Biometric developer, bioMETRX, has issued a letter of intent to purchase a controlling stake in fellow biometric technology developer Biometric Solutions. The terms of the acquisition haven’t been finalized yet.
SmartMetric, a developer of portable biometric solutions, has announced that its biometric activated data card can now be used to contain full medical history and health records on the individual. The card, called the SmartMetric Data Card, is a standard sized card that has the capability of holding multiple pages of data as well as being inaccessible without the holder first scanning his fingerprint on the card itself.
Investcorp Technology Partners has agreed to purchase an equity stake in CSIdentity, an identity theft and fraud protection service based out of Austin, Texas. Ivestcorp’s Fund III has invested $35 million in the company which services the U.S. with identity and theft software solutions and datasets.
Ghana’s major electronic clearing and payment system could provide enough space and communication capabilities to enable adding new purposes for removing ghost payrollers, according to a Peace FM Online article.
Human Recognition Systems, a developer of biometric solutions, has partnered with Thales to develop technology for the UK’s INSTINCT-Technology Demonstrator 2 (TD2) Airport Security Program. The INSTINCT-TD2 program is conceived in hopes of developing, trialing and showcasing the next step in airport security technology solutions by having the government work closely with private industry.
IdentiSys Inc. announced the acquisition of Card Solutions Corporation, located in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Founded in 1999, Card Solutions provides ID management, card issuance, and security solutions to the health care, education, casino, corporate, financial, emergency management, and government markets in South Florida.
AT&T and Verizon will launch trials of their new contactless payment system - codenamed Mercury - at markets in Minneapolis, Atlanta, Salt Lake City and Austin, Texas according to fiercemobilecontent.com.