Australia pauses biometric boarding trial as pilots in India and Russia begin
The only operational trial of biometric facial recognition smartgates at Australia’s international airports’ arrival gates has been put on hold...
View ArticleWiseasy integrating Next Biometrics technology into POS terminals for Indian...
Beijing Wiseasy Technology will integrate Next Biometrics‘ STQC and UIDAI-certified fingerprint sensor technology into POS terminals for Aadhaar Enabled Payment...
View ArticleMumbai housing authority to conduct biometric survey of temporary housing...
The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) of Mumbai will carry out biometric registration of tenants in “transit camps”...
View ArticleAadhaar authentication may be required for large Indian bank transactions
India’s government is considering requiring biometric or other Aadhaar authentication methods for cash deposits and withdrawals above a certain threshold...
View ArticleVision-Box biometric technology launched for Digi Yatra at Bengaluru airport
The first phase of a curb-to-gate biometric system from Vision-Box have been implemented at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru (BLR)...
View ArticleBiometric digital identification initiatives by country
Biometric Update offers a comprehensive directory of digital identification initiatives in developing nations to assist information-gathering by government employees, companies...
View ArticleIndian Cabinet approves Aadhaar biometrics use for state benefits
State governments in India may soon be able to use Aadhaar biometric verification to target and secure the delivery of...
View ArticleAadhaar focus of four Yoti Fellowship Programme proposals
Four of the 54 proposals shortlisted by Yoti for its Yoti Fellowship Programme are from India, and propose research on...
View ArticleAgency criticized for blocking Indian firms from national biometric facial...
The conditions contained in a tender for India’s Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS) make it practically impossible for local firms...
View ArticleIndian rail line to launch biometric seat purchase to improve passenger...
A biometric identification system is being launched by Western Railway division’s Mumbai Central station and Bandra Terminus to ensure trains...
View ArticleBiometric payments and background checks among new facial recognition...
A wide range of new products and services are being rolled out with various forms of biometric facial recognition in...
View ArticleFacial biometrics’ law enforcement potential debated around the world
As facial recognition becomes more commonly used, controversies and calls for limitations continue around the world. Both sides of recent...
View ArticleNext Biometrics’ fingerprint tech selected for TROIKA’s POS terminals for...
Next Biometrics‘ STQC and UIDAI-certified fingerprint sensor technology will be deployed in TROIKA Transsolutions point of sale terminals for Aadhaar...
View ArticleBiometrics-based micro-finance provider Satya passes Rs 1B in cashless...
Biometrics-based authentication provider Satya MicroCapital Limited has surpassed 1 billion rupees (US$15 million) in cashless collections over the past two...
View ArticleSTQC certification opens new opportunities in India for Chinese biometrics...
Two of Aratek‘s fingerprint scanners have received certification for India’s Aadhaar program. The Aratek A400 capacitive scanner and A600 optical...
View ArticleMantra’s Aadhaar-enabled biometric devices deployed for food distribution
In an effort to curb fraud and better verify the identity of eligible food distribution recipients, the Uttar Pradesh government...
View ArticleNEXT Biometrics Aadhaar-certified technology integrated in Sunmi POS...
Shanghai Sunmi Technology Co. is integrating Next Biometrics` STQC and UIDAI-certified fingerprint sensor modules into its P1 POS terminals for...
View ArticleIndia National Population Register to collect biometrics and seeks Aadhaar...
India is planning to collect biometric and family data from residents for the next stage of its National Population Register...
View ArticleAadhaar enabled payment system used for 220M biometric transactions in July
India’s Aadhaar enabled payment system (AEPS) surpassed 200 million transactions with biometric authentication in the month of July, 2019, ZeeBiz...
View ArticleIndian central bank publishes criteria for participation in regulatory sandbox
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has published the “fit and proper” criteria it will use to select biometrics companies...
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