Planet Biometrics
TECH5 Group form large partnership to create a decentralised identity-based biometric access control solution
PassiveBolt, ZKTECO USA, PDQ Manufacturing, and TECH5 Group have announced their partnership and plans to develop a new biometric access control solution based on decentralised identity technology. This collaboration is aimed at delivering a more secure and efficient...
Entrust survey: More than half of population consider passwords a thing of the past, in favour of digital IDs for convenience
Some insights can be gleaned from Entrust's report on the 'Future of Identity' which reveals that customers are the native decision makers reshaping digital identity trends of the future, corroborating Finextra's findings into customers spearheading innovation in...
HID and iPassport to bring new identity verification solution to the transportation sector
HID, a pioneering innovator in trusted identity and physical security solutions, and iPassport, a cloud-based quality management suite to integrate digital identity technologies, have mutually signed a memorandum of understanding to foreground an AI-enabled passenger...
3 months to go until Identity Week Europe!
There are exactly 3 months until the opening of Identity Week Europe 2023 in Amsterdam - the first upscaled edition to reflect the size and magnitude of this industry's innovation. Our exciting move to Amsterdam is to primarily upgrade a suitable venue to house the...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updates biometrics collection policy
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has revised its policy guidances around mobile biometrics collection for benefits applications. In most cases, the guidelines stipulate that a person must attend a biometrics appointment at a local support services centre...
Celebrating women in identity
On this International Women's Day, we want to take the chance to highlight and celebrate female identity thought leaders within the ecosystem that have always driven and continue to drive successful use cases and bring solutions to the forefront in a largely dominant...
Panel announcements – Identity Week Europe 2023!
With Identity Week Europe 2023 fast approaching we want to highlight some of the inspiring and industry leading panel sessions we have lined up.Register before midnight on Friday 10th March to reserve your place and save 40% on conference passes before the price goes...
Jenetric secures US patent for multiple finger interaction on mobile phone’s displays
A new solution developed by JENETRIC can be used to expand the use of fingerprint recognition for touchscreen displays has been awarded a patent by the US patent office. In addition to traditional fingerprint scanners for the homeland security market, Jenetric is also...
First 40 speaker announcement for Identity Week America 2023!
Identity Week America 2023 is returning to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C. on October 3-4 2023!As the largest identity event on the continent, we will be welcoming thousands of senior industry representatives, alongside over 250+...
Fingerprints and Flywallet developing wearable biometric payment access products for Europe
World-leading biometrics company Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints™) and Flywallet, a biometric wearables technology startup, are collaborating to develop and launch biometric wearable products for the European market. Flywallet has built a range of consumer products...
Keynote speaker round-up at Identity Week Europe 2023
Identity Week Europe 2023 set to bring together thousands of global executives to be inspired by 200 speakers over 2 incredible days of content at the RAI Amsterdam, 13-14th June 2023!Every year we reserve a limited number of free conference passes for government and...
AEGEAN’s digital ID mobile app driven by innovation of gov.gr wallet
AEGEAN's digital wallet gov.gr will be made more interoperable with customers' digital IDs, available in a new mobile application to advance on the Ministry of Digital Governance recently announced ambitions to store a digital version of ID documents on smartphones....
DHS biometrics rally: group size has no impact on processing accuracy and time
The 2022 Biometric Technology Rally, conducted by the Department of Homeland Security, found that the group size of people being captured by face matching software through a border control-like environment had no detrimental impact on accuracy. The undertaking of this...
Collection of biometrics resumes for temporary residence in Canada
For people applying for temporary residency within Canada, news just in from the Government of Canada has confirmed that the collection of biometrics will resume for issuing visa applications. The more streamlined experience of using biometrics is upending lengthy and...
Social media and harmful pornography sites must verify users’ age with “double anonymity”
Social media networks will soon be obliged to adhere to same safety obligations as pornography sites to prevent young users below 15 years old creating accounts. MPs are wanting to strengthen online safety and introduce more intense monitoring of the world-wide web by...
Call for speakers at Identity Week Asia 2023! 🎤
Share your insight and participate in a full stakeholder forum with all of the identity industry based in Asia. We are now accepting enquires to be involved and speak at Identity Week Asia in November 2023, with an expanded conference agenda to cater for any...
Face biometrics used for humanitarian ends in Turkey-Syria earthquake
Whilst facial recognition software is widely recognised as a useful mechanism to eliminate airport chaos, it is truly amazing to see how the advances in facial biometric technology can be used for humanitarian ends - most recently in identifying young victims of...
Foundation offers funding injection for 9 tech projects
Nine exciting tech projects, some offering security tech and biometrics, will be selected to receive a cash injection worth a total of $8.4 million from the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial R&D Foundation. The projects offered the funding will be evaluated by the...
Frankfurt Airport gets SITA’s face biometric touchpoints
Facial biometric recognition will be embedded throughout the passenger journey from check-in to boarding at Frankfurt Airport with SITA and NEC confirmed as the contractors. It is a similar scenario across many major hub airports across Europe and America which are...
Who is in our Startup City? Intiqab Rawoof, CEO, Premier Fintech LLC
Biometric verification is a powerful tool for ensuring the security and integrity of digital transactions and services, and Premier Fintech LLC is a leading provider of fintech solutions, biometric verification solutions in Qatar and beyond. Biometric verification...
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