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Behavioral Biometrics Specialist Wins Canadian Government Contract

Mobetize to Adopt Behavioral Biometrics Security

B2B mobile financial services provider Mobetize is bringing behavioral biometrics to its smartLoan platform. The platform is designed to help financial…

January 12, 2017

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

Beijing KFC Personalizes Menu Using Facial Recognition

KFC is experimenting with face biometrics technology in a ‘smart restaurant’ in Beijing, reports The Guardian. The restaurant features a tablet-like kiosk that…

January 12, 2017

Year in Review 2016: The Most Exciting Modalities

In December we polled 165 professionals in biometrics and identity related industries about various topics from the past year. It was part of the…

January 12, 2017

Microsoft Azure to Enforce Mandatory MFA Starting July 2024

2016 Saw 200% Growth in FIDO Certified Products

The FIDO Alliance is heading into the new year with considerable momentum, reporting that 2016 saw the number of FIDO Certified products grow by 200 percent.…

January 12, 2017

Iris and Facial Biometrics Take Flight with New Tascent’s InSight One Solution

Tascent has announced a new biometric authentication solution. Called InSight One, it’s a compact device based on iris and facial recognition. Sporting an LCD…

January 12, 2017

NEC to Put Biometrics in Spotlight at Retail’s Big Show

NEC Corporation of America is going to have a strong presence at next week’s Retail’s Big Show, and biometric technologies will be prominent among its…

January 11, 2017

Zwipe and LEGIC Identsystems Launch Biometric Cardholder Verification for LEGIC neon on Card

HID Global Issues 2017 Trend Predictions

HID Global has issued its top trend predictions for 2017. One is the continuing adoption of mobile devices and smart cards, trends that will require further…

January 11, 2017

Illuma Labs Secures $9M in Series A Funding to Enhance Voice Authentication and Combat Emerging Fraud Threats

Citi Brings Voice Authentication to Indian Customers

“The launch of the system in India follows recent deployments in the Philippines and Malaysia…” Citibank has brought its voice-based authentication system to…

January 11, 2017

NII Researcher Warns That Fingerprints Can Be Stolen from Photos

A researcher at Japan’s National Institute of Informatics (NII) is warning that fingerprint recognition technology is now sophisticated enough that hackers…

January 11, 2017

New Report Forecasts Booming Identity Verification Market

2017 to See a Billion Active Biometric Mobile Devices: Deloitte

Deloitte has issued its 2017 Canadian Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Predictions, and they include the continuing rise of biometric technology.…

January 11, 2017

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