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Developing biometrics market segments advance with new technologies and forecasts
Steps towards biometric technology and market maturity made up the top news items of the week. Ethical issues remain a major focus, particularly where public surveillance with live facial recognition systems is involved ... Read the full report here.

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Weekend Reading
New regulations will help facial recognition but hard work remains, UK Commissioner says
“Sunny uplands” are ahead for the facial recognition industry, but biometrics providers and integrators will have to be mindful of...
 
Role of biometrics in national identity systems debated in Good ID Twitter chat
National digital ID systems should be focused on the individuals who use them, rather than driven by vendors, and should...
Onfido CEO steps aside for next phase of face biometrics and ID verification growth
Husayn Kassai is out as CEO of Onfido, stepping down for Mike Tuchen to take over as chief executive to...
 
Aware CEO appointed to International Biometrics + Identity Association Board of Directors
Biometric solutions firm Aware announced on Thursday that its CEO and President, Robert A. Eckel, was appointed to the Board...
Veridas raises $4.7M, plans face and voice biometrics business expansion in Latin America
Veridas is receiving a capital increase of €4 million (US$4.7 million) from BBVA and das-Nano, which created the company as a...
 
ALiCE Biometrics plans international expansion after €1.5M funding round
Gradiant spin-off ALiCE Biometrics has closed a €1.5 million (roughly US$1.8 million) investment round to fund the international development and expansion...
EU border control aid and connections to biometrics contractors alarm Privacy International
A relatively low-profile biometrics provider is receiving funds supplied as aid by the EU to help build ‘mass biometric systems’...
 
Challenges in Latin American biometric national ID initiatives outlined by Women in Identity
While countries across Latin America have adopted biometrics for their national digital ID schemes, issues with ease of access and...
Onfido’s use of biometric data for bias research meets legal requirements — ICO report
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released the report of regulatory sandbox test carried out with Onfido, which concluded...
 
Mobile biometrics prominent as ID4Africa unveils themes for Marathon of Innovations
ID4Africa has unveiled ‘Identity Management Tools for a World in Crisis’ as the overall event theme of its live virtual...
Informal agreement on restricting exports of biometric surveillance technology reached by EU
The European Union has reached an agreement on limiting exports of facial recognition and other technology that can be used...
 
Biometrics community recognizes need for better messaging on ethical facial recognition use
Less than one in four biometrics community stakeholders say that enough is being done by the industry to influence the...
Biometrics boom driven by more remote work and cloud apps with less SMS, Duo report says
Biometrics are booming amid increased remote work and use of cloud apps, with 80 percent of active consumer devices featuring...
 
What’s next for biometrics? Exploring trends and dismantling misconceptions
Guest post by Lina Andolf-Orup, Senior Director, Global Marketing & Comms at Fingerprints Biometric technology is booming. Over 80 percent...
  U.S. Army patents zero-light 3D face biometric technology
  Biometrics to lead identity verification market growth to $15.8B by 2025
  Pace of EU live biometric surveillance regulation prompts Reclaim Your Face movement
  Apple bid to dismiss biometric data privacy suits rejected, but 2 of 3 claims have no standing
  Precise Biometrics books major revenue increase for first 9 months of 2020 despite soft Q3
  Biometrics stocks: BIO-key doubles revenue, FPC reports supply chain impact, Identiv bouncing back
  Public biometrics providers raising funds and cutting costs to prepare for opportunities on the horizon
Biometrics White Papers
Understanding single frame passive facial liveness
Facial biometric liveness detection ensures that fraudsters cannot use high resolution print outs, masks or video to spoof face recognition...
 
Face recognition and the future air travel experience
Airports uniquely demand both a very high passenger throughput and a very high degree of security underpinned by the positive...
An introduction to presentation attack detection
Biometrics can deliver a unique combination of high security and ease of use in applications that require identity authentication, such...
 
The ABCs of eKYC
In today’s digital-first world, businesses subject to KYC requirements must find a way to create onboarding and authentication processes that...
Events and Webinars
Authenticate 2020
  November 9, 2020 - November 20, 2020
authenticate 2020 Online November 9 – 20, 2020 Authenticate is the first conference dedicated to the who, what, why and...
Identity Week 2020
  November 16, 2020 - November 18, 2020
Identity Week 2020 Online Nov 16 – 18, 2020 Identity Week Virtual comprises three world-class events – Digital:ID, Planet Biometrics...
4th edition World Financial Innovation Series #WFIS 2020: LIVE – Africa
  November 17, 2020 - November 18, 2020
4th edition World Financial Innovation Series #WFIS 2020 : LIVE – Africa Online November 17 – 18, 2020 Africa is...
EAB Online Seminar — the detection of real and synthetic ghosts
  November 17, 2020 - November 17, 2020
EAB Online Seminar — the detection of real and synthetic ghosts Online November 17, 2020, 12:30pm (GMT+1) This European Association...
ENBANTEC Retail Banking Conference EMEA
  November 18, 2020 - November 19, 2020
ENBANTEC Retail Banking Conference EMEA Online November 18 – 19, 2020 Our company will organize ENBANTEC Retail Banking Technologies Conference...
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