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Idemia Likely Winner of IRS Biometrics Contract After Compressed RFQ Process

Developers Invited to Test Out Microsoft Edge Authentication

Microsoft is demoing the biometric authentication capabilities of its Microsoft Edge browser. It’s the first web browser to offer native support for Windows…

April 13, 2016

Guyana Completes Feasibility Study for Biometric Voter Registration

Hack Attacks Did Not Breach Biometric Data, Comelec Says

The Philippines’ Commission on Elections (Comelec) is insisting that voters’ biometric data was not breached in recent hack attacks against its website. The…

April 13, 2016

iProov Provides Liveness Detection for Caribbean Identity Start-up

Shutterfly Settles Biometrics Privacy Case

Shutterfly has come to terms with an Illinois man who had filed a lawsuit against the company’s use of biometric identification with respect to his person. The…

April 13, 2016

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

Are Australian Banks Finally Going To Support Apple Pay?

Apple may be making some headway in negotiations with Australian banks over its mobile payment platform. According to a new report from iPhone in Canada, some…

April 12, 2016

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

Bangladesh High Court Clears Path for Biometric SIM Registration Project

Bangladesh’s High Court has cleared the way for the country’s biometric SIM card registration project to go ahead as planned. Authorities worked with MNOs to…

April 12, 2016

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

Philips SpeechLive Offers Almost Immediate Dictation Transcription

Philips’ Speech Processing Solutions has upgraded its Philips SpeechLive dictation system with integrated speech recognition technology. The speech recognition…

April 12, 2016

IDEMIA Renews Fingerprint Contract With State of Indiana

Japan Tourism Project to Swap Credit Cards, Passports for Fingerprints

Japanese authorities are preparing to test out biometric payments for a potentially large-scale deployment. The system will confirm payment transactions by…

April 12, 2016

MorphoTrust Solutions Get SAFETY Act Approval

MorphoTrust USA (Safran) has achieved SAFETY Act certification for two of its flagship solutions – its Universal Enrollment Services (UES) and Automated…

April 12, 2016

ROC Upgrades SDK and Officially Rebrands

Cognitec Upgrades FaceVACS-Entry

Cognitec has upgraded its FaceVACS-Entry system. The eGate border screening solution, which is based on automated facial recognition technology, now features…

April 12, 2016

ProPay Has Announced Samsung Pay Support

US-based ProPay has announced Samsung Pay support. The company offers payment solutions to a wide range of organizations, from home-based small businesses to…

April 11, 2016

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