Visa announces pilot for biometric payment cards Visa has announced pilot projects for a new EMV dual-interface biometric payment card with chip and contactless transaction capabilities in partnership with Mountain America Credit Union and Bank of Cyprus. The payment cards in both pilots have embedded sensors...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometrics Stocks | Financial Services | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Precise Biometrics appoints new CEO Precise Biometrics has appointed Stefan K Persson CEO. Current CEO Håkan Persson has resigned effective immediately. Stefan K Persson is currently an EVP with the Bang Olufsen Group and will assume his new position by August 1, 2018. Until...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometrics Stocks | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

UIDAI announces plans to add facial recognition to Aadhaar The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced the addition of facial recognition to the Aadhaar program to provide more authentication options for users. Aadhaar has previously implemented fingerprint and iris recognition, along with one-time passwords (OTP) for...full story Categories: Biometric News | Civil ID | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Cato Institute calls biometric exit program “a big waste of money” The Cato Institute is calling on the U.S. Congress to resist efforts to fund the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) biometric exit program through a DACA deal, calling it “a big waste of money.” In a post written by...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security Share: Facebook | Twitter

FST CTO featured speaker at Biometrics Israel 2018, ISO biometrics committee meeting Shahar Belkin, CTO of FST Biometrics, will lead the Israeli delegation at this month’s International Meeting of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 37, Biometrics Committee, scheduled to be held in Israel for the first time. Members of the International Organization for...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometric R&D | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

FIDO Alliance lauds first-year progress of Japan Working Group The FIDO Alliance has announced that membership in its FIDO Japan Working Group (FJWG) has doubled in the first year to 25 companies, indicating what the Alliance calls “a year of great progress for FIDO Authentication in Japan” in...full story Categories: Biometric News | Mobile Biometrics Share: Facebook | Twitter

American Green names Canadian distributor of biometrics-based marijuana vending units Dispension Industries Incorporated will be the exclusive Canadian distributor of American Green’s Verified Identity Dispenser. The Verified Identity Dispenser was developed for the safe and secure management of regulated products, including cannabis products and pharmaceuticals. Prior to machine access,...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News Share: Facebook | Twitter

DISA working on gait recognition for multi-factor mobile authentication platform The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is working to enable seven different types of biometric authentication with mobile devices for identifying people in the field, outgoing DISA chief Lt. Gen. Allen Lynn said at an Armed Forces Communications and...full story Categories: Biometric News | Military Applications | Mobile Biometrics Share: Facebook | Twitter

Startup Bite offering automated kiosks with facial recognition for restaurants U.S. fast-food chain Jack in the Box is considering deploying automated kiosks to replace human cashiers at its points-of-sale, CEO Leonard Comma said this week. The technology to do so is already available from startup Bite, which makes facial...full story Categories: Biometric News | Commercial Applications | Facial Recognition | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

IDEX hosts investor presentation on capturing the second biometric wave IDEX hosted an investor presentation on “Capturing the Second Biometric Wave” with CEO Dr. Hemant Mardia, CFO Henrik Knudtzon, CTO Fred Benkley and Chief Products Officer Stan Swearingen this week at CES 2018 in Las Vegas. The second wave,...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News | Financial Services | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics industry stocks this week A trendy debate among financial types is whether the economy is in the late-stages of this current expansionary cycle. Fund managers assume there are identifiable stages to periods of growth in the economy. Many think there are some signs...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometrics Stocks Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometric National ID Conference Lebanon Chapter Biometric National ID Conference Lebanon Chapter January 30 – 31, 2018 Beirut, Lebanon We invite you to participate as sponsor / exhibitor / speaker at this upcoming Biometric event to be held in January 2018, in Lebanon. The 2...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

Digital Integration in Wealth Management 2018 Digital Integration in Wealth Management 2018 February 21- 22, 2018 London, UK The only event to focus on integration of digital capabilities with existing processes to enhance client engagement and reach new segments Arena International is thrilled to announce...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics for Government & Law Enforcement Biometrics for Government & Law Enforcement Identity Management & Biometrics February 26-28 Washington, DC Returning for its 12th iteration, Biometrics for Government and Law Enforcement enables 250+ Directors of Security Agencies, Directors of Operations, Directors of Intelligence, Heads of...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

European Payments Forum 5th Annual European Payments Forum March 1-2, 2018 Amsterdam, The Netherlands After the great success of the September 2017 event, we will have our next annual European Payments Forum in March 2018. This time, the hosting city is going...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter