IDEX preparing for volume shipments of biometric cards in Q2 IDEX is rapidly progressing toward commercialization of its contact-based biometric payment cards, with volume shipments expected following the completion of the certification process which is anticipated in Q2 2018, the company announced. As the certification process takes place, IDEX...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

UK planning to consolidate biometric databases, consider expanding Surveillance Camera Code application The UK’s Home Office is planning to consolidate its IDENT 1 and IABS biometric databases into one central platform for fingerprint, DNA, and facial image data by spring of 2019, UKAuthority reports. The contracts for IDENT 1 and the...full story Categories: Biometric News | Government Purchasing | Surveillance Share: Facebook | Twitter

FPC sensor used in biometric payment card pilot for Bank of Cyprus Fingerprint Cards is providing touch sensors from its FPC1300-series for the recently announced Bank of Cyprus biometric payment card pilot. The pilot, being lead by Gemalto, is the first of multiple upcoming pilots in 2018 for the world’s largest...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometrics Stocks | Financial Services | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Jeff Carter appointed CEO of EyeLock VOXX International announced today that Jeff Carter, formerly CTO of EyeLock, the company’s majority owned subsidiary, has been appointed CEO of EyeLock, effective immediately. “Jeff has been central to the development of EyeLock’s intellectual property, a portfolio that includes...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometrics Stocks | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Snowden blames Aadhaar for destroying privacy of Indians Edward Snowden has weighed in on the privacy implications of the Aadhaar program and its biometric database ahead of court hearings into its legality, which are slated to begin on January 17. Snowden tweeted support for Rachna Khaira, the...full story Categories: Biometric News | Civil ID Share: Facebook | Twitter

ISC West releases education session lineup ISC West and event sponsor Security Industry Association have collaborated to develop a comprehensive educational program for April 2018 show attendees. SIA Education@ISC will offer more than 85 accredited sessions covering a range of industry topics including how biometrics...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Fujitsu launches biometric service portfolio in Canada, Mexico, Caribbean Fujitsu has announced the extension of its biometric security solutions portfolio, including its Biometrics-as-a-Service offering, to Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The Fujitsu PalmSecure family of products, its SAMURAI platform, and RoboSOC (SOC in a box) solution, along with...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

EAB launching Swedish Biometrics Forum Halmstad University, in cooperation with European Organization for Biometrics (EAB), is hosting the kick-off meeting of the Swedish Biometrics Forum on Friday, January 26, 2018. The purpose of the forum is to bring together researchers, companies, agencies and other...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

OmniVision launches new sensor for infrared facial recognition OmniVision Technologies has announced the launch of the 1/9”, 1.4-micron OV9738, a RGB-Ir sensor built with the company’s PureCel Plus technology. The OV9738 supports colour and IR imaging applications, and can deliver IR-based facial recognition, and gesture interfaces to...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Banking the unbanked This is a guest post by James Stickland, CEO of Veridium. Nearly 3.5B people worldwide are unable to access banking services. To date, efforts at solving this problem have been built on traditional banking models, often requiring physical access...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services 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