Aware releases cloud-based biometric identification solution Aware has released Indigo|Onboard, the first in the company’s new Indigo line of cloud-based solutions that provide biometric search functionality either as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription or as a server-based software license. Indigo|Onboard improves the onboarding process with advanced...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition | Financial Services | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Secugen releasing new fingerprint reader later this year, will demo at connect:ID Secugen announced that it will release the Hamster Pro 45 fingerprint reader and the U45 sensor in the second half of 2017. The U45 is the OEM sensor that is inside the Hamster Pro 45. The U45 is intended...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

FPC to implement long-term incentive program, issue Q1 2017 report Fingerprint Cards (FPC) recently held an annual general meeting at which the company’s senior management team followed through on a proposal to maintain previous levels of pay for board members, instead of raising their fees as previously planned. The...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Identity Strategy Partners issues recommendations for improving refugee vetting process Janice Kephart, a partner at Identity Strategy Partners, issued a statement which included several recommendations for improving the vetting process for refugees. The move comes a few months after the former 9/11 Commission border counsel released a statement regarding...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security Share: Facebook | Twitter

IDEX board of directors resolve 2016 report, issues Q1 2017 results IDEX announced that its board of directors resolved the annual report and annual financial statements (PDF) for 2016. The financial statements are consistent with the preliminary financial statements for 2016 that IDEX issued in February, which reported revenues of...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

TrendForce forecasts that IR sensors for smartphones market to reach US$145M this year TrendForce estimates that the infrared (IR) sensor modules for mobile devices global market will reach US$145 million in 2017, driven by the proliferation of high-end smartphones adopting 3D sensing technology. A 3D sensing solution comprises of an RGB camera...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Goodix fingerprint technology featured in Xiaomi Mi 6 Xiaomi has launched its Mi 6 smartphone featuring Goodix’s Invisible Fingerprint Sensor (IFS) technology. Goodix’s IFS is an integrated fingerprint sensor and touch panel solution that authenticates a user’s fingerprint through the glass panel of mobile devices. Earlier this...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Novetta VP appointed to ISO editor position Novetta vice president of special projects, Michael Thieme, has been appointed editor of ISO/IEC 30107-4, a performance testing standard related to biometric presentation attack detection. This performance testing standard will address spoofing and presentation attacks against mobile devices such...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometric R&D | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

BioRugged to showcase new low-cost mobile biometric devices at ID4Africa BioRugged will showcase several new devices at its exhibit booth at the upcoming ID4Africa conference, in a major expansion of its portfolio of mobile biometric products. Among the hardware products it will present are the Suprema BioWolf LE biometric...full story Categories: Biometric News | Brand Focus | Fingerprint Recognition | Mobile Biometrics Share: Facebook | Twitter

IDEX fingerprint sensor featured in Mastercard’s biometric card IDEX revealed that its flexible off-chip fingerprint sensor is featured in the Mastercard next generation biometric card. Mastercard’s recently released biometric card combines chip technology with fingerprints to seamlessly and safely verify a cardholder’s identity for in-store purchases. The...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

ID at the Borders Conference (Europe) ID at the Borders Conference (Europe) April 25-26, 2017 Frankfurt Main, Germany This annual event in Europe continues to bring together the critical players in the borders community. We focus our programme on the user perspective and invite key...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

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