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 | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Crossmatch, FlexEnable and ISORG team selected as a finalist in IARPA fingerprint challenge A multinational team comprised of Crossmatch, French firm ISORG and the UK-based FlexEnable was selected as a finalist in the Nail-to-Nail Fingerprint Challenge sponsored by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA). The three companies partnered to develop a...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Nexus Group to distribute Zwipe biometric access cards Nexus Group and Zwipe have signed a distribution agreement whereby Nexus is now selling Zwipe’s biometric access smartcards via the online portal Nexus GO Cards as a Service. “We already offer a very wide range of card technologies, and we...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

BioSec, Fujitsu team up to provide palm vein recognition to EMEIA Fujitsu has partnered with biometrics firm BioSec Group Ltd. in an effort to deliver the new generation of biometric palm vein recognition technology to the EMEIA region. Under the agreement, Fujitsu’s product portfolio will now include BioSec’s palm vein...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Applied Recognition achieves new benchmark for face recognition accuracy Applied Recognition, Inc. has achieved the 0.2 percent threshold for Cross-Over Error Rate (CER) in testing against the FERET dataset maintained by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for facial recognition systems evaluation. The CER is...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Jumio to provide biometric ID verification for money messaging app Plynk Jumio has partnered with European money messaging app Plynk to biometrically verify users who are loading money onto their Plynk accounts for instant person-to-person payments. Plynk simplifies the process of money transfers between friends by integrating a payments account and...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Mexican banks to install fingerprint readers to curb identity theft Mexico’s National Banking and Security Commission (CNBV) has implemented a new initiative which will see the installation of biometric fingerprint readers in banks across the country in an effort to curb the growing frequency of identity theft, according to...full story Categories: Financial Services | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Caradigm, RightPatient partner to provide biometric ID, access management solutions for healthcare RightPatient has partnered with Caradigm to deliver a suite of comprehensive identity and access management solutions to protect patient identities, secure patient data, and improve clinical and IT operational efficiency. Through the partnership, RightPatient and Caradigm will provide healthcare...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News | Healthcare Biometrics Share: Facebook | Twitter

Facial recognition ATMs mandatory for mainland Mastercard, Visa cardholders in Macau The Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) has made facial recognition technology a mandatory requirement for all mainland withdrawals made by Visa and Mastercard cardholders at automated teller machines (ATMs) starting in September, according to a report by Macau Daily...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

10th Cyber Defence Summit 10th Cyber Defence Summit September 20th, 2017 Dubai, UAE Critical sectors in the UAE – including but not limited to finance and energy – have increased their dependency on technology and state-of-the-art ICT solutions to deliver high-quality, efficient, and...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

European FinTech Awards 2017 European FinTech Awards 2017 “The Coming of Age of FinTech” September 26-27, 2017 Brussels Join the European FinTech Awards & Conference 2017! The time to grow is now. Hundreds of European FinTechs are getting serious traction and startups are...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Visa outlines plan to push Australian banks to adopt biometric authentication Visa has unveiled a four-year plan to push Australian banks to build infrastructure and implement policies to adopt biometrics authenticated transactions, according to a report by The Australian Financial Review. The credit card giant’s security roadmap details a four-year...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

NEXT Biometrics reports Q2 2017 results, CEO discusses strategic outlook NEXT Biometrics Group ASA reported the interim results for Q2 2017 and H1 2017 ended June 30, 2017, while CEO Ritu Favre outlined NEXT’s strategic focus going forward. The company reported a revenue of NOK 24 million (US$3.1 million) in Q2...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Apple granted U.S. patent for acoustic fingerprint imaging technology Apple has received a patent for acoustic fingerprint imaging technology which is accurate enough to effectively replace existing Touch ID optical readers, confirming rumors that Apple will do away with the iPhone home button, according to a report by...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometric R&D | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

German Federal Police use Jenetric fingerprint solution to simplify border control As part of the European Commission’s “Smart Borders” pilot project, the Frankfurt Main airport has been using Jenetric’s LIVETOUCH quattro fingerprint scanner for the past several months. The Smart Borders project is designed to incorporate biometric checks to identify...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Nok Nok Labs, Intel integrated authentication solution enable secure payments Nok Nok Labs announced that its NNL S3 Authentication Suite (S3 Suite) has been integrated to interoperate on the latest 8th Gen Intel Core processors with Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX) technology. This integration is a key aspect...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Legislation struggling with deployment pace of biometric identity systems, says privacy expert In an article published today in Technology Science, a Harvard-based journal, World Privacy Forum founder Pam Dixon argues that legislation is struggling to keep up with the deployment of biometric identity systems resulting in a high risk to fundamental...full story Categories: Biometric News | Civil ID 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

10th Cyber Defence Summit 10th Cyber Defence Summit September 20th, 2017 Dubai, UAE Critical sectors in the UAE – including but not limited to finance and energy – have increased their dependency on technology and state-of-the-art ICT solutions to deliver high-quality, efficient, and...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

European FinTech Awards 2017 European FinTech Awards 2017 “The Coming of Age of FinTech” September 26-27, 2017 Brussels Join the European FinTech Awards & Conference 2017! The time to grow is now. Hundreds of European FinTechs are getting serious traction and startups are...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter