Precise Biometrics has won an order for Tactivo from an English National Health Service Foundation Trust; Intercede is teaming up with Citrix to offer Intercede’s Citrix Ready MyID technology to XenMobile customers; The Department of Public Safety’s Fingerprint Applicant Services of Texas program will expand its current network of 93 enrollment facilities to include 55 new locations.

For years authentication has been a thorny issue for banks and financial institutions, particularly in the world of mobile services. While some may tout scary, creepy authentication technologies there are plenty of options that will make mobile identification simple and secure.

Tractica predicts that the global biometrics market will increase from $2.0 billion in 2015 to $14.9 billion by 2024; SALTO has unveiled a new range of access control products and technologies; Gemalto announced the launch of Sealys Premium inlays and eCovers for electronic passports; Swivel Secure has supplemented its range of deployment options with the launch of OneTouch, a new rapid authentication mobile app.

In the past 40 years, fingerprint science has moved from examiners studying ink-stained sheets with magnifying glasses to Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS), which use computer systems and software to pull up possible matches. There is still a human element to these systems as they have grown in use outside of law enforcement to conduct background checks and for other purposes.

MicroStrategy Usher is enabling enterprises to use the Apple Watch for access to logical and physical resources. The system is also designed to ease security administration capabilities.

Taking a pill that would be an online identity technology? That’s what a PayPal exec details along with other bleeding edge authentication systems.

Two-factor authentication isn’t good enough for the Internet of Things. So says HYPR, a three-factor biometric security platform that’s offering an extra layer of protection.