Plans to upgrade and expand infrastructure providing biometric passenger checks at some of South Africa’s ports of entry have been approved by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). Thulani Mavuso announced the plans whilst updating members of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Home affairs. The new project...
Touchless Biometric Systems has unveiled the BIOMANAGER ENTERPRISE, a platform that unifies data gathered by multiple biometric security solutions onto one interface. This platform is usable on all kinds of devices, guaranteeing efficiency, comprehensive functionality and top-level security. This means that all records gathered from biometric access...
Biometric identity management systems are a technological evolution point for electronic access to public services. At the moment, the implementation of these systems require several elements including a method of secure user identification. Through having one reliable biometric identification system in place, newer functionalities can be...
Face Forensics has developed biometric corpse recognition and tattoo recognition technologies to aid international agencies to identify victims of disasters and potentially, those who have been badly burnt. The new software is specifically designed to identify corpses based on official databases, even when they are partially...
Iris ID has announced that its IrisAccess iCAM 7S series of advanced multifactor biometric iris readers are the first iris biometric devices tested and verified to meet the Security Industry Association (SIA)’s Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) Secure Profile communications standard for access control security...
The use of facial recognition in Russia has already seen more than 50,000 crimes solved, and an 85 per cent drop in burglaries and car thefts. So what can the Middle East learn from this pioneer of the technology? Andemir Bizhoev, Head of Sales, NtechLab,...
According to Statista, global biometric systems market revenue was around $36.6 billion in 2020 and will reach $68.6 billion by 2025. Evgenia Marina, Head of Sales MENA region at RecFaces looks at what we should be looking out for in the world of biometric security. When...
As a prime industry for potential criminal activities, the banking scene demands an incredibly high security and scrutiny over its assets, says Martin Woodhouse, Head of Traka APACMEA. When it comes to threats to financial institutions, while the more obvious ones are observed to be external...
Hennie Du Plessis, SVP – Financial Institutions, Middle East & Africa, IDEMIA, reflects on some of the major developments and innovations taking place within the digital payments’ world. The payment experience is ever evolving. From barter, to coins, to banknotes, credit cards and now cryptocurrency, payment...
Security management solutions organisation Maxxess has added advanced facial recognition authentication to its eVisitor visitor management solution for access control. The new measure comes with off-the-shelf integration to RealNetworks’ industry-leading SAFR® technology. Maxxess eVisitor has established itself as one of the most flexible, secure visitor management...