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Biometric payment, access and identification cards launching around the world
Biometric cards for payments, access control and digital identity in several regional markets featured prominently among the top news stories in the biometrics industry this week. Efforts to harness digital identity to revive the travel and tourism sector are advancing, but experts wonder if banks might be uniquely positioned to help move digital ID development along ... Read the full report here.

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Weekend Reading
Touch Biometrix plans ambitious entry to fingerprint sensor market with thin-film transistor innovation
Touch Biometrix is a rare startup on the biometric fingerprint sensor market, with major ambitions and a new approach to...
 
Video redaction software enables enhanced transparency for Ohio police department
When the Chief of Police in Oregon, Ohio came to Sergeant Jason Druckenmiller about how the force could increase transparency...
NIST face biometrics accuracy update shows same top vendors for people wearing masks
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated the results of its testing for the accuracy of facial...
 
Face biometrics researchers find possible route to better accuracy across races, genders
A sampling of commercial facial recognition algorithms seems to suggest that face biometrics systems are currently too dependent on certain...
Facial recognition utilized by protestors around the world to identify police
Portland’s ban on the use of facial recognition technology does not apply to individuals, which is why Christopher Howell has...
 
EU placing new restrictions on facial recognition and espionage technology exports
The European Union is working on a plan to increase the strictness of export criteria for biometrics and other technologies...
Biometric privacy suit targets Amazon’s COVID-19 screening
Employee COVID-19 screening measures by Amazon use biometrics without satisfying the legal requirements of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA),...
 
Biometric privacy lawsuit against Amazon and Pindrop refiled in federal court
A biometric data privacy lawsuit alleging that Amazon and Pindrop failed to meet the informed consent requirements of the Biometric Information Privacy...
Zwipe reviews biometric payment cards progress and seeks up to $1.6M with subsequent offering
Zwipe has launched a subsequent offering of up to 1 million offer shares at the same subscription price as a recent...
 
Signzy raises $5.4M to expand biometric video KYC platform capabilities, global reach
Signzy has raised $5.4 million in a funding round led by Arkam Ventures and Mastercard to help scale its biometric video...
FacePhi and Plurilock bring on experienced hands for advisory roles
Spanish face biometrics solutions provider FacePhi and Canadian behavioral biometrics and cybersecurity company Plurilock have landed two experienced names in...
 
Queralt granted key US high assurance digital identity authentication patents
Digital identity and cybersecurity firm Queralt has been awarded by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with two...
International Biometrics + Identity Association explores principles and state of mobile digital ID
Standards, privacy and trust frameworks and principles for deployment to support the launch of mobile driver’s licenses and digital travel...
 
Biometrics community prepares for FIDO Alliance and Goode Intelligence events in November
The FIDO Alliance’s Authenticate 2020 Conference will be held as an online event from November 9 to 19, 2020. The event...
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  Few North American execs worry about AI landing them in hot water
  Secure remote access for administrators is possible — without VPNs
  Transparency for public-private biometric deals? Not in the UK, at least
  Biometrics will authenticate ‘vast majority’ of payments within ten years: report
  Could Nigeria’s biometrics-backed BVN show other countries the way for business loans?
Biometrics White Papers
Understanding single frame passive facial liveness
Facial biometric liveness detection ensures that fraudsters cannot use high resolution print outs, masks or video to spoof face recognition...
 
An introduction to presentation attack detection
Biometrics can deliver a unique combination of high security and ease of use in applications that require identity authentication, such...
Consumer versus enterprise-grade biometrics
Many enterprises rely on consumer-grade deployments to enable their customers to bypass the normal login process in the company’s mobile...
 
Telco contact center fraud detector
When it comes to identity fraud specifically for telcos, fraudsters target the contact center with various scams. Fortunately, the latest...
Events and Webinars
Biometrics Institute Congress
  October 7, 2020 - October 31, 2020
Biometrics Institute Congress Online October 7 – 31, 2020 The Biometrics Institute Congress is our flagship annual event which attracts...
MoneyFest
  October 26, 2020 - October 29, 2020
MoneyFest Online October 26 – 29, 2020 We get it. Virtual events suck, which is why we’re hosting one with...
International Face Performance Conference (IFPC) 2020
  October 27, 2020 - October 29, 2020
International Face Performance Conference (IFPC) 2020 Online October 27-29, 2020 NIST has announced the IFPC 2020, which is focused on...
Global Semiconductor and Electronics Forum (GSEF)
  October 29, 2020 - October 29, 2020
Global Semiconductor and Electronics Forum (GSEF) Online October 29, 2020 The Global Semiconductor and Electronics Forum (GSEF) brings together the...
Tech in Gov 2020
  November 3, 2020 - November 4, 2020
Tech in Gov 2020 Online November 3 – 4, 2020 Tech in Gov 2020 brings together a high-level, public sector...
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