News Roundup: Fingerprint Sensors, Fingerprint Software
Last week at FindBiometrics we took a featured look back on the big mobile and financial market events of 2016, and the major presence biometrics played in all of them. Meanwhile the industry news was filled with fingerprints, connected cars, enterprise applications, and upgrades.
Here’s a look back on last week’s top stories in global identity management:
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Fingerprint Sensors
Under-glass sensors were top of mind last week, with Fingerprint Cards announcing another in-display sensor integration with Huawei. Precise Biometrics, meanwhile, announced a partnership with VKANSEE that will see its software powering the latter’s under-glass sensor offerings. Synaptics made similar news too, partnering with OXi Technology with an aim for optical fingerprint sensor technology.
Synaptics Partners With OXi Technology
VKANSEE Will Bring Precise Biometrics Software to Under-Glass Sensors
Huawei Honor Magic Features FPC1268 Under-Glass Sensor
Fingerprint Software
In fingerprint software news, last week saw Precise Biometrics acquire liveness detection specialist NexID while it also announced its algorithms are included on the new Meitu M6s smartphone. Inovatrics’ fingerprint algorithm, in the meantime, came out on top of NIST’s PFT II test, and BIO-key scored a massive subscription contract from a Fortune 500 customer—one worth $1.1 million that stands to lead to additional hardware sales.
Precise Biometrics to Acquire Liveness Detection Specialist NexID
Meitu M6s Uses Precise Biometrics Algorithm Software
Innovatrics Algorithm Tops Accuracy Ranking in NIST PFT II Test
BIO-key Wins $1.1M Subscription Contract, Anticipates Related Sales
Border Control and Law Enforcement
Safran Identity & Security announced the installation of more than 50 new generation biometric eGates at New Zealand airports last week. Meanwhile, in Germany, Polizei Niedersachsen embraced biometrics with a new booking system from Crossmatch.
Safran Installs Over 50 New Biometric eGates at New Zealand Airports
Lower Saxony Police Get Crossmatch Tech Upgrade
Connected World
Biometric smart cars were making headlines last week as we counted down the remaining weeks to CES 2017. NEC Corporation announced its newest biometric tech that is capable of tracking a subject’s gaze, and the new president of Eurosmart suggested that the Internet of Things is likely to be a major focus of his organization. Here are last week’s top stories on biometrics and connectivity:
Continental Leverages Biometrics for Driver Convenience, Car Efficiency
Continental is Bringing Biometric Tech to the Smart Car
NEC Adapts Facial Biometrics Tech to Gaze-Tracking
Safran SVP Appointed Head of Eurosmart Industry Association
Financial Biometrics
NEC announced a new trial of facial recognition-enabled payments it is undertaking with Japan’s Sumitomo bank. In Qatar, iris scanning ATMs were deployed featuring IRIS ID technology. And in the realm of behavioral biometrics, NuData and Arvato partnered to develop a new anti-fraud platform.
NuData Teams with Arvato to Develop Joint Platform
Qatar National Bank Deploys Iris Scanning ATMs
NEC to Trial Face-Based Payments with Sumitomo Bank
Enterprise
A new report from Gemalto shows that iris and fingerprint recognition solutions are starting to make their way into the workplace thanks to the increasing proliferation of consumer mobile biometrics. Of course, it’s not just consumer mobility in enterprise: last week we reported on Bodet’s latest biometric time clock, and an access control solution powered by BioConnect and aimed at the EMKA region.
Iris and Fingerprint Biometrics Are Making It To The Workplace
Bodet Launches Kelio Visio X4 Biometric Punch Clock
BioConnect to Help Bring EMKA Biometric Lock Solutions to More Businesses
CES 2017
We are weeks away from CES 2017 and last week we got a preview of some of the biometrics solutions that will make it to the show floor. SecuGen announced that it will be unveiling its new Hamster Pro 45 two-finger reader at the Las Vegas event, and EyeLock is planning to showcase its three new reference designs aimed at bringing iris biometrics to the Internet of Things
EyeLock to Showcase New Reference Design Modules at CES
SecuGen Will Unveil Hamster Pro 45 Two-Finger Reader at CES 2017
Expansion
Expansion was in the news last week with a new funding round for JENETRIC paving the way for the company’s US expansion. UMANICK opened a new office in Bogota, and STC Group announced its partnership with Falcon, which is helping bring its biometrics solutions to the Middle East and Egypt.
STC Group Targets MEA Market with Falcon Partnership
UMANICK Targets Latin America with New Bogota Office
JENETRIC Enters Third Funding Round, Prepares US Expansion
Biometric Upgrades
Delta ID announced that the newest version of its ActiveIRIS technology is at work on the Fujitsu Arrows NX F-01J. Speaking of improvements, Nuance Communications announced an upgrade to its Nina ID solution, which boasts multi-factor biometric authentication.
Nuance’s Nina ID 2.0 Supports Multi-Factor Authentication
Upgraded ActiveIRIS Tech Almost Twice as Fast
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December 19, 2016 – by Peter B. Counter
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