Fingerprint Cards issues annual report for 2016 with $743M in revenues Fingerprint Cards (FPC) released its annual report (PDF) for 2016, which saw its best year ever with SEK 6638.3 (US$743 million) in revenues, amounting to a 129 percent increase over its revenues of SEK 2.901 billion (US$356.6 million) in...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Privacy concerns raised over facial recognition technology in New York City A recent New York Daily News opinion-editorial article by Clare Garvie and Alvaro Bedoya of the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law drew attention to privacy concerns regarding Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s plans to acquire facial recognition technology...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics Institute CEO discusses biometrics use at national borders The Biometrics Institute CEO Isabelle Moeller recently penned an editorial that explores both the benefits and challenges of deploying biometric technologies at national borders. The editorial comes a couple weeks after the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security Share: Facebook | Twitter

Hong Kong researchers develop technology to improve fingerprint ID Researchers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University have developed a technology that aims to improve fingerprint identification by making it more accurate, affordable and hygienic, according to a report by South China Morning Post. They have patented a contactless...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometric R&D | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Samsung Galaxy S8 to feature facial recognition, digital assistant Following months of rumors and speculation, Samsung confirmed in its announcement for the highly-anticipated Galaxy S8 that the phone will feature facial, iris and fingerprint recognition to deliver improved security for mobile banking and other sensitive applications, according to...full story Categories: Biometric News | Consumer Devices | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Mastercard to acquire NuData Security to boost IoT payment security Mastercard said it will acquire NuData Security, which provides online and mobile fraud detection solutions using behavioral biometrics, according to a report by ZDNet. The acquisition, whose terms were not disclosed, will see Mastercard integrate NuData’s behavioral biometrics technology...full story Categories: Behavioral | Biometric News | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics in security: protecting sensitive PII and the sanctity of user identity This is a guest post by David D. Dunlap, Co-Founder and Senior VP of Corporate Planning, StoneLock Our personal identity is our single greatest asset – after all, how can one function in the world without an identity? However,...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News Share: Facebook | Twitter

Acuity report forecasts national electronic ID program to surpass $54B from 2016 to 2021 Acuity Market Intelligence released a new research report titled “The Global National eID Industry Report: 2017 Edition“, which forecasts that the global market for national electronic ID (eID) programs will exceed $54 billion in revenues between 2016 to 2021....full story Categories: Biometric News | Civil ID Share: Facebook | Twitter

ISC WEST ISC WEST Sands Expo, Las Vegas, NV ISC WEST is THE largest security industry trade show in the U.S. At ISC West you will have the chance to network with over 29,000 security professionals through: • New Products &...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

4th Annual Identity Management Symposium 4th Annual Identity Management Symposium April 18-19, 2017 Alexandria, VA DSI’s 2-day premier National Capital Region event, 4th Identity Management Symposium, will occur April 18-19, 2017, in Alexandria, VA. This symposium will provide attendees with the opportunity to convene...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

ID4Africa 2017 ID4Africa 2017 April 26-28, 2017 Windhoek, Namibia Following two successful events in 2015 and 2016 which collectively brought together over 900 stakeholders in the identity space, ID4Africa 2017 returns as bigger and better than before! The annual government forum...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Cartes Afrique Cartes Afrique April 27-28, 2017 Marrakech, Morocco Every year, Cartes Afrique gathers hundreds of leaders and experts of the Payment industry who are looking to learn about the latest innovative solutions in the market and to discuss the evolving...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

connect:ID 2017 connect:ID 2017:Physical & digital identity in the 21st century May 1-3, 2017 WEWCC, Washington, DC, USA Welcome to the 4th edition of connect:ID – with it’s leading global conference and exhibition that focuses on all aspects of identity technologies...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter