Nuance Unveils Multimodal Gatekeeper Authentication Platform

Biometrics News – Voice Recognition – Behavioral Biometrics Nuance Communications has released a new cloud-based authentication solution that verifies people’s identities during voice and text interactions. Dubbed Nuance Gatekeeper, the platform combines Nuance’s ConversationPrint text authenticator with the voice recognition Lightning Engine and behavioral biometrics. Together, the three technologies will empower enterprises to fight fraud…

muxiPAY Enables Secure Naked Payments with Face and Voice Recognition

Posted on October 1, 2019

Biometrics News – Multimodal Biometrics Muxi and Fortress Identity have teamed up to create a new naked payments solution that blends face and voice recognition technology. Dubbed muxiPAY, the platform identifies the customer with a facial recognition scan as they approach the checkout counter, and then asks them to say a passphrase out loud to…

Nuance Takes Home Financial Services Prize at AIconics Awards

Posted on September 27, 2019

Biometrics News – Voice Recognition – Behavioral Biometrics Nuance Communications has added a major trophy to its mantle, taking home the prize for Best Application of AI in Financial Services at the 4th annual AIconics Awards. Presented by Forbes, the Awards honor organizations and individuals that create innovative AI products and services. The winners were…

ID R&D Comes Out Ahead in Voice Liveness Detection Challenge

Posted on September 24, 2019

ID R&D’s voice liveness detection technology has bested the competition in the 2019 Automatic Speaker Verification Spoofing and Countermeasures (ASVspoof) Challenge. The biannual industry challenge evaluates solutions based on their ability to distinguish real speech from false speech that has been generated using Text-to-Speech or voice conversion technology. ID R&D’s solution proved to be the…

Voice Recognition Market to Reach $28B in 2026: Report

Posted on September 12, 2019

Fortune Business Insights (FBI) has released a new report on the voice and speech recognition market, projecting that the market will grow from $6.89 billion to $28.34 billion between 2018 and 2026. The market is expected to display a CAGR of 19.8 percent during that period. FBI credits a number of different factors for the expected growth,…

EVA Voice Recognition Platform Gets OpenID Connect 1.0 Compatibility

Posted on August 29, 2019

Auraya’s EVA voice biometrics platform is now compatible with OpenID Connect 1.0, paving the way for more extensive integrations into third party platforms and systems. First announced earlier this summer, EVA is a voice recognition solution designed for Amazon Connect, Amazon Web Services’ contact center platform. It essentially allows clients using Amazon Connect to leverage…

Global Biometric Sensor Market to See CAGR of 9.3 Percent Through 2025: AMR

The global biometric sensor market will see a CAGR of 9.3 percent between 2018 and 2025, according to a new report from Allied Market Research. The firm estimates a value of $944 million for the global biometrics market in 2017, and says that by the end of the forecast period it will reach a value…

Forbes Technology Council Extends Invite to ID R&D President

Posted on August 22, 2019

ID R&D President Alexey Khitrov is the newest member of the Forbes Technology Council. Khitrov was asked to join the exclusive group based on his experience and past achievements. Like all Forbes Councils, the Forbes Technology Council is an invitation-only gathering of executives who have demonstrated the ability to grow a business. Members are also…

ID R&D Promotes Cross-Channel Integration with IDVoice Version 2.7

Posted on July 22, 2019

ID R&D has released the latest iteration of its voice recognition platform. IDVoice version 2.7 is ten times faster than its predecessor, and includes utility features that make it easier to deploy across multiple voice channels. The latter is particularly noteworthy insofar as it simplifies the biometric enrollment and authentication process for enterprise-level customers. Other…

Nuance Offers Faster Voice Authentication with New Lightning Engine

Posted on July 11, 2019

Nuance Communications is releasing a new voice recognition engine that can identify a speaker in less than a second without the use of a passphrase or any other personal information. Dubbed the Lightning Engine, the AI platform is built with deep neural net technology and can be deployed in virtual assistants, smart speakers, and other…

Amazon Faces Class-Action Lawsuit for Recording Children with Alexa

Posted on July 10, 2019

Amazon is facing a potential class action lawsuit due to its recording policies with Alexa. According to a report in The Seattle Times, the lawsuit was filed in Seattle on behalf of a ten-year-old girl in Massachusetts, and alleges that the tech giant has been illegally recording the conversations of children without the consent of…

Voice Recognition Update Lets HomePod ID Multiple Users

Posted on July 4, 2019

“…the multi-user feature should help Apple compete with rivals like Google Assistant, which already offers personalized functions through voice recognition.” Apple’s HomePod is getting a voice recognition update that will allow it to identify different individuals. The multi-user feature will enable the smart speaker to recognize multiple voices, which will in turn allow it to…

Behavox Adds Voice Biometrics Capability Along with Cantonese and Mandarin Support

Posted on June 28, 2019

“Behavox has added voice biometrics capabilities, enabling the system to automatically identify speakers during audio analysis.” Behavox, a “People Analytics” software specialist, has integrated voice biometrics into one of its flagship solutions. With its head office in London and additional offices in New York, San Francisco, and Singapore – as well as an R&D center…

Nuance Selling Off SRS Business to Focus on Cloud, AI Efforts

Posted on June 25, 2019

Nuance Communications has established a definitive agreement to sell off its India SRS division. It’s part of a larger effort on Nuance’s part to divest itself of its Subscription Revenue Services business, which is focused on mobile services in emerging markets, with the company also having recently completed the sale of its Brazil SRS division.…

INTELid Integrates ValidSoft Voice Biometrics into Blockchain Identity Platform

Posted on June 13, 2019

INTELid is integrating ValidSoft’s voice recognition technology into its Digital Identity blockchain platform. The partnership will add voice biometrics to the platform’s digital identity token, allowing INTELid users to verify their identities through simple vocal interactions. “When you provide a digital identity, you want to make sure you have the most reliable and secure technology…

Speech2Face Turns Small Audio Clips Into Surprisingly Accurate Human Portraits

Posted on June 11, 2019

A team of researchers from MIT have published a paper that details the development of an algorithm that is able to recreate human faces based on a small voice sample. Dubbed Speech2Face, the algorithm was trained with millions of educational YouTube clips featuring more than 100,000 different speakers. The researchers were quick to emphasize that…

Laxton Unveils New Multimodal Biometrics Solution Ahead of SDW 2019

Posted on June 7, 2019

“[The Chameleon D] supports single- and two-fingerprint scanning as well as 4+4+2 slap scanning; and it’s also capable of iris and face scanning as well as voice recognition.” The government identity-focused SDW exhibition is slated to begin next week, and Laxton Group has taken the opportunity to launch a new device in its Chameleon Biometrics…

UK Tax Agency to Delete 5 Million Voice Files After GDPR Violation

Posted on May 6, 2019

The United Kingdom’s tax authority has until June 5th to delete 5 million voice recordings that were used to provide biometric authentication for British citizens. The program dates back to 2017, when HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) began asking callers to use the phrase “My voice is my password” to register their voice biometrics and…

Santander Becomes Latest Big Bank to Deploy Nuance Voice Biometrics Tech

Posted on May 2, 2019

“While the system is certainly convenient for customers, it’s also delivers considerable security to the organization deploying it…” Santander is upgrading the security and convenience of its phone banking services thanks to biometric technology from Nuance Communications. The Spain-based bank has become the latest financial institution to implement voice recognition in its call center, allowing…