NEC has announced it will provide a "Smart Hospitality Service" utilizing facial recognition technology for "Sequence", a newly developed hotel brand by Mitsui Fudosan and Mitsui Fudosan Hotel Management.
Amazon is working on new checkout terminals that would allow shoppers to make payments using biometric data found on their palm prints rather than having to whip out a credit or debit card, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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
China has launched a new blockchain-based initiative to eliminate the tedious process of renting a car.
Police have vowed to use live facial recognition surveillance at a local football match in Wales – this Sunday’s Cardiff City v Swansea City game. Fans, rights campaigners and a Police and Crime Commissioner have criticised the move as “a step too far”.
A new report from Juniper Research found that facial recognition hardware, such as Face ID on recent iPhones, will be the fastest growing form of smartphone biometric hardware
A recent Visa survey showed that 68% of U.S. shoppers have abandoned an online purchase due to forgetting a password
Fishing firm Cermaq has said its iFarm project has been scaled to the approval for four licenses, and will be launched in Steigen, Nordland county, in January. The first transfer of fish to the sea is planned for autumn 2020.
HID Global has enabled BigWise, a global provider of Wise Solutions Everywhere, to bring the security and convenience of biometrics to its retail and restaurant customers.
Some of the world’s largest music festivals—including SXSW, Coachella, Pitchfork, and Bonnaroo— promised that they will not use facial recognition technology at their events.
