Author shares military biometrics deployment lessons to address industry shortfall While working as a U.S. Army officer in the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) biometrics organization, William Buhrow had a conversation with a frustrated member of the military in Afghanistan. The guides to use and planning considerations available for other...full story Categories: Biometric News | Military Applications Share: Facebook | Twitter

Hand vein authentication bolsters Sarbanes-Oxley compliance This is a guest post by Fatima Alali and Paul Sheldon Foote, Professors of Accounting at California State University, Fullerton. Notorious frauds such as Societe Generale and UBS highlight the importance of internal controls. In spite of the Sarbanes-Oxley...full story Categories: Biometric Update Blog Share: Facebook | Twitter

CLEAR raises $15M, fuels growth of its biometric identity platform Biometric identity membership platform CLEAR has raised $15 million from T. Rowe Price’s New Horizon Fund. This new investment will accelerate the continued expansion of CLEAR’s airport and stadium network, and the development of additional biometric capabilities in new...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

DHS seeks communications professionals to explain biometrics to public The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to hire communications professionals to convey the often complicated message of biometrics to the general public, according to a report by NextGov.com. DHS recently posted a request for information (RFI) for a...full story Categories: Biometric News | Government Purchasing Share: Facebook | Twitter

Trump administration planning to expand facial recognition use at U.S. airports The Trump administration is planning to expand the use of biometric facial recognition systems at airports around the United States, according to a report by International Business Times. The Biometric Exit project, which is currently undergoing a trial on...full story Categories: Biometric News | Border Security | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

CrucialTec granted patent for transparent fingerprint sensor According to a recent report in The Investor, CrucialTec has been granted a patent for a transparent sensor that allows smartphone touchscreens to recognize fingerprints. According to the fingerprint module developer, the patented technology can reinforce the touch sensitivity...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometric R&D | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Visa study finds millennials favor biometrics-secured payments Visa has published a new study which reveals that millennials are interested in making biometric-secured payments using identifiers such as fingerprints and irises, according to a report by New Zealand Herald. The Visa New Zealand Millennial Survey found that...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Precise Biometrics’ algorithm solution deployed in Micromax smartphone Precise Biometrics’ algorithm solution for fingerprint recognition in mobile devices, Precise BioMatch Mobile, has been deployed in an Indian smartphone from Micromar through cooperation with Fingerprint Cards. The patented hybrid algorithm solution is optimized for small fingerprint sensors and...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Lloyds Bank to trial Microsoft biometric authentication for online banking Microsoft has partnered with the Lloyds Banking Group to enable select Windows 10 users to log-in to their online banking accounts using their face via the Windows Hello feature, according to a report by TechRadar. Lloyds said it would...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition | Financial Services Share: Facebook | Twitter

Thailand mobile operators ordered to enroll customer’s fingerprint ID Three of Thailand’s largest mobile operators have been ordered to establish at least 600 service centers for new prepaid and postpaid mobile SIM card users to enroll their biometric information into a voluntary online fingerprint ID system, according to...full story Categories: Biometric News | Fingerprint Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

4th Annual Identity Management Symposium 4th Annual Identity Management Symposium April 18-19, 2017 Alexandria, VA DSI’s 2-day premier National Capital Region event, 4th Identity Management Symposium, will occur April 18-19, 2017, in Alexandria, VA. This symposium will provide attendees with the opportunity to convene...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events 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