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CaixaBank, Nestle Market and the Payment Innovation Hub have launched the first facial recognition payment system in a business in Spain.
Idex has been chosen by DongWoon Anatech, a specialist inlay and biometric algorithm supplier in Asia, to supply its SmartFinger IDX 3200 sensor for use in secure access biometric ID cards.
Digital rights group Fight for the Future is currently conducting live facial recognition surveillance in Washington, DC, using Amazon’s commercially available Rekognition software to scan thousands of people’s faces and cross-check them with a database to track down members of Congress, Amazon lobbyists, and members of the press.
IDEX Biometrics, a provider of advanced fingerprint identification and authentication solutions, and Quest Payment Systems, an Australian payment technology supplier, have signed an agreement with the aim of bringing biometric smart cards to Australasia.
Amaryllo, a biometric security company, announced that its latest product, Athena, has been named CES 2020 Innovation Awards in Smart Home.
Cybersecurity and Identity Access Management (IAM) market leaders are seeking new means of securing identities.
Whilst there is no denying the fingerprint biometric smart card is reaching its inflection point, one barrier to mass market adoption is the cost of the sensors needed to take each person’s biometric fingerprint data.
A lot is going on in the biometric standards world - and if you are passionate about the future of these standards, get involved.
Fingerprint authentication will hold the key to a safe and secure future in crypto.
In this interview, Planet Biometrics spoke to Konstantin Simonchik, CTO and co-founder of ID R&D, about the company’s history, aspirations, and its position on future biometrics trends.
