Mobile biometric payment volumes to reach nearly 2B in 2017 Juniper Research has released a new study that forecasts that the number of mobile biometric payments will increase to nearly 2 billion this year, up from just over 600 million in 2016. In the new study, “Mobile Payment Security:...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Trends and perspectives in the use and security of biometric technologies This is a guest post by Sándor Bálint, Security Lead for Applied Data Science for Balabit The use of biometric technologies is clearly on the rise. Physiological and behavioral biometric data is being collected in quantities never seen before,...full story Categories: Biometric News Share: Facebook | Twitter

CBP says it may extend airport face recognition to US citizens The US government has rolled out a new plan led by Customs and Border Protection that could make facial recognition scans mandatory for US citizens in addition to foreign visitors, according to a report by The Verge. The move...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

NEXT Biometrics ships two millionth fingerprint sensor; announces executive hires NEXT Biometrics shipped its two millionth fingerprint sensor in April, proving its ability to consistently mass produce fingerprint sensors with industry normal yield figures. The company also announced two executive hires with Dan Cronin joining the company as Executive...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

BIO-key to host Q1 2017 earnings conference call BIO-key International will issue its Q1 2017 results post-market on May 15, and management will host a conference call to review the results on May 16 at 10:00 am EDT. Chairman and CEO Mike DePasquale, CFO Cecilia Welch and...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

FIDO Alliance, DSCI to promote stronger authentication standards in India The FIDO Alliance has partnered with the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) to launch the FIDO India Working Group in an effort to raise awareness of strong authentication standards and solutions in India. According to the organization, it...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Android Pay feature could use face recognition for loyalty programs Google has uploaded a new version of its Android Pay application to the Play Store that could potentially include a feature to authenticate loyalty programs at retailers and waive payments, according to a report by 9 to 5 Google....full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Zwipe presented its biometric technology at ISG spring conference Zwipe attended the Identification Systems Group (ISG) Annual Spring Meeting this past weekend and presented its physical access and logical ID solutions to the attendees. The conference is an opportunity for ISG members from across North America to interact...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

NEXT Biometrics wins $150k fingerprint sensors order NEXT Biometrics has begun shipping the first volumes of a $150,000 large size fingerprint sensors order for an unnamed Tier 1 semiconductor company. The new client is apparently working on several projects for the access control and government ID...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Australian police to receive funding for hiring biometrics experts The Australian Federal Police (AFP) will receive a AU$321.4 million (US$237.4 million) funding increase over four years under the Federal Budget 2017-18, which will partly be used to hire biometrics experts and secret online investigators, according to a report...full story Categories: Biometric News | Government Purchasing | Law Enforcement Share: Facebook | Twitter

Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Europe Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Europe May 9th – 11, 2017 The Hague, Netherlands Held in The Hague, Netherlands May 9th – 11th, the conference will deliver discussion and thought provoking presentations on many of the serious critical infrastructure...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

K(NO)W Identity Conference K(NO)W Identity Conference May 15-17, 2017 Washington, D.C. Identity impacts the lives of billions of individuals across the globe each day, acting as a hidden layer beneath our everyday interactions. In today’s quickly evolving digital world, defining identity is...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics Institute Asia-Pacific Conference 2017 Asia-Pacific Conference 2017 Dockside, Sydney, Australia Now in its 17th year, the Biometrics Institute’s Asia-Pacific Conference continues to bring together users from key government agencies, commercial organisations and technology partners. The conference provides a platform to share ideas, discuss...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Digital Transformation in Insurance DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN INSURANCE 17th – 18th May 2017, London Your toolkit for end-to-end operational adaptation to reach the digital-savvy future consumer The Digital Transformation in Insurance Congress will bring together 100 insurers, brokers, aggregators and solution providers to...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Border Management & Technologies Summit Border Management & Technologies Summit London, UK May 31 – June 2, 2017 Our 5th annual Border Management & Technologies Summit will bring together leading border security officials from the UK and across Europe to discuss key issues regarding...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter