CrucialTec introduces BTP Mouse, an optical mouse with fingerprint scanner Fingerprint module maker CrucialTec has developed an optical computer mouse equipped with a fingerprint scanner called the Biometric TrackPad, or BTP Mouse. The BTP Mouse has a fingerprint scanner on its left button, which allows for quick and easy...full story Categories: Biometric News | Consumer Devices | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Japanese finger vein biometrics firm expands into Hong Kong Japanese biometrics firm T4U is opening a Hong Kong office as it expands the use of its finger vein identification technology beyond its home market, according to a report by South China Morning Post (SCMP). T4U is developing the...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Google piloting payment app that uses face biometrics for authentication Google is piloting a new payment app in San Francisco called Hands Free that uses face biometrics for authentication. The new system is available on Android and iOS devices and uses face biometrics and your phone’s location as two...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Nymi collaborates with NXP to enable access control and contactless payments with Nymi Band Toronto based authentication solution firm Nymi collaborated with NXP Semiconductors at this past week’s RSA Conference to demo physical access, logical access and contactless payment capabilities of the Nymi Band. The Nymi Band is a wearable device that delivers...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Balabit’s behavior analytics solution now features biometrics analysis Balabit released version 2016.03 of Blindspotter at the RSA conference in San Francisco this past week. Blindspotter 2016.03 user behavior analytics solution features several new and unique machine learning algorithms to help security teams quickly identify hijacked accounts or...full story Categories: Behavioral | Biometric News Share: Facebook | Twitter

Nigeria uses biometric data and bank verification numbers to remove 24,000 ghost workers from government payroll Nigeria’s government has removed almost 24,000 non-existent or ‘ghost’ workers from its state payroll by auditing biometric data and bank verification numbers (BVN) to identify holders of bank accounts into which salaries were being paid. According to Festus Akanbi,...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services | Government Purchasing Share: Facebook | Twitter

NEC demonstrating biometrics solutions at Enterprise Connect 2016 NEC Corporation of America (NEC) will feature technology solutions that help companies “Discover the Power of the Smart Enterprise” at the Enterprise Connect 2016 conference this week in Orlando, Florida. The NEC booth is designed as a “Smart Enterprise”,...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition | Surveillance Share: Facebook | Twitter

VimpelCom welcomes biometric SIM registration and verification initiative in Bangladesh but residents still have privacy concerns AJ Hanna, chief mobile financial services officer of VimpelCom, the parent company of mobile operator Banglalink, recently expressed the company’s interest to invest in mobile financial service (MFS) platforms in Bangladesh to complement the government’s vision for a “digital...full story Categories: Biometric News | Consumer Devices | Financial Services | Mobile Biometrics Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics initiative for pensioners to be introduced in Pakistan In an effort to ensure transparency and better manage beneficiary payments to old-age pensioners and Benazir Income Support (BISP) recipients, the Pakistan Post Office will be introducing a biometrics verification system. Currently, BISP beneficiaries and pensioners wait in long...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Arizona introduces electronic fingerprint application system Arizona’s Department of Public Safety electronic fingerprint application system (EFAS) now gives state residents the opportunity to apply for a fingerprint clearance card online, dramatically reducing the time necessary to process and issue cards. It is hoped that teachers,...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Connect:ID 2016: Physical & digital identity in the 21st century Connect:ID 2016 – Physical & digital identity in the 21st century March 14 – 16, 2016 – WEWCC, Washington, DC, USA One global exhibition • Three focused conferences • Countless opportunities • biometric ID:HUB • mobile ID:HUB • secure...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Southwest Border Security Week 2016 Southwest Border Security Week 2016 March 30 – April 01, 2016 McAllen, TX Southwest Border Security Week 2016 Scrutiny of the southwest border protection initiatives have been growing in recent years, particularly due to a surge in transnational crime,...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Money20/20 Europe Money20/20 Europe April 4-7, 2016 Bella Center, Copenhagen Welcome to an entirely new, world-class experience for European innovators. A Eurocentric catalyst for the growth and development of a Payments & Financial Services Ecosystem increasingly defined by disruptive innovations in...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Cyber Security Summit Europe Cyber Security Summit Europe 6-7 April 2016, Prague Cyber-Mix for Business of Tomorrow Need to get out of your Cyber Security comfort zone? Attend the 6th Annual Cyber Security Summit Europe and learn more about out highly interactive program...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Web Application Security International Masterclass Web Application Security International Masterclass 13-14 April 2016, Vienna, Austria Web Application Security International Masterclass Make your company web applications secure, earn up to 16 Continuing Professsional Education (CPE) credits (valid for (ISC)2 and ISACA members), go through real...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter