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IriTech ‘open for exploration’ via investment or sale
IriTech confirms that it is seeking partnership or investment for its hardware and software products. The U.S.-based firm develops iris...
 
Successfully implementing a digital identity framework
By David Mahdi, CSO and CISO Advisor, Sectigo As an increasing amount of personal and critical business information is available...
Idemia sale launch close, biometrics and digital ID business may be separated: report
The rumored sale of Idemia by Advent International is about to launch, sources have told Reuters, raising the possibility that...
 
US immigration officials want everyone on same page before $500M biometric contract let
The U.S. government wants to hear from people about a virtual conference it plans to hold to talk about an...
UK’s mobile biometric equipment tender falls through, renewed by gov
A UK government contract for mobile biometric equipment (MBE) worth £450,000 (roughly $527,000) was not awarded as no compliant kit...
 
CAT2 request goes out for facial recognition at US airports
The U.S. government is advertising for a vendor that can add face biometrics to its existing ability to validate document-credentialing...
Digital identity verification spending to pass $20B by 2027, but security challenges remain
Businesses around the world are spending $11.6 billion on digital identity verification this year, and that amount will nearly double...
 
Digital identity provider SDK leaves hundreds of thousands of biometric records vulnerable
Apps with exposed AWS access tokens are exposing biometric data, according to a new blog post from cybersecurity software provider...
Biometric payments win for convenience and security, privacy concerns remain: Mastercard
New research published by Mastercard on Thursday as part of its second annual New Payments Index (NPI) sheds light on...
 
Two ways to not protect biometric data demonstrated by world’s most populous countries
Several civil society groups in India are highly concerned about the spread of facial recognition and other surveillance technologies in...
Some people really do have doppelgangers and that could be a biometric problem
If everyone really does have an unrelated twin somewhere on the planet, that is bad news for facial recognition-based security...
 
European digital ID must have further security safeguards, Czech EU presidency says
A couple of months after taking over from France as host of the presidency of the Council of the EU,...
NIST’s image standards could become win/lose factor for govt biometrics contractors
The U.S. government is developing a vendor-neutral standard for assessing how useful an image might be for biometric identification. The...
 
American researchers probe where biometric bias comes in and how to measure it
A pair of papers on why biometric systems are so often found to be less effective with some demographic groups...
  Datatang adds 5,000 Traditional Chinese characters to OCR system
  Veriff fosters digital identity revenue growth with new partner program
  SuperCom wins $33M biometric tracking contract with European customer
  ROC biometrics integrated with Anonybit for privacy-secured enterprise solution
  Feitian launches customizable handheld multi-biometric tablet for use in the field
  Simprints hiring consultant to evaluate biometrics pilot for young children in Bangladesh
  Aratek launches multimodal biometric software platform for access management, HR tracking
  New rugged handheld devices from Coppernic feature Integrated Biometrics fingerprint scanner
  Dignari selected to provide digital identity and access management services to US gov for $29M
  NtechLab considering Asia HQ in Thailand as Russian facial recognition continues selling abroad
Biometrics White Papers
5 success factors for onboarding more good customers faster
Onboarding is not just about keeping bad actors out, it’s about letting good customers in. Unfortunately for many companies, the...
 
Biometrics are transforming the retail landscape
The retail experience has undergone profound shifts in the past decade. As consumers grew more comfortable making purchases online, they...
ISO PAD and FIDO testing comparison
Two of the most popular testing services that iBeta offers are ISO 30107 compliance, and FIDO Biometrics Component Certification. To...
 
Customer identity continuity: why it’s critical
Industry analysts and practitioners explain how challenges with customer experience, fraud, and consistency throughout the customer lifecycle can be solved...
Events and Webinars
SPIE Remote Sensing
  September 5, 2022 - September 8, 2022
SPIE Remote Sensing Berlin, Germany September 5 – 8, 2022 SPIE Sensors + Imaging 2022 combines two of Europe’s best...
Identity Week Asia
  September 6, 2022 - September 7, 2022
Identity Week Asia Singapore September 6-7, 2022 Identity Week Asia is a conference and exhibition bringing together the brightest minds...
Future Tech Expo & Summit
  September 12, 2022 - September 13, 2022
Future Tech Expo & Summit Sultanate of Oman and Online September 12 – 13, 2022 After its successful launch, as...
EAB-RPC 2022 – EAB Research Projects Conference 2022
  September 12, 2022 - September 14, 2022
EAB-RPC 2022 – EAB Research Projects Conference 2022 September 12-14, 2022 Fraunhofer IGD, Fraunhoferstraße 5, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany The 9th...
BIOSIG 2022 – 21st International Conference of the Biometrics Special Interest Group
  September 14, 2022 - September 16, 2022
BIOSIG 2022 – 21st International Conference of the Biometrics Special Interest Group Darmstadt, Germany September 14-16, 2022 The BIOSIG 2022...
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