Biometrics On the Rise Among San Diego Police
San Diego police have been expanding their use of biometric technology in investigations. The main modality in play is facial recognition. San Diego county…
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Smartphones Leading Capacitive Fingerprint Sensor Market Growth
The capacitive fingerprint sensor market is growing rapidly, according to a new report from System Plus Consulting. And smartphone integrations are leading the…
Philippines Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Biometric Requirement for Voters
The Philippines Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) implementation of mandatory biometric voter identification ahead…
South Africa to Implement Biometric Screening at Airports
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs is preparing to implement changes to its visa regulations which will include the introduction of biometric scanning…
Financial Biometrics Month: The Roundup
November is coming to a close and with it we bring Financial Biometrics Month at FindBiometrics to its conclusion. The theme of the month was pervasive,…
Sesames Winners Reflect Trends in Digital Payments
The organizers of this year’s Cartes Secure Connexions event have announced the winners of their Sesames Awards. Reflecting broader market trends, many of this…
Pepsi Gets Into the Mobile Biometrics Biz
As advanced smartphone features like fingerprint sensors continue to extend down the spectrum from their saturating presence at the high end, a new smartphone…
Samsung Pay and Best Buy Enable Holiday Spirit
The official Samsung promotions website is offering up $50 Best Buy gift cards to users who activate Samsung Pay on their smartphones between November 20 and…
FPC 2016 Revenue Guidance Announcement: Dec. 9
Fingerprint Cards (FPC) is set to announce its 2016 revenue guidance on December 9th. It will do so via a press release at 1:00 pm CET, the company says. The…
Apple Buys Star Wars Grade Facial Recognition
Apple has purchased a facial biometrics capture company whose technology was used for special effects in the new Star Wars movie. Called Faceshift, the…