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Zwipe raises $14M for biometric cards; market listing expected later this month
The capital raise and subsequent admission to trading at Merkur Market are important milestones for Zwipe, as the company seeks to capitalize on its strong position in the biometric payment marketplace and as the payment industry moves towards bringing biometric payment cards to consumers ... Read the whole story here.

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Actions still needed to ensure interoperable physical access control of fed buildings
During a performance audit from October 2017 to December 2018, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congress’ investigative arm, found the...
 
Auditor blames Australian agency mismanagement for cancellation of biometric services contract
The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has slammed the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission’s (ACIC’s) AUD $52 million (US$38.6 million) biometrics...
ACLU files broad request for information on Justice Department biometrics use
In a broad Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request the American Civil Liberties Union has asked for 20 different sets...
 
Italian lawmaker requests details of new police facial recognition system
An Italian legislator is requesting more information about the facial recognition system recently introduced for use by Italian police, which...
Biometric ID cards being issued for civilian gun owners in Kenya
This week Kenya’s Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i announced that all licensed civilian gun holders have until March 18 to...
 
New offering from BioCatch combats vishing with behavioural biometrics
BioCatch has introduced a new offering to help protect consumers from phone scams known as vishing, a type of Authorised...
Strong cryptographic authentication for consumers up triple from 2017
The use of public key cryptography as one of multiple authentication factors has tripled for consumer authentication and grown by...
 
Lithuania and Poland deploy secunet’s biometric border control technology
Secunet has revealed that Lithuania and Poland will soon be using secunet easygates at both countries’ international airports. This news...
Cyberlink face biometrics integrated with Altek 3D imaging chip for smart security systems
Digital imaging application maker Altek Corp is integrating Cyberlink’s AI facial biometric engine FaceMe with its 3D depth-sensing solutions to...
 
Facial biometrics to secure Brazilian digital bank transactions and Carnival celebrations
Facial recognition adoption seems to be increasing in Brazil, with Rio de Janeiro deploying a facial recognition system for public...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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