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First commercial biometric payment cards issued in France to be powered by Thales and Fingerprint Cards
BNP Paribas Electronic and Innovative Payments Manager Jean-Marie Dragon said that a first batch of between 10,000 and 15,000 Visa Premier biometric cards will be offered this fall. The cost of the cards was not disclosed .... Read the whole story here.

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Biometrics-backed mobile money and facial recognition markets to grow as everything goes contactless
The biometric facial recognition market will be boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an update from MarketsandMarkets. The market...
 
Contactless biometrics with temperature screening pitched by FlowCentric and Eldir, NEC
South Africa’s FlowCentric and Eldir have jointly developed a facial recognition and thermal detection solution for access control to help business...
Fintech, investment companies choose remote biometrics for digital identity onboarding
French AI startup ubble has secured over €10 million (US$11.2 million) in funding led by Partech and Breega to invest...
 
ImageWare updates progress in transition towards cloud biometric services and hires VP of Engineering
ImageWare Systems has reported a slight drop in revenue for its biometric technologies for the first quarter of its fiscal 2020...
Bringing order to biometrics purchases and use by police to be a tough fight
New federal legislation that would sic science on biometrics in policing faces a nearly vertical climb even as a majority...
 
ID.me raises $8.3M in new capital amid demand surge for selfie biometrics and ID checks
During the pandemic, digital identity verification company ID.me has raised new capital worth some $8.3 million, out of a $12.5...
Biometrics researchers recognized for computer science innovation and bias work
Renowned biometrics expert Anil K. Jain, Michigan State Researcher and Distinguished Professor of computer science and engineering, tops the 2020 global...
 
Public health and retail biometric facial recognition applications expand amid uneven trust environment
A survey by the European Union’s agency for fundamental rights (FRA) shows that only 6 percent of consumers are willing...
First commercial biometric payment cards issued in France to be powered by Thales and Fingerprint Cards
BNP Paribas is expected to launch a new biometric bank card this fall in significant numbers, according to Le Parisien,...
 
Algorithmic Justice League founder Joy Buolamwini signs book deal with Random House
Joy Buolamwini, Ghanaian-American computer scientist, digital activist and founder of the Algorithmic Justice League (AJL), has sealed a book deal with Random...
  Thales, Idex Biometrics and SmartMetric see biometric payment cards opportunity in contactless spike
  Facial biometrics ban in Boston for local government use, flouted best practices cause concern
  ID2020 certifies Zaka Group for user-centric and privacy protecting digital ID technology
  BioCatch reports database of over 150 million anonymous behavioral biometric profiles
  GDPR successfully meets data privacy objectives, UK’s reopen plan lacks data protection guidance
  Smart Engines delivers OCR for biometric age checks, Novomatic adds ID reader to casino system
Online Events and Webinars
Modeling the finger-vein imaging process
  June 29, 2020 - June 29, 2020
Modeling the finger-vein imaging process Online June 29, 12:30pm Finger-vein, or finger vascular pattern recognition is an upcoming form biometric...
TypingDNA webinar: Seamless authentication with typing biometrics
  June 30, 2020 - June 30, 2020
Seamless authentication with typing biometrics Webinar June 30, 2020 at 10am PDT During this webinar, TypingDNA, and Microsoft will share...
Nethone live session: Know Your Users to resolve fraud
  July 9, 2020 - July 9, 2020
Nethone live session: Know Your Users to resolve fraud Online July 9, 2020 at 10.00-10.40 am Eastern time, and 4.00-4.40...
Cyber Security & Privacy Summit 2020
  July 16, 2020 - July 16, 2020
Cyber Security & Privacy Summit 2020 Online July 16, 2020 Opal’s Cyber Security and Privacy Summit brings together professionals with...
Launch workshop: The Biometrics Institute Good Practice Framework
  July 16, 2020 - July 16, 2020
Launch workshop: The Biometrics Institute Good Practice Framework Online July 16, 12:00-14:30 BST Biometrics Institute members are invited to join...
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