Last week at FindBiometrics we continued our month long examination of voice biometrics as the clock counted down to our next featured webinar, Voice Biometrics in a Hyper-Connected World, which airs live tomorrow. Mobile biometrics made headlines in the industry news, as did border control and government ID, and we also published two expert interviews with industry CEOs.
Here’s a look back on the top news items from last week:
Voice Biometrics Month 2016
Tomorrow marks the latest entry in our renowned webinar series, Voice Biometrics in a Hyper-Connected World (UPDATE 5/25/16: you can watch the webinar here). The webinar is part of Voice Biometrics Month 2016 at FindBiometrics, and this week as part of the featured examination we took a look at four unique applications of the contactless modality.
We also saw voice biometrics making headlines in the industry news, with Citibank deploying the technology in its Taiwan call center and Nuance Communications offering its speech recognition control tools to smart TV makers.
Voice Biometrics Webinar Brings Together Industry Experts
Voice Biometrics Month 2016: 4 Unique Applications of Voice Recognition
Citi Aims to be First Bank to Offer Voice Authentication Throughout APAC
Citibank Announces Voice Authentication for Taiwan Call Center
Nuance to Give Voice Command Tools to TV Developers
Interviews
Last week FindBiometrics published two interviews. FindBiometrics president Peter O’Neill, interviewed Jim Miller, Chairman and CEO of ImageWare Systems, about the launch of GoVerifyID on Amazon Web Services. Later, O’Neill spoke with Yaron Zussman, CEO of FST Biometrics America, about his company’s In Motion Identification (IMID) solution, and some of its unique deployments.
Read the full interviews below:
INTERVIEW: Jim Miller, Chairman & CEO, ImageWare Systems
INTERVIEW: Yaron Zussman, CEO, FST Biometrics America
Mobility and Identity
In mobile identity last week we saw Fingerprint Cards (FPC) make headlines with more sensor integrations on new smartphones. AMREL received FBI certification for its Flexpedient AT80B Biometric Tablet, EyeLock opened its IoT Center of Excellence in Austin, and an update to Samsung’s S Note app promises to bring biometric security to memo writing. Apple made the news too, with a new patent further stoking the speculation around its long rumored biometric touchscreen.
Fingerprint Security Coming To S Note App
Rugged Biometric Tablet Certified By FBI
Is Apple Bringing Touch ID To Displays?
FPC1025 and FPC1035 Featured on New Coolpad Phones
EyeLock Opens IoT Center of Excellence
Fingerprints
BIO-key’s SideSwipe and EcoID USB fingerprint readers were made available on Amazon last week, aimed at the enterprise market, as the company’s CEO made plans to present at SeeThruEquity and the 2016 Marcum Microcap Conference. Rewards were in order for fingerprint biometrics providers as well, with FPC named GP Bullhound 2016 Summit Superstar and HID Global lauded for its Lumidigm sensor deployments in Chinese theme parks. Precise Biometrics, in the meantime, released its impressive Q1 results for this year.
FPC Named GP Bullhound 2016 Summit Superstar
HID Global Recognized for Theme Park Deployments
BIO-key Plug-and-Play Devices Now Available on Amazon
BIO-key CEO to Present at Two Investor Conferences
Precise Biometrics Upbeat with Q1, Oberthur Announcements
Facial Recognition
In facial recognition news last week we learned more about the Russian app that can match the subjects of smartphone pictures with their social media profiles. Sacramento Police expanded their use of mobile facial recognition in law enforcement, FacePhi was named runner up in the Temenos Innovation Jam Final, and MorphoTrust announced that thanks to its technology Alabamians can file their taxes via selfie authentication.
Sacramento Police Expand Use of Mobile Facial Recognition
FacePhi Named Runner-Up at Temenos Innovation Jam Final
Alabamians Can Use Selfie Authentication for Tax Filings
Growing Demand for App That Matches Pics to Social Profiles
Border Control, National ID, Government
MorphoTrust also announced last week that all of its drivers license factories have received ISO certification. The United States CBP, meanwhile, ordered 50 of MorphoTrak’s LiveScan Jumpkits for visitor identification. Additionally we learned more information about Pakistan’s initiative to rollout biometric passports.
Here are those and more of last week’s’ big border control and government ID stories:
All MorphoTrust ID Factories Now ISO Certified
Pakistan to Introduce Biometric Passports Next Year
CBP Orders Ruggedized Identification Kits from MorphoTrak
MorphoTrust Highlights PreCheck as TSA Wait Time Solution
Financial
Crossmatch’s DigitalPersona Altus platform was deployed by El Paso Area Teachers Federal Credit Union for internal authentication purposes, we learned last week. Meanwhile, two reports shed light on the financial verticals, with new research on biometric ATMs and mobile banking respectively.
Rise of Mobile Banking Lifts Biometrics Support in New Report
Fraud, Regulations Drive European Biometric ATM Market: Report
El Paso Credit Union Deploys Crossmatch Solution
Physical Access Control
Physical access control made the news last week with the announcement of a new wireless installation kit—call Wireless Bridge—from ZKAccess. In vascular biometric security news, meanwhile, Fujitsu named PCSC the master distributor for its PalmEntry access solutions.
ZKAccess Aims to Cut Costs with Wireless Installation Kit
Fujitsu Names Master Distributor for PalmEntry Solutions
Corporate Business
Finally, last week brought with it a number of high profile business operations. ImageWare appointed Dana Kammersgard to its board of directors while NEC opened a new office in Washington and Morpho was rebranded with the rest of its fellow Safran Group companies—Morpho will now simply be known as “Safran.”
Corporate Rebrand Revolves Around Safran Name
ImageWare Eyes Growth with New Board Appointment
*
Stay posted to FindBiometrics throughout the week as we continue to bring you the best in identity management news. Be sure to follow us on Twitter so you don’t miss a thing.
—
May 24, 2016 – by Peter B. Counter
Follow Us