DAILY NEWS   |   INTERVIEWS   |   STOCKS   |   BLOGS   |   COMPANIES   |   EVENTS
Mission Billion Challenge offers $100K in prizes for identity data privacy innovation
Cash prizes totaling $100,000 are being offered for the most promising solutions to enhance trust and protect personal data from misuse and breach by the World Bank Group’s Identification for Development initiative, as part of the Mission Billion Challenge ... Read the whole story here.

Today's news coverage continues below. Thanks for reading.
Daily Biometrics News
Breakthrough year ahead for biometric payment cards: industry insights and predictions
After a series of breakthroughs in fingerprint sensor manufacturing, new architectures such as system-on-chip (SOC), and power harvesting in recent...
 
AnyVision reveals Series A investment details and announces two new offices
AnyVision has revealed that Lightspeed Venture Partners is a leading participant in the $43 million Series A funding round announced...
FPC accelerating biometric adoption in digital identity, fintech and IoT markets
Fingerprint Cards and Identity Devices Sweden AB today announced a multi-year partnership to accelerate biometric adoption in global digital identity,...
 
ID4Africa Identity Council launches as Ambassador ranks grow to record 43
ID4Africa has announced the appointment of Ambassadors from 14 new countries for its 2019 Ambassador class, and will host a...
HTF report forecasts market for biometrics in connected cars
Iris biometrics will be used by a smaller share of the connected car market as the market evolves, falling from...
 
Biometric identity verification startup Authenteq raises $5M in Series A funding
Identity verification startup Authenteq has raised €4.4 million (US$5 million) in a Series A funding round led by Capital300 and...
Unisys CEO calls for biometric adoption as part of U.S. unified national cybersecurity approach
Different sectors of society, including governments, businesses, academia and private citizens must all act to ensure that advanced technologies, including...
 
Applied Recognition and Intellicheck partner on digital identity authentication
Applied Recognition and Intellicheck today announced a new partnership that will see the companies incorporate one another’s technology into each...
Less than 10 percent of UK police forces accredited for fingerprint processing
The basic quality standards for fingerprint evidence are being met by less than 10 percent of UK police forces, potentially...
 
ID R&D opens Silicon Valley office
ID R&D today announced its expansion into Silicon Valley with the opening of an office in Santa Clara, California. The...
 
 
 
 
 
Upcoming Events
Intersec
  January 20, 2019 - January 22, 2019
Intersec 20 – 22 January, 2019 Dubai, UAE The world’s leading trade fair for Security, Safety and Fire Protection The...
Digital Commerce Asia Pacific
  January 23, 2019 - January 24, 2019
Digital Commerce Asia Pacific Renaissance Convention Center Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA January 23-24, 2019 On 23-24 January 2019, APSCA will organize...
Border Security Conference 2019
  February 12, 2019 - February 13, 2019
Border Security Conference 2019 Rome, Italy February 12 – 13, 2019 With the migrant crisis ongoing in the Mediterranean and...
TB Forum
  February 12, 2019 - February 14, 2019
TB Forum February 12-14, 2019 Moscow, Russia TB Forum is a must-attend event for high-end security products buyers and vendors....
Africa BFSI Innovation Summit 2019
  February 19, 2019 - February 20, 2019
Africa BFSI Innovation Summit 2019 Nairobi, Kenya February 19-20, 2019 Over 200 senior BFSI professionals, including the top CIOs, CISOs,...