Ghana Vote Illustrates Promise and Perils of Digital Democracy
Ghana has just held its third major election to feature biometric voter verification care of GenKey technology, and it’s highlighting the benefits and perils…
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Fingerprint Cards Predicts Another Blockbuster Year for 2017
Fingerprint Cards (FPC) held its Capital Markets Day event today, and revealed some encouraging predictions for 2017. For one, its revenue guidance is set in…
FIDO Launches 1.1 Specifications, Cites Progress on Other Fronts
The FIDO Alliance has announced a new version of its specifications. Complementing the FIDO 1.0 specifications launched about two years ago, the FIDO 1.1…
Novetta Testing Finds Low FMR, FRR for EyeLock Tech
EyeLock’s iris recognition biometrics technology represents “a significant technological breakthrough,” according to data analytics company Novetta. The…
Citi Adds New Biometric Login Options to Mobile App
“The new biometric login options come soon after Citi introduced Touch ID login to its Hong Kong customers, and in the wake of extensive efforts to bring voice…
Korea Telecom Adds Voice Recognition to Authentication App
Korea Telecom has added voice recognition to its personal authentication mobile app, reports The Korea Times. In so doing, it claims to be the first in the…
Veridium Has Appointed a New CEO
In a statement announcing his appointment, Veridium suggested that Stickland’s background makes him “uniquely well positioned to lead the company…” Fresh off a…
BioCatch Marks ‘Banner Year’ of IP Growth
BioCatch now has more than 40 granted and pending patents, marking what has been “a banner year” of IP growth, according to a statement from the company. The…
Lotte Card to Use Biometric Blockchain Technology
Lotte Card, a major South Korean credit card company, has teamed up with blockchain startup Blocko Inc., and will use the latter’s technology to enabled…
NICE Real-Time Authentication Is Fully Operational at Swisscom Call Center
A major Swiss telecom has successfully embraced voice recognition for customer authentication. Swisscom has announced that the NICE Real-Time Authentication…