Biometrics industry stocks this week 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 week for a rundown of the financial news and interesting...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometrics Stocks Share: Facebook | Twitter

Amazon boosts Rekognition facial image capacity and performance Amazon has announced the addition of real-time face recognition across tens of millions of faces, and the capability of detecting up to 100 faces in “challenging crowded photos” to its Amazon Rekognition deep-learning image recognition platform ahead of its...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

IDEX, IDEMIA collaborate on scalable contactless biometric card solutions IDEX has revealed its continued development of end-to-end biometric solutions for payment cards with IDEMIA. Last year, IDEX first announced it was working with Safran Identity & Security (Morpho) in November 2016 to commercialize the first mass deployable biometric...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometrics Stocks | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Hotel selfie check-in showcased at Singapore Tourism Board conference A mobile app enabling hotel guests to check-in through an automated process including authentication with a selfie was among eight innovations shared with attendees of the annual Singapore Tourism Board (STB) conference on Thursday, The Straights Times reports. The...full story Categories: Biometric News | Commercial Applications | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

IDEMIA biometric payment card features FPC fingerprint tech Fingerprint Cards has partnered with IDEMIA to develop a new generation of biometric payment cards. IDEMIA’s F-Code solution, a payment card that features a built-in fingerprint sensor, uses the recently announced T-Shape module which is part of the Fingerprint...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

AimBrain biometric authentication app available for BlackBerry Dynamics users AimBrain announced that its biometric authentication app is now available on the BlackBerry Marketplace to BlackBerry Dynamics users. The AimBrain Authenticator app incorporates voice and facial biometric verification modules and can enhance mobility security and improve enterprise workflow by...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News Share: Facebook | Twitter

Sberbank acquires stake in biometrics firm VisionLabs Russian banking and financial services company Sberbank has acquired 25.07% of facial recognition developer VisionLabs, with the remaining stake belonging to the company’s founders and venture fund Sistema_VC. The bank considers the investment in VisionLabs a “major first step”...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

FPC approached about takeover bid, says chances of deal low Fingerprint Cards confirmed in a statement that it has been approached regarding the preparation of a possible takeover bid for the company’s shares, but “the probability for the offer plans being realized is low”. After business daily Dagens Industri...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometrics Stocks | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Suprema picks up Detektor Best Product Award Suprema has been recognized with the ‘Best Product Award’ in the ID & Access Control category at the Detektor International Awards 2017. Best Product Awards were awarded for ID & Access Control, Alarm & Detection, Video Surveillance and IoT...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

CLEAR research shows holiday travelers interested in extending biometrics beyond the airport More than four out of five (81 percent) holiday travelers taking airplanes this season are interested in extending their use of biometric technology for traveling beyond the airport to such uses as hotel check-in and paying for a car...full story Categories: Biometric News | Commercial Applications Share: Facebook | Twitter

UnionPay introduces facial recognition-based payment system UnionPay unveiled its vision for the future of payments at last week’s Singapore FinTech Festival 2017. UnionPay FacePay enables users to pay for purchases using face recognition technology. Users can link their facial identity to their payment accounts, and...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

TRUSTECH TRUSTECH – Pay, Identify, Connect & Secure 28 – 30 Nov.2017 – Cannes – French Riviera TRUSTECH is the Largest International Event dedicated to Trust-Based Technologies with unprecedented networking opportunities and not-to-be-missed Keynote Speakers. Join the whole industry for...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience North America Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience North America Florida December 5th – 7th, 2017 Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience North America, December 5th-7th, 2017 in Kennedy Space Center, Florida will bring together leading stakeholders from industry, operators, agencies and governments...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics in Banking and Payments – Amsterdam Biometrics in Banking and Payments December 7, 2017 Amsterdam, Netherlands The seminar will reflect the trends and opportunities of biometrics in the financial market. It will be discussed how processes can be designed both convenient and privacy compliant. The...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Global Biometrics & AI Congress 2017 Global Biometrics & AI Congress 2017 December 21-22, 2017 Beijing, China Global Biometrics & AI Congress 2017 will be held on December 21-22 in Beijing, China. It will gather global industry leaders and experts to talk and discuss about...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Border Security 2018 Border Security 2018 February 21-22, 2018 Crowne Plaza Rome, St Peter’s Hotel & Spa, Rome, Italy SMi Group at proud to announce the 11th Annual Border Security conference and exhibition which will convene on the 21st-22nd February 2018 in...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter