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Biometric Update Daily News
Fraud, deepfake threats rising as biometric IDV forecast for 4X market growth by 2030
Face biometrics and liveness detection are proving effective against a rising tide of online fraud, in terms of the number...
 
Expertise added in security by Alcatraz, biometrics by Rank One, philanthropy by Simprints
A trio of biometrics providers have announced new appointments, with Alcatraz AI unveiling a new VP, Simprints adding an advisor...
Disclosure sought on Clearview facial recognition use and by company in separate cases
A freedom of speech group in the U.S. has filed Freedom of Information Act requests seeking details about the use...
 
Australian police-developed DNA forensics may soon reveal other biometrics
A growing list of a suspect’s characteristics is being deduced from crime scene DNA samples by the Australian Federal Police...
EU blankets borders with surveillance tech to deter refugees: investigation
A new investigation by The Guardian has shed light on several high-tech surveillance biometrics and deterrent systems deployed by some...
 
Wicket biometric ticketing lanes extended to all entries for New York Mets fans
The New York Mets’ latest signing is touted as fast, accurate and efficient, but in biometric access control, rather than...
Microsoft-Nuance buyout deal slowed by regulator; GBG-Acuant completed
In selling and please-let-me-buy news, an ID-verification firm was sold by a U.S. private equity firm to UK-based GB Group,...
 
SecuGen sees mobile single-finger gap in touchless biometrics market
Touchless biometric technologies were in demand long before the pandemic, and touchless fingerprint scanning has been increasingly accepted as effective,...
Crunch time for user-centric digital identity with DID spec fight
‘Identity Woman’ Kaliya Young is optimistic about the near future of user-controlled digital identity, perhaps in the form of self-sovereign...
 
SimplyPayMe integrates Smart Engines OCR into payment app
Smart Engines has entered a new partnership with payments company SimplyPayMe to integrate its computer-vision document scanning capabilities to support...
Tracy integrates Iris ID’s fusion biometrics for time and attendance in complex workplaces
Iris biometrics from Iris ID have been selected for time and attendance applications by leading provider Tracy Inc., according to a...
 
Incognia joins with Outseer to tackle payment fraud using behavioral biometrics
Incognia has joined Outseer Beyond, the payment authentication firm’s partner program for complementary providers of payments authentication and fraud prevention...
Australia wants more use of digital IDs but how committed is it?
Apparently satisfied with a sizable, though incomplete, deployment of digital IDs in Australia, some central government legislators want to expand...
 
Big funding bump for biometric ID verification player Incode
Not nine months after closing a series A round of funding, an ID verification and biometric authentication platform company has...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Events and Webinars
ENBANTEC Retail Banking Conference EMEA
  December 8, 2021 - December 9, 2021
ENBANTEC Retail Banking Conference EMEA Online December 8 – 9, 2021 ENBANTEC is one of the most attractive and important...
2021 Authenticate Virtual Summit: APAC Innovation
  December 8, 2021 - December 10, 2021
2021 Authenticate Virtual Summit: APAC Innovation Online December 8-10, 2021 Join the FIDO Alliance on December 8-10, 2021 for the 2021...
Digital identity and digital onboarding for banking industry
  December 9, 2021 - December 9, 2021
Digital identity and digital onboarding for banking industry Online December 9, 2021 Avlante Group is hosting its second webinar on...
FTE Biometrics & Digital Identity Summit
  December 9, 2021 - December 9, 2021
FTE Biometrics & Digital Identity Summit Las Vegas, NV December 9, 2021 The FTE Biometrics & Digital Identity Summit is...
The Dark Side of Identity: Mitigating the risks
  December 15, 2021 - December 15, 2021
The Dark Side of Identity: Mitigating the risks Online Dec 15, 2021 13:30 GMT Digital ID Systems are generally accepted...