IDEX focuses business on bringing biometric smartcards to mass market IDEX is on track to deliver volume rollouts for biometric smartcards in 2018 as the market reaches a critical inflection point, according to a company announcement. The company is re-shaping and focusing its business for volume commercialization in a...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometrics Stocks | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Startup aims to improve efficiency of deep neural networks for image analysis and facial recognition Purdue University-affiliated startup FWDNXT has developed a low-power mobile coprocessor for accelerating image recognition and classification by deep neural networks, Purdue News reports. The accelerator is called Snowflake, and running on a Field Programmable Gate Array module it can...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometric R&D Share: Facebook | Twitter

Hong Kong bank bringing finger vein identification to its ATMs citywide A Bank of China Hong Kong spokesperson said Tuesday they expected to bring finger vein identification to all of the bank’s ATMs across the city. “Facial recognition can be affected by shape, light and other environmental factors. It fails...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

BioID introduces new liveness detection feature BioID has introduced a new liveness detection feature for its biometrics-as-a-service solution, BioID Web Service (BWS), that will detect photo, video and avatar attacks. The new functionality secures the biometric authentication system against unauthorized access by detecting whether the...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Report blasts overbudget and delayed Australian biometric database replacement project The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) is AU$35 million (US$28 million) over budget and has “little to show” for a contract with NEC to replace its fingerprint database, The Canberra Times reports. The new database was supposed to be...full story Categories: Biometric News | Government Purchasing | Law Enforcement Share: Facebook | Twitter

id3 Technologies opens office in Bogotá, Colombia id3 Technologies has opened an office in Bogotá, Colombia after being granted “biometric operator status” by the Colombian National Civil Registry office. The France-based biometrics company says its fingerprint recognition and identification management solutions have been securing transactions made...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

AirAsia rolling out facial recognition-based check-in, boarding AirAsia will be rolling out a facial recognition-based self service check-in system that will also be used to automate the boarding gate procedure. According to an interview with AirAsia group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes in the...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Millennials ready for biometrics, lax on passwords: IBM study Two-thirds of all adults are comfortable using biometric authentication today, and 87 percent would consider using it in the future, according to a global study by IBM. “The IBM Security: Future of Identity Study” also found that younger adults...full story Categories: Biometric News | Commercial Applications | Consumer Devices 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

The Middle East Financial Security Exhibition and Conference 2018 The Middle East Financial Security Exhibition and Conference (MEFSEC) February 27th to March 1, 2018 Four Seasons Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE Dome Exhibitions has announced the launch of the First Annual Conference and Exhibition dedicated to Cyber Security in...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter