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Biometrics News - INTERPOL Calls for Biometric Data Sharing at Project Kalkan Summit

Schengen Visa Visitors to Require Biometric Passports

“The requirement comes as increasingly sophisticated automated border control systems are installed at Schengen borders…” Effective November 24th,…

November 20, 2015

Neurotechnology Hones Fingerprint Accuracy in NIST ELFT Testing

BIO-key Receives Frost & Sullivan Recognition for Product Line

Growth consultancy Frost & Sullivan has recognized BIO-key with its 2015 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy Leadership. The award…

November 20, 2015

MorphoTrust Named CSO50 Award Honoree for Production Security

Identity solutions provider MorphoTrust (Safran) has received a major new accolade from CSO for its production standards. The company has been named a 2016…

November 20, 2015

AZ-N1 SoC Solution Supports Small Device Biometrics

Nok Nok Labs Comments on FIDO’s Big W3C News

Today in Tokyo, the FIDO Alliance made major industry news, partnering with W3C in an initiative to make its strong online authentication standards truly…

November 20, 2015

FIDO and W3C Bring Authentication Specifications To The Web

Today in Tokyo, the FIDO Alliance announced that it has submitted to W3C (the World Wide Web Consortium) a set of three technical specifications aimed at…

November 20, 2015

Amazon Looks to Ramp Up Biometric Payments With Promotional Offer

Report: More mPayments for the Holidays

This holiday season will see significantly more mPayment purchases, according to a new report from INSIDE Secure Research. The digital security solutions firm…

November 19, 2015

Biometrics News - Contactless Fingerprint Scanning is Less Accurate, but Can Be Improved with More Prints: NIST Study

New Rugged Tablet Can Include Custom Biometrics

Rugged mobile device maker AMREL has launched a new, durable product. Called the Flexpedient AT80, it’s a versatile Android tablet featuring an 8″ display. As…

November 19, 2015

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

SayPay Makes Top 3 in UBS Future of Finance Challenge

Silicon Valley voice biometrics developer SayPay Technologies has been named one of the top three startups of the UBS Future of Finance Challenge. The…

November 19, 2015

FICO Report Shows Strong Support for Biometrics in the Philippines

Keeper Security Updates For Android Fingerprints

Keeper Security has announced a new update for its namesake mobile password manager. The Keeper app is now available for the Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating…

November 19, 2015

IDEMIA Renews Fingerprint Contract With State of Indiana

China to See Samsung Pay Launch in Early 2016

Samsung is preparing to launch its mPayment service in China, according to new reports. While no official announcement has been made, word is spreading that…

November 19, 2015

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