European Association for Biometrics announces EAB-RPC 2017 The fourth annual EAB Research Projects Conference (EAB-RPC) will take place September 18-19 at the Fraunhofer IGD research institute in Darmstadt, Germany. The conference is organized by the European Association for Biometrics (EAB) in cooperation with the Joint Research...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

M2SYS selects Suprema fingerprint scanner for its cloud-based biometric software solution Suprema partners can now take advantage of the M2SYS CloudABIS solutions suite to ease development and implementation efforts required for projects that use Suprema biometric hardware. M2SYS’ biometric identification software has over 300 million enrolled users in projects across...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Singapore testing biometric immigration clearance system for drivers The Singaporean government is currently testing a full self-service system with biometric and passport scans for immigration clearance, which would allow travelers to drive into a car bay and have their identity authenticated while remaining in their vehicle, according...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

OT-Morpho helps deliver biometric wearable and digital health platform in rural India Syscom Corporation Ltd, a subsidiary of OT-Morpho, has partnered with social health nonprofit organization Khushi Baby Inc. to provide a fully decentralized biometric wearable and digital health platform to monitor and respond to the health of pregnant mothers and...full story Categories: Biometric News | Healthcare Biometrics Share: Facebook | Twitter

Gemalto kiosks help retailers authenticate customer ID for branded credit cards In a Q&A interview with FierceRetail, Gemalto’s SVP of banking and payments, Paul Kobos, discussed how the company’s biometrics-based, self-serve credit card kiosks can help retailers authenticate customer identities when issuing store-branded credit cards. Powered by “know your customer”...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

HSBC, Barclays join EU project aimed at testing digital ID standards for cross-border banking HSBC and Barclays have joined a new EU group comprised of private and public sector organizations testing the use of a citizen’s national digital identity from France to open a bank account in the UK, according to a report...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Chinese facial recognition technology‎ developer raises $410M SenseTime has completed a US$410 million series B round, in what the Chinese startup claims is the largest private financing rounds ever closed by an artificial intelligence firm, according to a report by China Money Network. Founded in 2014,...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

OT-Morpho reports surge in TSA PreCheck enrollments in last year MorphoTrust USA, part of OT-Morpho, has enrolled five million travelers in the TSA PreCheck program, three million in the past year alone. The trusted traveler program allows U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals and Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR) to quickly move...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security Share: Facebook | Twitter

Synthetic identities: more real than you think This is a guest post by Ryan Wilk, vice president of customer success at NuData Security, a MasterCard company. When a family member dies, there are myriad things to look after from closing bank accounts, sorting belongings and notifying...full story Categories: Behavioral | Biometric News | Industry Insights: Guest Posts Share: Facebook | Twitter

Financial institution to use BIO-key biometric ID solutions to secure Windows 10 devices BIO-key has ben selected by a global financial institution to deliver biometric authentication solutions for the firm’s Windows platform worldwide. The financial institution, which BIO-key declined to name in the release, recently upgraded all its devices to the Windows...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Insurance IoT Asia Summit 2017 Insurance IoT Asia Summit 2017 August 1-4, 2017 Singapore The Internet of Things (IoT) offers truly disruptive and transformative potential to the insurance industry. IoT will reach US $1.3 trillion in spending by 2019 with Asia Pacific expected to...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events 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

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

WIRED Security 2017 WIRED Security 2017 September 28, 2017 King’s Place, London UK WIRED Security 2017 returns to London in September to discuss the latest innovations, trends and threats in enterprise cyber defence, security intelligence and cybersecurity. Save 20% and register with...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

PayExpo Europe PayExpo Europe 4-5 October 2017 London, UK – ExCeL London Now in its fifth year, PayExpo Europe is the leading payments event in the UK, attracting 2,200+ senior stakeholders from across the entire European payments community to network, learn...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter