Context for connections: improving security with behavioral biometrics This is a guest post by Ethan Ayer, CEO of Resilient Network Systems. With faceprints, voiceprints and iris scans beginning to replace passwords in everything from police work to amusement park admission, behavioral biometrics is becoming one of IT...full story Categories: Behavioral | Biometric News Share: Facebook | Twitter

Gemalto biometric passports are being used in over 30 different countries Gemalto announced that its biometric ePassport technologies are currently being used in over 30 different countries, including Algeria, Denmark, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Korea, Morocco, Peru, Portugal, Norway, Singapore, Sweden and the United States. The company highlights the...full story Categories: Biometric News | Civil ID Share: Facebook | Twitter

Ping An Financial OneConnect launches biometrics-based cloud service for insurers Ping An OneConnect has launched the Smart Insurance Cloud in Beijing, unveiling its latest products — Smart Verification and Smart Fast Claim — to the insurance industry. The AI-powered Smart Insurance Cloud features online-to-online interaction capabilities, offering insurance companies...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Sensory to demo in-app AI-powered banking teller at FinovateFall 2017 Sensory will be providing the first public demo of its in-app, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered virtual banking teller at FinovateFall 2017 next week in New York City. The proof-of-concept demo and application for Sensory’s advanced embedded AI technologies provide bank...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Technological innovations to drive fingerprint sensor demand TMR Research has published a new research report that addresses the significant rise of the global market for fingerprint sensors and forecasts that it will continue to sustain such growth over the forthcoming years. The research report, “Fingerprint Sensors...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Alipay launches facial recognition-based payment system at fast food restaurant in Hangzhou Alipay recently introduced its facial recognition system for customers at a KPRO fast food restaurant in Hangzhou, according to a report by Payment Week. A 3D camera situated at the point-of-sale scans the customer’s face to verify their identity,...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Yitu Technology ranks first in NIST global facial recognition benchmark test Chinese facial recognition firm Yitu Technology ranked first in four different categories of National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) benchmark, beating out top facial recognition firms, Vocord and OT-Morpho. FRVT serves as the official...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Veridium issued grant to pilot fingerprint solution in developing countries Veridium has been issued a grant from the Digital Financial Services Innovation Lab, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to develop and field test biometric authentication technology on unmodified Android smartphones in order to improve the way...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

HoneyTek Systems, BioCatch partner to provide fraud prevention solutions HoneyTek Systems has partnered with BioCatch to provide fraud prevention and behavioral biometrics solutions to customers in Canada and abroad. BioCatch’s behavioral biometrics-based authentication technology analyzes the way people interact with an online application or device. The company has...full story Categories: Behavioral | Biometric News | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

ForgeRock completes $88M Series D investment round ForgeRock has completed a $88 million Series D investment round led by Accel with participation from KKR, Meritech Capital Partners and Foundation Capita, which brings the company’s total of raised investments to more than $140 million, according to a...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Researchers developing AI-powered facial recognition to identify concealed persons Researchers are developing an AI-powered facial recognition system designed to help identify criminals, political dissidents, protesters, and other individuals who attempt to disguise their identity by hiding their face with masks, hats, sunglasses, or other accessories, according to a...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition 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