Mastercard Announces $510 Million Cybersecurity and Tech Innovation Facility in Vancouver
Mastercard and the Government of Canada have announced a new $510 million facility for the city of Vancouver that will focus on cybersecurity and tech…
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Executives, Drugs, and Controversy: This Week’s Biometrics News Roundup
It’s a pretty diverse lineup in this week’s roundup of FindBiometrics’ top stories, with a mix of executive news, drugs, and controversy. Starting off on the…
London Police Announce Plans to Deploy Facial Recognition Cameras
London’s Metropolitan Police are officially moving forward with plans to introduce facial recognition cameras at various points throughout the city. The…
FacePhi Consolidates Portfolio with Acquisition of Ecertic
FacePhi is hoping to improve its digital onboarding services after completing its acquisition of the Spanish document recognition specialist Ecertic. The…
Year in Review: The Appeal of Biometric Airport Screening
Biometrics-based expedited screening systems have continued to spread to more airports around the world over the past year. In the US these have taken a few…
More Details Emerge About Amazon’s Proposed Palm Payments Scheme
Amazon is reportedly trying to develop checkout terminals that would allow customers to use a palm scan to pay for goods and services at physical…
Year in Review: ‘Friction’ is Still a Bad Word
It was at the 2018 Money20/20 event in Las Vegas that a quip about the importance of frictionless user experiences started to become a kind of meme in the…
ID Talk Podcast: Iris ID’s Year in Review, Healthcare Biometrics, and Government Applications
FindBiometrics is celebrating its 17th annual Year in Review, so throughout January on ID Talk we will be interviewing biometrics and identity industry leaders…
Vancouver Gets World’s First Biometric Opioid Vending Machine
As part of the MySafe Project, the City of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is the site of the world’s first biometric opioid vending machine deployment. The…
Survey Results, Selfie Authentication, and Tech Trends: This Week’s Top Biometrics Stories Roundup
The biometrics industry is now fully back into gear after the holidays, and this week’s roundup of FindBiometrics’ most popular content points to the breadth…