants again
A congressman from Texas is attempting to reintroduce a bill on the collection of biometric data from migrants, known as...
  Biometric data collection avoided in Ukraine aid delivery over human rights concerns
  No Real standard for mobile driver’s licenses in temporary DHS reversal
  Biosig conference unveils 2023 biometrics keynotes, updates deadline for papers
  ROC.ai adds prominent biometrics industry veteran Hutchinson as revenue chief
  Newer algorithms join incumbent facial recognition developers among accuracy leaders
  Veriff compliant with UK DIATF, ready to help US businesses meet new obligations
Biometrics White Papers
How can financial institutions safeguard against deepfakes: The new frontier of online crime?
Biometric face verification has quickly become recognized as a secure and user-friendly method to verify identity at onboarding and re-authenticate...
 
KYC and AML in the MENA region in 2023
In recent years, the Middle East and North Africa has experienced exponential growth, much of which can be attributed to...
Banking on biometrics: The future of customer authentication
The financial industry flourishes on security and safety. Yet that is precisely what passwords, PINs, and other knowledge-based authentication does...
 
Using biometric technology to fight public sector benefit fraud
The pandemic caused a scramble to digitize typically in-person services in order to provide extensive financial aid to those in...
Events and Webinars
Zero Trust Government Symposium
  July 19, 2023 - July 20, 2023
Deepfake: The battle to determine what is Real vs (Deep)Fake!
  July 19, 2023
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  July 20, 2023 - July 21, 2023
4th Annual Digital Forensics for National Security Symposium
  August 2, 2023 - August 3, 2023
Cyber DSA 2023
  August 15, 2023 - August 17, 2023
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