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Rank One appoints biometrics industry veteran, former Idemia NSS head Scott Swan as CEO
Rank One Computing has appointed Scott Swan as its new chief executive, bringing 25 years of experience in the field of identity and biometrics and a track record of working internationally with governments and businesses .. Read the full report here.

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Daily Biometrics News
New face biometrics implementations announced at airports on three continents
The pace of facial recognition implementations at airport begins 2021 much the same as in 2020, with SITA and Gunnebo...
 
DHS founding Secretary Tom Ridge to discuss biometrics and risk-based safety at Daon event
Daon and hc1 will host a virtual round-table discussion on January 19 on the use of biometrics and how risk-based safety...
Stakeholders fear deadline for linking biometric ID to SIM cards in Nigeria won’t be met
One of the major subjects dominating discussions in Nigeria at the moment is the move by the federal government to...
 
Behavioral biometrics deployed, researched and renewed to fight fraudulent ecommerce
The past week has been an eventful one for biometrics as a fraud prevention measure. Clarkson University Professor Daqing Hou...
Rank One appoints biometrics industry veteran, former Idemia NSS head Scott Swan as CEO
Rank One Computing has appointed Scott Swan as its new chief executive, bringing 25 years of experience in the field of...
 
Barbados hopes digital ID card rollout helps COVID-19 contact tracing, Belgium restarts issuance
The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has said she believes fast-tracking the introduction of a new multipurpose digital ID...
Facial recognition alone won’t be too much help against new digital attacks this year — report
Like most other facets of the nation’s reality, its digital life is forecast to be trickier this year than last...
 
Afghanistan plans biometric registration at madrassas to improve security, curricula
The Afghan government plans to conduct biometric registration of students and staff of madrassas around the country, as part of...
Clearview AI biometrics searches spike as police work to identify Capitol rioters
Alabama’s Oxford city police department is among U.S. law enforcement departments using Clearview AI’s controversial biometric facial recognition software to...
 
Could COVID-19 accelerate the adoption of a national digital ID in the US?
By Shai Cohen, Head of Global Fraud Solutions at TransUnion COVID-19 has created a new level of anxiety for consumers...
HooYu biometrics approved in Germany, new UI tools launched
HooYu was approved by the German Commission for the Protection of Young People in the Media (Kommission für Jugendmedienschutz) last...
 
Coppernic signs biometrics reseller agreement with Vietnam’s MK Group
Mobile biometrics specialist Coppernic has announced a new regional partnership with digital security solutions firm MK Group in Vietnam. As part...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Events and Webinars
Is that eye dead or alive? Recognition of presentation attacks in iris biometrics
  January 12, 2021 - January 12, 2021
Is that eye dead or alive? Recognition of presentation attacks in iris biometrics EAB Online Seminar January 12, 2021, 12:30-13:30...
Deep Learning 2.0 Virtual Summit
  January 28, 2021 - January 29, 2021
Deep Learning 2.0 Virtual Summit Online January 28 – 29, 2021 Discover the latest technical advancements and business applications in...
IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition
  March 9, 2021 - March 10, 2021
IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition Istanbul, Turkey March 9 – 10, 2021 IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition will...