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Biometrics to help reduce fraud and inefficiency in African public sector budgets, back digital ID in Togo
Zimbabwe and Zambia are considering ways to use biometrics to protect government budgets, and a Ghanaian team wins a high-profile prize for developing facial recognition software for identifying Africans ... Read the report here.

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Competition results show iris biometric liveness detection a work in progress
The 2020 edition of the Iris Liveness Detection competition (LivDet-Iris) has been held, with significant increases in difficulty resulting in...
 
Zwipe capitalized for biometric payment card commercialization with over $10M from private placement
Institutional investors and half a dozen primary insiders have invested NOK 96 million (approximately US$10.5 million) in Zwipe, capitalizing the...
Airport biometrics update: NEC collaborates with Japan Airlines, Vision-Box in Dubai, biometric entry at LAX
A series of new deployments of airport biometrics have been announced, including technologies from NEC and Vision-Box. Collins Aerospace, meanwhile,...
 
Sumsub raises $6M to bring selfie biometrics and document checking to new markets
Sumsub has raised $6 million in Series A funding to develop its all-in-one, biometrics and AI-powered identity verification and compliance risk...
Fulcrum Biometrics acquires DelaneyBiometrics to add cloud portfolio and European footprint
UK-based DelaneyBiometrics, which provides biometric cloud-based solutions for time and attendance and access control, has been acquired by Fulcrum Biometrics,...
 
Banks grapple with digital ID and remote onboarding in Canada, Germany and Nigeria
Up to $100 billion in value could be created in Canada by 2030 through lowering the friction that accompanies government...
Biometrics Commissioner supports emergency extension of UK police fingerprint and DNA data retention powers
The UK Biometrics Commissioner has responded to a formal request by Counter-Terrorism Policing to extend emergency powers granted for the...
 
Volume production order for biometric SoC received by Idex Biometrics for fingerprint payment cards
A Tier 1 card manufacturer has placed a volume production order for biometric fingerprint sensors from Idex Biometrics for delivery this...
Fingerprint Cards’ biometric sensor and software chosen by Sentry for converged access control
Fingerprint Cards will supply its FPC T-Shape biometric sensor module, along with access control software for a combined physical and logical...
 
Women in Identity, Biometrics Institute, and NIST each to host online events on facial recognition
Three upcoming biometrics events have been announced involving National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) experts on facial recognition. Women...
Precise Biometrics and LumenVox recruiting, Alcatraz, IDnow and Touch Biometrix announce appointments
Growth in the biometrics industry is prompting new appointments and recruiting campaigns. Alcatraz, IDnow and Touch Biometrix have announced new...
 
Vision for effective face biometrics regulation presented in World Privacy Forum paper
The way to mitigate risks to privacy and other rights from biometric facial recognition systems is to enact regulator-approved codes...
  iProov explains “selfie anxiety” and unique line drawing interface for biometric Genuine Presence Assurance
  Digital ID moving forward in Barbados as UK, Australia and Sri Lanka consider next steps
  Jumio argues for SDK-based biometrics over APIs and web apps for online identity verification
  Kneron debuts new chips; affordable devices to get edge AI and biometrics baked in
  Indian government urged to listen to more voices on data protection, ministry requests surveillance funds
  Biometrics to help reduce fraud and inefficiency in African public sector budgets, back digital ID in Togo
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