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FindBiometrics Will Once Again Bring Biometrics to Money20/20 Europe

“…FindBiometrics President Peter O’Neill will host the track session “The power of choice: Why multimodal biometrics are taking over FinTech”, with big-name…

March 6, 2017

Trust Stamp Announces Strategic Alliance for Global Identity Consortium

UIDAI Seeks to Reassure Public of Security of Aadhaar After Misuse Discovery

Having launched criminal investigation against multiple organizations for misuse of Aadhaar a couple of weeks ago, the Unique Identification Authority of India…

March 6, 2017

News Roundup: Fingerprints Are All Over MWC 2017

Last week FindBiometrics was reporting live from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (MWC 2017), along with our sister site Mobile ID World. The conference was…

March 6, 2017

Biometrics News - The Next Apple Watch, Face-Scanning TVs, and a '3D Map of the World'

Samsung SDS Wins GLOMO Award With Biometrics

Samsung SDS is celebrating its big win at this week’s Mobile World Congress. The Korea-based company won a Global Mobile Award (or ‘Glomo’ Award) in the…

March 3, 2017

ROC Upgrades SDK and Officially Rebrands

Aadhaar Could Help Get Kids Back Into School: Safran

As India’s biometric national ID program continues to grow and extend across the country, its benefits in areas ranging from everyday banking to transportation…

March 3, 2017

Fujitsu Deploys Improved Face and Palm Recognition Tech in Contactless Concept Store

Study: Facial Recognition Tech Accuracy Deteriorates with Age of Subjects

The accuracy of facial recognition technologies decreases as a subject ages, according to new research from Michigan State University. The MSU researchers…

March 3, 2017

Indian Railways to Link Aadhaar to Online Ticketing

Indian Railways is planning to link ticket purchases to citizens’ national ID program numbers. Confirming a rumor from last summer, the organization has laid…

March 3, 2017

New Infrared LEDs Designed for Facial, Iris Scanning on Mobile

Osram Opto Semiconductors has announced two new infrared LEDs designed to facilitate iris and facial recognition on mobile devices. The Oslux SFH 4787S is…

March 3, 2017

Kaspersky Lab Unearths Dark Web e-Shop that Sells Stolen Digital Identities

FIDO Gets High-Profile Endorsements at RSA 2017

While this year’s Mobile World Congress sucked up a lot of attention with its wide-ranging array of cutting-edge mobile technologies, a recent security-focused…

March 3, 2017

Wink's Biometric Checkout Solution Wins Netty Award for Innovation in E-Commerce Security

Samsung Pay India Now in Early Access

“Users can register now for the Early Access program, and will be able to give it a try before the service’s official launch…” It looks like Samsung Pay –…

March 2, 2017

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