Tag: Biometrics

Government has collected Biometrics of almost a billion citizens

India’s central government says it has collected the biometric data of roughly 990 million citizens through its Aadhaar project. The figure was presented by...

ID Global Solutions acquires biometrics firm FIN Holdings for $9M

ID Global Solutions Corporation announced it has acquired biometric technologies firm FIN Holdings Inc. and it’s wholly owned subsidiaries for $9 million, which will...

Citibank security head says banks should adopt biometrics to authenticate mobile...

A cybersecurity executive strategist at Citibank recently spoke at the EmTech Asia 2016 conference where he emphasized the need for Asian banks to adopt...

Voice biometrics revenue to reach $5.1bn by 2024

Research group Tractica has projected that global speech and voice biometrics revenue will reach $5.1 billion by 2024. In a new report on the...

Law Enforcement Biometrics Market on the Rise: Report

The law enforcement biometrics market is on the rise, according to Frost & Sullivan. In a recent report, the growth consultancy firm estimates that...

Biometrics a must for Schengen visa

In a couple of months, travellers headed to Schengen countries in Europe will have to enter their biometric data while applying for the Schengen...

FBI opens biometrics research centre

The FBI is opening a new biometrics research centre as the technology continues to take off among both government and the private sector. Outlining...

Airline testing biometrics to replace boarding tickets

Alaska Airlines is currently testing a machine that scans fingerprints of passengers as they go through the boarding process. Instead of displaying a paper...

NEXT Biometrics reveals sensor orders, India expansion

Norway’s NEXT Biometrics has announced it received five orders during May for its new generation of fingerprint sensor modules, and announced a distributor deal...

Zicom to provide Biometronic iris recognition products under license from IriTech

Zicom Electronic Security Systems Limited has signed an agreement with Biometronic Technology Pvt. Ltd in which Zicom will distribute Biometronic’s IriShield family of iris...