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Biometrics providers stake out facial recognition, fingerprint sensor market positions
The interoperability of digital wallets and health passes, smart city biometrics, truly inclusive national digital ID systems and the fight against child trafficking were among the focuses of the most widely-read articles on Biometric Update over the past week .. Keep reading this report

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Biometric Update Weekend Reading
Paravision brings edge-to-cloud facial recognition to AI digital ID disruption party
Paravision’s ‘Converge’ 2021 announcement includes five separate computer vision and biometrics product releases and updates, covering a wide range of...
 
Digital ID officials confront open-source opportunity, brain drain, and true gender inclusivity
The challenges facing African countries renewing their digital ID systems appear to be converging with those experienced by countries in...
EU digital identity: why getting wallets right is crucial
By Lars Rensing, CEO of Protokol Digital IDs are becoming more and more prominent in the public eye. In fact,...
 
Fingerprint Cards and Infineon move biometric authentication within cards’ secure element
Fingerprint Cards and Infineon have developed a method for carrying out biometric authentication entirely within the latter’s secure element, eliminating the need...
ICE drops $3.9M for Trust Stamp’s facial recognition, London Met taps NEC for $4.2M
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has recently signed a $3.9 million contract with Trust Stamp for the development...
 
Law enforcement expert to head NEC National Security Systems
NEC Corporation America has confirmed Dr. Kathleen Kiernan as the new president at NEC National Security Systems (NEC NSS), after...
Airport biometrics going mobile or single-token, IATA Travel Pass and NEC among beneficiaries
The use of biometrics and self-service check-in kiosks has enabled Emirates to serve nearly three times as many passengers per...
 
Eliminating the black market for fake COVID vaccine certificates via automated solutions
By Sarah Amundsson, Customer Success Manager at Shufti Pro. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global fraud landscape has...
Biometrics from birth – South Africa seeks to end child trafficking, welfare fraud
The government of South Africa is investigating biometric technologies and policies to introduce biometrics for infants to tackle child trafficking...
 
London mayor sets out plan for smart city biometrics with Emerging Technology Charter
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has published an updated Emerging Technology Charter designed to act as a set of practical and...
Acuity Principal Most predicts $3B in biometrics investment in 2021
The growing wave of investment in biometrics and identity verification has major implications for how technology providers in the space...
 
Presidio Identity raises $3.5M, 3Divi $2M as biometrics investment bonanza continues
Digital identity solutions provider Presidio Identity has announced the closing of a $3.5 million second round of funding. The San...
  Biometrics startups focused on customer transactions win seed funding
  Progress on biometric payment cards reported by Idex, Linxens, Zwipe
  New facial recognition ethics tool being tested in the Netherlands
  Presenters at FIDO Authenticate bullish on government MFA policy
  India’s new law enforcement face biometrics RFP tilts in favor of local vendors
  New Oaro, Socure, Secret Double Octopus executives hired to extend digital ID growth
  A coordinated federal role in developing a US digital health pass is almost impossible
  SenseTime sources legal opinion suggesting limits to US sanctions ahead of planned IPO
Biometrics White Papers
How electronic IDs are changing identity verification in the EU and beyond
eIDAS is the European Union’s legislation that oversees electronic identification (eID), authentication and trust services for electronic transactions in the...
 
Mobile app friction report – Login authentication and password reset
Time spent on mobile financial apps in the US has grown more than 90% in 2020. A frictionless mobile app...
Incognia case study: will bank
High growth challenger bank will bank became a target of social engineering attack initiated on social media. In possession of...
 
5 key qualities of a successful AML compliance program
The U.S. and foreign nations have established AML standards to stop financial criminal activity that can hurt your business and...
Events and Webinars
Digital Trust World 2021
  October 4, 2021 - October 7, 2021
Digital Trust World 2021 Online October 4-7, 2021 Digital Trust World 2021 is a new event from research and consulting...
World Border Security Congress
  October 5, 2021 - October 7, 2021
World Border Security Congress Athens, Greece October 5-7, 2021 The World Border Security Congress is a high level 3 day...
Bias mitigation in anti-spoofing through knowledge distillation – EAB virtual lunch talk
  October 5, 2021 - October 5, 2021
Bias mitigation in anti-spoofing through knowledge distillation – EAB virtual lunch talk Online October 5, 2021 (12:30-13:30 CET) The European...
connect:ID
  October 5, 2021 - October 6, 2021
connect:ID October 5-6, 2021 Washington, DC Connect:ID is an identity conference and exhibition, showcasing practical implementations of trusted identity solutions,...
Biometrics Institute Congress
  October 6, 2021 - October 26, 2021
Biometrics Institute Congress Online October 6th, 13th, 20th and 26th 2021 The Biometrics Institute Congress is the industry gathering for...
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