Biometrics

Facewatch comes under the public eye again

Biometric security company Facewatch will provide its technology to UK retailer Iceland. News of a…

Biometric screening goes live at Terminal 4 of Changi Airport, Singapore

Terminal 4 of Singapores Changi Airport is now open, with biometric passenger screening enabled by…

Finger, eye scan promise to get travelers through airport security faster

New technology is coming to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport that…

JCB starts trials of payment by palm vein authentication

JCB Co., Ltd. (JCB), the only international payment brand based in Japan, will be conducting a trial of payment using palm vein…

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…

India to launch biometric e-signature initiative

Indias Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) plans to launch an Aadhaar-based e-sign service in the next…

Australia to spend $18.5M on facial biometrics

The Abbott government is spending $18.5 million to roll out a national facial biometric capability to support efforts to catch…

Facial recognition technology is Australia's latest 'national security weapon

Law enforcement and government agencies will soon find it easier to identify persons of interest, with the ability to search…

Biometrics testing to begin soon at U.S.-Mexico border

Aiming to crack down on foreigners who remain in the country with expired visas, the federal government is turning to biometrics…

DHS outlines vision for improving operational efficiency through biometrics programs

The US Department of Homeland Security has outlined its vision for how its biometric-based programs will help improve the agencys…

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.…

NEC NeoFace Watch facial recognition system chosen for 14 international airports across Brazil

NEC Corporation recently announced its selection by the Receita Federal (Brazilian National Tax Collection Agency) to provide…

Israel's largest diamond exchange secured by biometrics

The Israel Diamond Exchange in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, has decided to implementcutting edge biometric access security developed…

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…

Facial Recognition market to grow to $6.19B by 2020

In its latest report Marketsandmarkets forecasts the global Advanced Facial Recognition market to grow from $2.77 Billion in 2015…