Taking stock of the identity verification landscape, Keith McGill, Head of Fraud & ID at Equifax, expects rapid adoption of biometrics in 2020 as it enters the mainstream

 A new report released by the World Economic Forum finds that freeing ourselves of passwords will actually make us safer and businesses more efficient.

Next Biometrics' CFO, Knut Stålen, will step down from his position on the last day of February 2020.

Santander Mexico has begun to register customers’ biometric data to make their transactions more secure. The entity will invest one billion pesos in the next five years and expects to register more than 3.7 million customers in the country during the first stage.

Thales, a leader in digital security, is using innovative assets from the aerospace industry to boost its Biometric Matching System (BMS) performance while reducing the environmental impact. 

It has been announced that Uber’s license to operate in Birmingham will not be renewed at the end of the month

FacePhi beat its own record with a growth of 82.88% compared to 2018, which has allowed it to reach a net turnover of over 8.2 million euros ($9.09 million).

Las Vegas police used facial recognition technology to identify a man suspected of punching another at a car show, local media reports.
 

China has launched a new blockchain-based initiative to eliminate the tedious process of renting a car. 

The European Union is mulling a potential ban on the use of facial recognition technologies in public areas.