Biometric IDs Help UN Agency Press Case for Refugee Aid
The UNHCR’s use of biometric identification for refugees is helping the organization to make the case for additional funding for displaced Syrians. The United…
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Biometrics Key to Driving Contactless Card Momentum: FPC
“The implementation of fingerprint sensors into contactless cards allows cardholders to be authenticated as they perform transactions, even contactless ones,…
HSBC Becomes Latest Bank to Embrace Face ID Login
HSBC has become the latest financial services organization to let iPhone X users login to their corporate accounts using Face ID, the device’s sophisticated 3D…
Voice Tech Startup Uses Biometrics to Cut Through Noise
“It’s designed to assess not just speech commands but voice biometrics, identifying that of a particular user even when a bunch of people are talking, or if…
17% of Healthcare CIOs Acknowledge Harm for Patient Misidentification: Imprivata
A new survey of Chief Information Officers in the healthcare sector points to the need for reliable patient matching systems, Imprivata says. The company…
Buenos Aires Airport Deployment Marks Beginning of Bigger Biometric Screening Program in Argentina
Argentina’s Buenos Aires Ezeiza International Airport is now using biometric passenger processing thanks to Vision-Box technology. The automated eGates are…
IDEX Q1 Update Emphasizes Pursuit of Biometric Cards Market
“Looking ahead, the company asserts that its ‘top priority is to continue to secure its leadership position in the market for biometric cards,’ adding that…
IDEMIA Names New Head of Public Security for North America
IDEMIA has announced a new head of its Public Security business in North America, a division specializing in the provision of biometric solutions to law…
Play-Doh Fingerprint Leads Police to Would-Be Shoplifter
Smearing Play-Doh over store products’ security tags does not disable them and can only get you into trouble. That’s the takeaway from a recent investigation…
NIST Points to Final Automation Hurdle in N2N Results Report
The ability to capture high-quality, rolled fingerprints is within reach, according to a new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) report on…