Syntizen Receives Pre-Series A Funding from Mastercard to Drive Global Expansion
The digital identity startup Syntizen Technologies has completed a successful Pre-Series A funding round, receiving an undisclosed amount of money from…
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Access Control Company Places Order for NEXT Fingerprint Sensors
NEXT Biometrics has received a substantial purchase order worth roughly $100,000. The order concerns fingerprint sensor modules that NEXT expects to deliver in…
India Plans to Open Bidding for Massive Face Recognition Surveillance System
India is moving forward with plans to set up a massive facial recognition surveillance scheme. The proposed system would centralize biometric data from…
Detroit Officials Reach Compromise on Police Use of Facial Recognition
City officials in Detroit have come to a compromise on police use of facial recognition technology, with an oversight committee clearing it for criminal…
Former IDEMIA Exec is Aware’s New CEO
A former IDEMIA executive is Aware, Inc.‘s new Chief Executive Officer. Robert – or “Bob” – Eckel joins the Aware team as both CEO and a new member of the […]
MeReal’s New Biometric Cards to Feature FPC Sensors
Fingerprint Cards (FPC) has announced that it will once again be providing fingerprint sensors for MeReal’s next shipment of biometric cards. The new cards are…
IDEMIA and Zwipe Team up on Simplified Biometric Card Solution
“… IDEMIA and Zwipe say that their solution will be distinguished by its relatively small number of components, with things like the Secure Element and the…
IDnow Joins the FIDO Alliance
IDnow has become an official member of the FIDO Alliance. The developer of the AutoIdent identity verification platform will lend its expertise to further the…
New ID2020 Project to Build Biometric ID Program Around Infant Immunization
“The project will involve the exploration of multiple biometric identification technologies for infants, with the aim of building a biometric ID program based…
Huawei Combines In-Display Fingerprint Sensor, Facial Recognition in New Flagship Lineup
Huawei has unveiled its next set of flagship smartphones, and it’s going to feature in-display fingerprint sensor technology from Goodix. The Huawei Mate 30 is…