Biometrics in the developing world With just over 12 years to go to meet UN Sustainable Development goal 16.9 of providing universal legal identity by 2030, technology purpose-built for the developing world is bringing the ambition within reach. The biometrics market for the developing...full story Categories: Biometric News | Civil ID Share: Facebook | Twitter

This week in biometrics industry stocks As the biometrics industry continues to grow Biometric Update is bringing a new focus to the stories around the stocks in the sector. Check in with this space each Friday for a rundown of the financial news and interesting...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

CBP asked to disclose about use of biometrics at U.S. entry and exit points Privacy rights organization Electronic Privacy Information Center asked a D.C. federal judge to order U.S. Customs and Border Protection to disclose information about its use of biometric information at U.S. entry and exit points, according to a report by...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security Share: Facebook | Twitter

FPC issues Q2 2017 report, announces Qualcomm partnership Fingerprint Cards (FPC) has released an interim report for Q2 2017, which saw revenues amounted to SEK 823.4 million (US$100 million) compared to SEK 1,666.1 M (US$202.2 M) in Q2 2016. The gross margin for the quarter was 36...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

BIO-key approved for Nasdaq listing BIO-key International, Inc. announced that its common stock has been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, effective with the start of trading on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. The company said its shares will continue to trade under...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Delta testing fingerprint recognition boarding pass at Arlington, VA airport Delta customers now can use fingerprints instead of their boarding pass to board any Delta aircraft at Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Delta’s biometric boarding pass experience that launched in May at the DCA Delta Sky Club is now...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News Share: Facebook | Twitter

Sharing economy to leverage Aadhaar Two major proponents of the sharing economy, Airbnb and Uber, are considering using the Aadhaar biometric identification database to authenticate their respective users in India. Aadhaar is the 12-digit unique identification number issued by the Indian government to every...full story Categories: Biometric News | Civil ID Share: Facebook | Twitter

Is Mastercard bridging the gap from passwords to biometrics? This is a guest post by Thomas Yohannan, a mentor at Alchemist Accelerator. MasterCard rolled out an interesting initiative a few weeks back in South Africa. The company developed cards with an additional layer of security to counteract fraud...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services | Industry Insights: Guest Posts Share: Facebook | Twitter

Insurance IoT Asia Summit 2017 Insurance IoT Asia Summit 2017 August 1-4, 2017 Singapore The Internet of Things (IoT) offers truly disruptive and transformative potential to the insurance industry. IoT will reach US $1.3 trillion in spending by 2019 with Asia Pacific expected to...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics HITech 2017 and XIV BIC Brazilian Identification Conference Biometrics HITech 2017 and XIV BIC Brazilian Identification Conference August 29 – 31, 2017 Brasilia, federal district of Brazil Brasilia, the federal capital of Brazil, was chosen to host Biometrics HITech 2017 and XIV BIC Brazilian Identification Conference, the...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

EAB Research Projects Conference 2017 EAB Research Projects Conference 2017 September 18-19, 2017 Darmstadt, Germany Europe’s largest conference on research in the area of Biometrics and Identity Management funded by the European Commission. In cooperation with the Joint Research Center (DG-JRC) of the European...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

World e-ID and Cybersecurity World e-ID and Cybersecurity Digital Identity & Data Protection for Citizens & Businesses Conference & Exhibition Marseille Provence, France Now in its 13th edition, World e-ID and Cybersecurity explores the latest secure identification technologies, their implementation and the related...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

WIRED Security 2017 WIRED Security 2017 September 28, 2017 King’s Place, London UK WIRED Security 2017 returns to London in September to discuss the latest innovations, trends and threats in enterprise cyber defence, security intelligence and cybersecurity. Save 20% and register with...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter