The FIDO Alliance launched its Biometric Component Certification Program – calling it the first industry-defined program to validate performance claims of accuracy and reliability of biometric solutions. Accredited independent labs will certify that biometric subcomponents meet globally recognized performance standards for recognition and Presentation Attack Detection (PAD). Until now, enterprise customers had to do their […]

With the implementation of a new facial recognition system from Vision-Box, the international airport in Bangalore (BLR) will be the first airport in India offering passengers an end-to-end paperless travel experience. The system is designed to simplify the passenger journey by making it paperless from registration to boarding. As the passenger moves throughout the airport, […]

A Philippines biometric national ID card is in the works to give undocumented individuals the credentials they need to obtain jobs, bank accounts and other services. For Filipinos without birth records or other legal documentation, obtaining the current national identity card is difficult, but the new biometric system will ease the path for millions. The […]

NEC Corporation, Tano Capital and Min Aik Technology have invested $19.5 million in Series B funding in Tascent, a U.S.-based biometrics company best known for its iris recognition solutions. NEC has been developing biometric identification technologies for more than 40 years. Tascent, established in 2015, provides multimodal biometric identification systems, including optical control technology to […]

A food-aid program that is feeding refuges from the Syrian civil war has turned to blockchain and iris recognition to make grocery shopping more efficient and less expensive. The two-year old program could one help refugees regain legal IDs.

This year’s installment of the prestigious awards program launched back in 2015 is now open. Biometrics industry and end user representatives are encouraged to nominate deserving women for the program. It only takes a few minutes to recognize someone for their contributions via the simple online form.

After successful trials in the earlier primary elections, West Virginia will rollout mobile voting for overseas military personnel in the November federal election. The system relies on the user’s smartphone, facial recognition and the blockchain.