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The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) is urging financial institutions to abandon single-factor authentication in favor of more secure methods, like biometrics, in guidance on digital payments. The FFIEC has updated its Retail Payment Services Handbook with an...full story

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Tascent has launched its latest generation mobile biometric device Tascent M6, which can be used with the Apple iPhone 6 or 6s to form a multimodal biometric platform for a broad range of identification applications. Supporting iris, face, fingerprint,...full story

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Following an invitation to tender, OT (Oberthur Technologies) has signed a contract with the Government of the Republic of Mali to supply a complete solution for issuing electronic passports which meet the strictest international security standards. According to a...full story

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Shetland Facilities Management (SFM) Security has provided Morrison Construction Ltd with a biometric access control system utilizing fingerprint readers at a new development at Lerwick in the Shetland Islands, UK. As the main contractor for the £56m ($74m USD)...full story

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Performance and evaluation for mobile biometrics July 22, 2016 Paris, France The workshop will address how standards and evaluation capabilities can be set up in order to independently assess the performance of biometric authentication and identification applications on mobile...full story

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Two men filed a class-action lawsuit against Snapchat under a 2008 Illinois state law that requires a company to obtain written consent before using an individual’s biometric data, according to a report by Inc. Initially filed by plaintiffs Jose...full story

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Visa Europe has released the results of its new Populus-commissioned study that finds that European consumers are interested in using biometrics for payments, particularly when they are integrated with other security measures. The research was conducted between April 22...full story

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ZKAccess, a division of ZKTeco and leading provider of biometric and RFID security solutions, recently hosted biometrics expert Dr. Anil Jain at its headquarters in Shenzhen, China. While there, Dr. Jain gave a presentation summarizing the history of biometrics,...full story

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Biometrics 2016 Oct 18-20 Westminster, London UK In the packed three-day programme at Biometrics 2016, speakers involved in large-scale government projects will mix with those from mainstream customer-facing applications such as mobiles and payments to give a comprehensive insight...full story

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FST Biometrics announced that users of its IMID access system have conducted more than 1.5 million successful identifications each month around the world. The company also noted that it has increased its customer base by 30% in the past...full story

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Norwegian fingerprint technology firm IDEX recently announced that a tier-one smartphone customer has selected the firms’ Cardinal touch fingerprint sensor for integration into a mobile handset. According to a statement by the company, the design win further validates the...full story

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ImageWare Systems and RunMyProcess, a cloud platform subsidiary of Fujitsu, have partnered to integrate ImageWare’s GoVerifyID for solutions developed on the RunMyProcess platform. The RunMyProcess cloud platform allows users to rapidly and securely develop applications that connect enterprise systems...full story

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ZTE’s new Zmax Pro phablet with fingerprint sensor is currently available for pre-orders for just $99. According to a recent report from Engadget, the device offers an octa-core Snapdragon 617 CPU with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage...full story

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This is a guest post by Dr. John Callahan, Chief Technology Officer at Hoyos Labs. The death of passwords has been heralded for over a decade now, but these reports were often greatly exaggerated. In recent years this trend...full story

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Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Deputy Director Daniel Ragsdale today unveiled a major renovation of ICE Homeland Security Investigations’ Forensic Laboratory in Tysons Corner, Virginia and lead a tour of the...full story

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Performance and evaluation for mobile biometrics July 22, 2016 Paris, France The workshop will address how standards and evaluation capabilities can be set up in order to independently assess the performance of biometric authentication and identification applications on mobile...full story

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Biometric ID for Government August 2 – 4, 2016 Washington, DC Innovative tactics and strategies to advance security measures and achieve mission-critical results. This must-attend government focused training has been designed to showcase current biometric trends, future technologies and...full story

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EAB Research Projects Conference 2016 September 19-20, 2016 Damrstadt, Germany EAB Research Projects Conference 2016 The third EAB Research Projects Conference 2016 will assemble on September 19/20 allowing for numerous EU sponsored research projects to present their research results....full story

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German TeleTrusT Biometric Working Group meeting September 21, 2016 Damrstadt, Germany German TeleTrusT Biometric Working Group meeting The working group is an open platform dedicated to regular exchange of information and experience related to the field of biometrics. The...full story

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EAB Biometrics Research and Industry Award 2016 September 21, 2016 Damrstadt, Germany EAB Biometrics Research and Industry Award 2016 EAB is launching the tenth European Biometrics Research and Industry Awards 2016. These prestigious awards are granted annually to individuals...full story

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