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Dual function cards developed for biometric access control, digital identity, payments
New multi-function card solutions have been launched for access control and payments with fingerprint biometrics by CrucialTrak, and for digital identity and payments by Idemia and Mastercard ... Read the full report here.

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Method for facial recognition bias reduction with adversarial network shows promise
A prominent trio of biometrics researchers have proposed a way to remove the difference, or bias, from facial recognition performance...
 
Digital ID services coming from private sector with government action in Australia, UK
The government of Australia is planning legislation to allow private sector organizations like banks to act as digital identity providers...
Biometric national ID card projects advance in Nepal and Croatia
A bid notice for printing and supplying Nepal’s new biometric national identity cards will be issued within three months, The...
 
Jumio advises on dealing with biometric bias in online ID verifications
Jumio has been explaining the risk of bias embedded in biometric machine learning models and Artificial Intelligence-based systems, and is...
Facial recognition market to grow at 12 percent CAGR to 2024, Technavio forecasts
A new report by market research company Technavio has estimated a 12 percent compound annual growth in the facial recognition...
 
As biometric payment card production begins, Zwipe wraps up oversubscribed share placement
The final tally of Zwipe’s private placement and subsequent offering is more than 4 million valid subscriptions received, and full...
Most older consumers want biometrics for bank account protection — report
A new cybercrime report sponsored by AARP find that those 55 years old and older are adopting more secure data...
 
Indian state urged to unlock biometrics of millions to allow Aadhaar enrollment
A coordinator with India’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) is urging the government of the state of Assam to unlock...
Biometric registration for Kenya’s universal health coverage scheme underway
A process to capture the biometric data of an initial number of one million poor Kenyan citizens within the framework...
 
French politicians call for face biometrics and AI surveillance tools to tackle terrorism
France may be on the way to deploy face recognition and AI surveillance technologies to monitor people in public spaces....
NEC facial recognition deployed for tests to ensure spectator safety at Japan sports venues
Authorities in Japan say they are carrying out biometrics-based tests to determine the possibility of increasing the number of spectators...
 
EyeLock biometric software suite adds format for US federal government ID credentials
EyeLock has added a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credential format used primarily by the U.S. Federal Government for access to federal...
Growth in biometric cards in banking and retail spurred by COVID-19
Contactless biometric applications are on the rise due to the pandemic effect, Idex Biometrics reports in a blog post. Writing...
 
Face biometrics massive potential and remaining challenges in the spotlight
The top news of the week in biometrics and digital ID involves public companies positioning themselves for gains, others reporting...
  Union warns against biometric monitoring of employees amid increase in remote work
  New biometrics standards for face-aware capture and image quality should help operational accuracy
  Infineon, pmd expect new depth sensor will take flight with rest of 3D image sensor market
  Biometrics tenders issued in India for railway station security, govt employee management
  Most Canadians want digital identity for online government services, DIACC plans its role
  Dual function cards developed for biometric access control, digital identity, payments
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