Facial Recognition Nabs 25 Wanted Criminals at Chinese Beer Festival
Twenty-five individuals wanted by police in China have been apprehended after being identified by facial recognition technology deployed at a major beer…
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Alipay Enables Naked Payments at Upscale New KFC Restaurant
Alipay’s facial recognition payment system, Smile to Pay, is seeing its first extension beyond the smartphone in a new restaurant in Hangzhou, China. Called…
Acer Switch 7 Black Edition Has a Built-in Fingerprint Sensor for Windows Hello
A new convertible tablet/laptop device from Acer features a built-in fingerprint sensor enabling Windows Hello-powered biometric security. Called the Acer…
LG V30 Features Face, Voice and Fingerprint Biometrics
LG’s new flagship phone, the LG V30, was unveiled at this week’s IFA Berlin consumer electronics trade show and features an FPC1035 fingerprint sensor,…
Mexico’s Banking Authority Announces Biometric Authentication Requirement
“The move is likely to spur a regional biometrics industry that is already highly active in the financial services sector.” Mexico’s National Banking and…
Zwipe Access Gets Another New Distributor
Sweden-based Nexus Group has agreed to distribute Zwipe Access biometric smart cards as part of its portfolio of identity verification solutions. More…
Applied Recognition’s Face Biometrics Tech Reaches 0.2% CER
“The company says that its technology’s advancement is the product of machine learning techniques, and that it will extend benefits to all of its SDKs and its…
Jenetric Tech Used in Biometric Trial Program at Frankfurt Airport
Jenetric has been participating in one component of a trial for the European Union’s ‘Smart Borders’ security program, the company has revealed. The German…
Qualcomm & Himax Team Up To Bring Low-Power Depth Sensing To Face Recognition, AR, VR
“The end result will be a Structured Light Module (or ‘SLiM’) that can bring low-power depth sensing capabilities to a range of applications including AR and…
Jumio’s Netverify To Verify Identities of Plynk Users
Jumio‘s Trusted Identity as a Service platform, Netverify, will be used to verify users of Plynk, a new peer-to-peer money transfer mobile app based in Europe.…