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

U.S. planning to expand use of biometrics in immigration system U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is attempting to establish its authority to use iris, voice, and other biometric ID capabilities for a range of applications, including its Electronic Immigration System (ELIS), FCW reports. USCIS chief of biometrics strategy...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security Share: Facebook | Twitter

China expands biometric collection program in Xinjiang Authorities in China’s Xinjiang region are gathering DNA samples, fingerprints, iris scans and blood types from all residents between ages 12 and 65, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports. Some of the data is being collected under a program “Physicals...full story Categories: Biometric News | Civil ID Share: Facebook | Twitter

Get ready for neural networks in your pocket This is a guest post by George Brostoff, CEO of SensibleVision. It is safe to say that AI has experienced a tremendous growth spurt in 2017. While some of the talk seems to border on marketing hype that has...full story Categories: Biometric News | Mobile Biometrics Share: Facebook | Twitter

Australia to pilot city surveillance system that uses NEC’s biometrics tech Australian cities will be the first to trial a ‘next-generation security’ systems that will combine live video with advanced real-time analytics, according to a Government News report. NEC Australia has partnered with Silicon Valley vision analytics firm CrowdOptic to...full story Categories: Biometric News | Surveillance Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics the preferred second factor for strong customer authentication for mobile commerce Biometric authentication will continue to be adopted for mobile commerce due to its combination of better security and improved user convenience as merchants apply multifactor-based strong customer authentication (SCA) in response to fraud risks and compliance requirements from card...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Yitu Technologies’ AI powers massive facial recognition capabilities Yitu Technologies’ Dragonfly Eye facial recognition platform has logged 1.8 billion photographs stored in a government database, including Chinese nationals and visitors to the country, the South China Morning Post reports in an article on the company’s powerful artificial...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Gemalto turns down Atos proposal Gemalto has rejected Atos’ unsolicited and conditional proposal to acquire Gemalto for 4.3 billion euros ($5.06 billion), or 46 euros a share. In a statement issued Wednesday evening, Gemalto said that it is best positioned to grow successfully on...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

China’s semiconductor strategy is bad news for foreign companies This is a guest post by Anthony Kimery, former Editor-in-Chief, Homeland Security Today. China’s government seems to be taking off the gloves when it comes to competition in the global market for semiconductors and related technology. As the world’s...full story Categories: Biometrics Stocks | Industry Insights: Guest Posts 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

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

Forensics Europe Expo Forensics Europe Expo March 6-7, 2018 Olympia, London With an incredible speaker line up, dozens of free seminars, tonnes of innovation and an exhibition of the latest technology, Forensics Europe Expo is gearing up to be the must-attend event...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter