The global market for e-passports is going to surge over the next few years, according to a new report from Technavio. The market research firm forecasts a CAGR of 21 percent between 2019 and 2023, equating to $23.93 billion in growth. In a report summary, a senior Technavio analyst explained that an increasing number of…
The Security Industry Association (SIA) and SecureIDNews have announced the winners of the 2019 Women in Biometrics Awards. The winners come from a variety of different sectors, but were all selected for their pioneering contributions to the biometric identity and security industry. The four 2019 winners are Debra Marcopulos, Dana Michalski, Nicole Spaun, and Sherry…
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FindBiometrics is in Johannesburg, reporting live from ID4Africa 2019, where the biometrics industry is convening to help realize the future of next-generation identity technology in Africa. All week we will be bringing you live audio interviews recorded on the exhibition floor with biometrics industry experts helping transform identity services across the continent. Digital identity giant…
FindBiometrics is in Johannesburg, reporting live from ID4Africa 2019, where the biometrics industry is convening to help realize the future of next-generation identity technology in Africa. All week we will be bringing you live audio interviews recorded on the exhibition floor with biometrics industry experts helping transform identity services across the continent. Peter O’Neill, President…
“Thompson brings 26 years of executive experience to the role, and has spent much of it helping companies build better business relationships with the Federal Government, which was a key factor in his hiring. IDEMIA has officially brought on Sean Thompson as the company’s new Head of Business Development for IDEMIA Identity & Security, North…
“Augmented Vision leverages all of IDEMIA’s latest technologies to offer a complete and accurate solution based on our leadership in biometric capture and analysis as well as real-time video data analysis.” – Philippe Barreau, Executive Vice President, Public Security & Identity Business Unit, IDEMIA IDEMIA has launched a new biometric video analytics and security platform…
This week saw one of the industry’s most important events in Money20/20 Europe, with biometrics and other authentication technologies playing an ever-growing role in the world of financial services. And it seems that a lot of people didn’t have time to do much reading: The most popular posts on FindBiometrics this week were all interviews.…
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IDEMIA is one of the biggest names in biometrics and authentication, enjoying an extremely prominent role in areas such as law enforcement and mobile ID. But the company is also a pioneer in the area of financial services, where its approach to digital identity is helping a number of organizations to cope with the many…
As the biometrics revolution has continued to accelerate over the last several years, the enterprise sector has proven to be one of the ripest areas of adoption. Businesses and other organizations have always had particular security needs, and in the past these have been met with solutions like office keys and security guards. But as…
“…over the past year IDEMIA has sought to extend its reach into large-scale venue access with partners like the Brooklyn Nets, the New York Jets, and the San Francisco 49ers. The Boston Red Sox represent IDEMIA’s first MLB partner. “ Another major partnership will further extend IDEMIA‘s TSA PreCheck expedited security screening system in the…
“The device can operate wirelessly, with support for 4G/LTE connectivity, and it can operate despite dust, dirt, and strong sunlight.” IDEMIA has launched a new mobile fingerprint identification solution that could prove to be an invaluable aid for law enforcement authorities. Called RapID X1, the handheld device boasts of an FBI PIV FAP 30 certified…
All kinds of organizations require physical security systems, from insurance firms protecting customers’ sensitive files to engineering companies guarding against industrial espionage. So as with any other area where human guards and alarm systems have been cornerstones of the traditional security architecture, the emergence of sophisticated biometric technologies has started to shake things up in…
ISC West wrapped up at the end of last week, and as always it left participants and industry watchers with a lot to digest. That’s perhaps especially true with respect to the topic of enterprise security, with many organizations now considering digital access control to be as big a concern as physical access control —…
FindBiometrics reported live from ISC West in Las Vegas last week, bringing you biometrics news and interviews straight from the biggest converged security trade show in the Americas. Prior to the exhibition, IDEMIA was touted as a major biometrics participant, so FindBiometrics Director of Digital Content Susan Stover stopped by the company’s booth to interview…
“The solution we deployed in collaboration with CBP and Royal Caribbean demonstrates how facial recognition can simultaneously improve the customer experience and strengthen the U.S. Entry/Exit processes.” – Donnie Scott, Senior Vice President, Public Security for North America at IDEMIA IDEMIA‘s biometric facial recognition technology is taking to the seas. The company has announced that…
There are a lot of moving parts to a business, and prime among them is the people who work there. So it’s no wonder that the enterprise sector has become one of the most active segments of the global biometrics market over the last several years. Identity management has always been a critical component of…
“…Movistar is now going to take advantage of IDEMIA’s renowned facial recognition technology as well as digital signature technology to enroll new customer in retail stores.” One of Latin America’s biggest telecommunications has brands has opted for a new digital onboarding solution from IDEMIA. Called Movistar Chile, the company is a subsidiary of Telefónica, one…
IDEMIA can boast that its improved facial recognition algorithm is the best available to US government agencies thanks to new testing by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The latest NIST Facial Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) evaluated 127 algorithms from 39 different developers, and found that IDEMIA’s solution outperformed those of similar US…
Taking stock of FindBiometrics’ most popular articles this week, there’s no clear through line. And maybe that’s the point: In early 2019, biometric technologies have spread across a diverse array of applications spanning a range of industries. And there’s considerable variety in the biometric technologies themselves, with a number of modalities now in the middle…