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Biometric payment card first highlights fast start to year of mass adoption

Biometric payment cards start 2021 with a bang after their progress was closely followed last year, and biometric payments in general are gaining steam. Meanwhile, the drive to bring the pandemic to an end is bringing digital ID issues to a head in this week's biometrics news .. Read the full story here.
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Weekend Reading

Biometric PAD standards in competition against spoof attacks, not each other: Stephanie Schuckers

Presentation attack detection (PAD) technology is increasingly important in biometric systems, and increasingly implemented. The technology seems to remain the...

Facial recognition up to 96 percent accurate with masks in 2020 Biometric Technology Rally tests

A facial recognition system similar to the one used by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had a 96...

Panini announces new headquarters and leadership as digital ID spurs growth

2020 has been a particularly successful year for businesses that transformed to meet the growing global need for digital identity....

Biometric authentication startup Ondato expands in Europe with $2M funding

Ondato, a Lithuanian biometric authentication software company, is expanding its presence across Europe in France, Germany, Spain and in the...

IPO, financing and biometrics stock price hike signal optimism for growth year ahead

A series of announcements made over the holidays clearly indicate the momentum of investment in the biometrics market. Biodit has...

Biometric visitor management market draws $100M investment as touchless kiosk platform launched

Visitor management firm iLobby has raised $100 million in funding from Insight Partners to bring its self sign-in kiosks and...

Biometric privacy suit against Onfido not eligible for arbitration, judge rules

Onfido’s attempt to have a claim against it under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) sent to arbitration has been...

New York proposes a narrow biometrics privacy law

The list of states unwilling or unable to wait for the federal government to create nationwide biometric privacy laws continues...

Rank One patents passive biometric facial liveness for standard mobile devices

Rank One has been awarded a patent for a passive biometric liveness detection technology based on micro-texture analysis by the U.S....

Absolutely need to have the last word? Microsoft patents way to stuff you into a chatbot

A new patent promises a future in which the personality of any person living, dead or fictional can live on...

NJ man wrongfully arrested based on facial recognition sues police and prosecutors

A New Jersey man has filed a civil rights lawsuit against police and prosecutors alleging racial profiling and misconduct in...

Bill to limit police biometrics use tabled in New York state as legislators struggle with facial recognition

A state legislator in New York has introduced a curious bill to prohibit arrests on the sole basis of “facial...

Biometrics researchers play too fast and loose with flashy findings — study

Vietnam embraces digital ID, smart cities, and robots in digital transformation

Report alleges bias in ExamSoft facial recognition feature, proposes improvements

Australian researchers collect children’s voice biometrics to help with speech impairments

BCTC completes first round of Android face biometrics testing for Thundersoft algorithms

Intel launches edge biometric facial authentication solution for integration with numerous devices

Criticism sparked by delay of biometric election systems unveiling in Uganda, procurement in Kenya

ID R&D reports passive liveness and voice biometrics fuel 140 percent new customer growth in 2020

Biometrics is transforming the face of flying: Facial recognition compliance tips for airports and airlines

Time to comply with the nation’s newest biometric privacy law: Portland’s private sector facial recognition ban

Biometrics White Papers

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...

Remote onboarding: How banks are changing the game

The number of new in-branch account openings was already on a sharp decline before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the shift...

Events and Webinars

Is that eye dead or alive? Recognition of presentation attacks in iris biometrics

January 12, 2021 - January 12, 2021

Is that eye dead or alive? Recognition of presentation attacks in iris biometrics EAB Online Seminar January 12, 2021, 12:30-13:30...

Deep Learning 2.0 Virtual Summit

January 28, 2021 - January 29, 2021

Deep Learning 2.0 Virtual Summit Online January 28 – 29, 2021 Discover the latest technical advancements and business applications in...

IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition

March 9, 2021 - March 10, 2021

IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition Istanbul, Turkey March 9 – 10, 2021 IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition will...

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