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Reed Exhibitions has partnered with the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) to add two new events to its portfolio. The company has officially acquired the ITS World Congress and Annual Meetings, with the former now scheduled take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from October 4-8, 2020. The 2020 ITS World Congress […]
BioCatch has officially added AimBrain to its portfolio. Both companies are behavioral biometrics specialists, so the acquisition is expected to enhance BioCatch’s existing fraud detection and behavioral biometrics capabilities. To that end, AimBrain supplements its behavioral biometrics tech with face and voice recognition to provide step-up authentication that is compliant with the latest Anti-Money Laundering […]
The ASSA ABLOY Group has officially added another biometric solutions provider to its portfolio. The company announced that it has formally completed its acquisition of Biosite, a British company that specializes in access control technology for the UK construction industry. Biosite was founded in 2010, and currently has around 140 employees working out of its […]
FacePhi is hoping to improve its digital onboarding services after completing its acquisition of the Spanish document recognition specialist Ecertic. The latter company’s technology is compliant with the latest EIDAS regulations in Europe. FacePhi already uses Ecertic’s document recognition tech to help verify the identities of customers using its SelphID digital onboarding solution, which uses […]
France’s IN Groupe has completed its acquisition of the optical security specialist SURYS. SURYS is best known as a provider of security components for passports (half of the world’s passports currently feature SURYS tech) and other sensitive documents. The IN Groupe, meanwhile, is wholly owned by the French state, and hopes to use SURYS’s expertise […]
HID Global has completed its acquisition of De La Rue’s international identity solutions business, the company has announced. The latter company is a UK-based manufacturer of passports, bank notes, and tax stamps. When HID Global first announced its plan to buy De La Rue’s identity business back in June, the company noted the latter’s significant […]
This week’s collection of top biometrics news stories from FindBiometrics is about as varied as it gets, with topics ranging from WhatsApp security to industry testing to enterprise IoT. But as varied as it is, this week’s roundup isn’t exactly full of surprises; at least a couple of the top stories cover news that would […]
“With the acquisition of Idfy, we strengthen our ability to execute faster and deliver better digital identity solutions to the market,”- Gunnar Nordseth, CEO, Signicat Signicat, a Norway-based provider of digital identity management and e-signature solutions, has announced its acquisition of Idfy, a compatriot firm specializing in API-based solutions for online authentication. The acquisition entails […]
“This acquisition represents a powerful accelerator of the strategy we have been implementing since 2015; by providing a unique range of digital technologies and skills, it strengthens the differentiation of our solutions and positions us as partner in the digital transformation of our customers.” – Patrice Caine, CEO, Thales In the wake of its acquisition […]
This week’s batch of top stories from FindBiometrics is about as varied as they come, spanning acquisitions, iPhones, executive changes, and more. Nevertheless, it’s still possible to discern a couple of themes, with a major through-line being the ongoing importance of mobile biometrics. Apple is responsible to a considerable extent for having launched this booming […]
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