COVID-19

Articles tagged with COVID-19

India Once Again Halts Biometric Attendance Tracking for Government Employees

COVID-19 Resurges in This Week’s Top Biometrics Stories

COVID-19 has made a comeback in this week’s roundup of FindBiometrics’ most popular stories, appearing in every single headline of the top five. Two of the…

July 11, 2020

TypingDNA and Tremend Unveil Biometric Online Proctoring Solution

TypingDNA has teamed up with Romania’s Tremend to protect the integrity of the student exams. The new observED app is essentially a digital proctor that…

July 9, 2020

Biometric Adoption Soars Among Travelers, IATA Survey Finds

Biometric Onboarding Specialist Onfido Reports 264% Sales Jump in US

Onfido is celebrating strong results in its latest quarterly report. The company’s global sales are up 40 percent compared to the same quarter last year. Much…

July 9, 2020

Amazon's Employee Health Checks Lead to BIPA Lawsuit

Advantech Unveils Biometric Thermal Screening Solution

Advantech has released a new thermal screening solution to help identify people who may be infected with COVID-19. The Visitor Thermal Screening System is…

July 9, 2020

Behavioral Biometrics Specialist Wins Canadian Government Contract

Behavioral Biometrics Specialist Looks to US Growth with New Advisor

“The company says that it has experienced “hyper growth” in the wake of COVID-19, as the pandemic has forced banking and retail activity into online channels…

July 8, 2020

Face Features in Deep Focus – Identity News Digest

iProov Provides Biometric Authentication for New Social Connection Platform

Biometric authentication technology company iProov has announced that it is providing its services for free to digital community platform bloomd in a…

July 8, 2020

Incode Launches HealthID Biometric Return-to-Work Solution

“The systems is HIPAA and HITECH complaint, and based on GDPR principles, Incode says.” Incode has become the latest biometric identity specialist to adapt its…

July 8, 2020

IDEX Biometrics Targets Eastern Europe With E-Kart Partnership

COVID-19 Pandemic Driving Interest in Biometric Payment Cards: FPC

“Noting that new biometric payment card technologies have at this point been tested and accredited for mass market launches, FPC wants to harness consumer…

July 7, 2020

Suprema Pushes Contactless Security Solutions in Response to COVID-19

Suprema is highlighting the utility of its contactless access control solutions. The company notes that many organizations have prioritized contactless tech…

July 7, 2020

Zwipe Anticipates Commercialization of Biometric Payment Cards

Biometric smart cards are finally poised to become a commercial reality. In a recent memo, Zwipe CEO André Løvestam noted that several “1st Generation”…

July 6, 2020

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