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BIO-key has added Manny Alia to the company’s Board of Directors. Alia is currently the President of Exponential Launch Partners Limited and the Chief Executive Officer of the Technology Transfer Institute of Africa (TTI). As a member of the Board, Alia will be expected to use his expertise to support BIO-key’s African subsidiary and its […]
MarketsandMarkets has released a new report on the gesture recognition and touchless sensing markets. The former is expected to climb from $9.8 billion to $32.3 billion between 2020 and 2025, while the latter will jump from $6.8 billion to $15.3 billion in the same time frame. The gesture recognition figures represent a CAGR of 27 percent. The […]
DERMALOG is highlighting the utility of its Fever Detection Camera for organizations that are trying to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The cameras are able to measure someone’s body temperature based on a facial recognition scan. According to DERMALOG, the temperature reading is accurate even if the individual is standing two meters (or approximately 6 feet) […]
Sony Bank is now using OneSpan’s Mobile Security Suite to safeguard its app and its mobile transactions. The Mobile Security Suite includes Application Shielding, which will monitor the Sony Bank network to detect (and reduce) fraudulent activity. It will also enable biometric authentication, with support for both face and fingerprint recognition. With that in […]
Japanese tech giant NEC Corporation has announced the appointment of Aalok Kumar as its new President and CEO of NEC Technologies India. Kumar previously served as the Senior Vice President of McKinsey & Company, and in a career spanning more than 26 years he has gained extensive experience working across the APAC and EMEA regions […]
In a recent post on its blog, the World Economic Forum (WEF) argues that in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that is sweeping across the globe, now is the time for businesses everywhere to begin the transition toward a passwordless future and look to biometric authentication as the solution. In its post, the WEF […]
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has officially signed the state’s new facial recognition bill into law. The state legislature passed the new regulations on March 12, and they will formally go into effect in 2021. In the meantime, one of the state’s most notable commercial residents is already celebrating the Governor’s decision. Microsoft argues that the […]
A relative newcomer to the biometric authentication space, Incode made a big splash in November with the news that it had raised $10 million in funding on the strength of its Incode Omni identity platform. Whereas Incode had originally started as a photo sharing service provider, the company pivoted into facial recognition a few years […]
It’s ID Evolution Month at FindBiometrics, in which we’ll be delivering in-depth features on biometric innovation in the identity space. This could cover a lot of ground – the whole biometrics industry has seen tremendous innovation over the past couple of decades. But there are a few salient areas that call for a thorough investigation […]
Onfido has joined forces with Okta to provide organizations with a more comprehensive suite of identity verification and identity management services. The joint solution will leverage Onfido’s document and facial recognition tech for customer onboarding, while Okta’s authentication and access management platform will help organizations manage those customers and deliver better service once accounts have […]
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