Australian facial recognition system could place well in NIST tests, official says Australia’s Department of Home Affairs is using multiple algorithms to train its facial recognition systems, and believes those algorithms are...full story

Article calls on states to improve understanding to develop biometric privacy legislation Only one-fifth of U.S. states have actively considered or passed legislation addressing the collection and management of biometric data, and...full story

IDEX to showcase biometric solutions for smart cards at Money20/20 Europe IDEX will be featuring biometric solutions for smart cards at the 2018 Money20/20 Europe event next month in Amsterdam. In...full story

Medication delivery device maker adds Ver-ID for biometric patient verification AceAge, the maker of a home health appliance designed to help people take their medication safely, has selected Applied Recognition’s...full story

OCBC works with Touche to offer fingerprint-based credit card payments Singapore-based start-up Touché has signed an agreement with the OCBC Bank to offer its biometrics-based payment device and services to...full story

Social grants now delivered with biometric identity verification in South Africa Magix Africa, DataProof and Fides Cloud Technologies are performing biometric identity verification and data management for the South African Post...full story

Veridos set to win Bangladesh ePassport contract The Daily Star is reporting that Veridos is set to win the contract to provide ePassports to Bangladesh. The cabinet...full story

Price tag for Norway’s national ID cards balloons to €73 million New figures in the government’s national budget estimate the cost of providing new national ID cards to the residents of...full story

ZENUM pilots combined biometric and blockchain solution to replace identity documents Startup ZENUM has initiated a pilot of its modular multi-factor biometric identification solution to test the use of its PoB...full story

Paperless boarding coming to domestic flights in India with biometrics but not Aadhaar Indian passengers on domestic flights may soon be able to board without travel documents using a “DigiYatra” (DY) based on...full story

Wirecard launches retail IoT shelf with facial recognition Payment firm Wirecard has launched an IoT retail shelf which automates the purchase process with facial recognition to create a...full story

Bangladesh banks look at biometric verification options for illiterate clients Bangladesh Bank this week said that scheduled banks should deploy biometric verification options – including fingerprint, iris and facial recognition...full story

DHS OIG auditing CBP’s biometric air exit system and overstay data reliability Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) efforts to develop and implement a biometric exit capability is being investigated by the Department...full story

Privacy groups call on Amazon to stop marketing facial recognition technology to police Privacy activists including the American Civil Liberties Union are asking Amazon to stop marketing its Rekognition technology to police, out...full story

DATADISRUPT DATADISRUPT MAY 22 – 24, 2018 New York City DataDisrupt, the premier conference for the financial services data analytics ecosystem,...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics Institute Asia-Pacific Conference Biometrics Institute Asia-Pacific Conference 30-31 May 2018 Dockside, Sydney This two-day conference brings together biometric users from key government agencies,...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Money20/20 Europe 2018 Money20/20 Europe 4-6 June 2018 The Rai in Amsterdam The Netherlands Europe’s largest FinTech event comes to Amsterdam Discount code...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Big BSFI Future Tech Big BFSI Future Tech Show & Awards | 7 June | India We are long past simply analyzing emerging technologies....full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Transport Security & Safety Expo Transport Security & Safety Expo June 11-12, 2018 Washington D.C. Transport Security and Safety Expo (TSSX) in June 2018, the...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter