(Updated Sept 24) In a series of transactions that culminate in a “reverse takeover” and private placement of stock, voice biometrics specialist VoiceTrust is undergoing a change in management and receiving a cash infusion. Delrand Resources Ltd is acquiring VoiceTrust… Read More ›
Both MasterCard and Visa International are in the process of defining a new category of transaction called “Cardholder Present.”
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is right on schedule as it debuts voice biometric-based caller authentication into its contact centers with 30,000 people already enrolled.
To kick off SpeechTek 2014 Conference, I participated in an exceptionally interesting panel organized by Jibo’s Roberto Pieraccini to discuss “New Technologies Coming Soon.” In retrospect, term “coming soon” was a misnomer. Two of the panelists – Bernard Brafman of… Read More ›
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has deployed a voice biometrics-based authentication system in the administration of state welfare grants for citizens receiving social security benefits and services.
A recent survey, conducted by two-factor authentication provider Swivel Secure, found some 74.2% of business owners keep a written log or have another type of offline system to record passwords.
19,000 former firefighters and police who are members of the government pension program can use to prove their eligibility to receive transfer payments over the phone, rather than having to appear at a government office or bank branch, under a program called Viva Voz.
The newly launched ADT Pulse® Voice App features two-factor user authentication that seamlessly combines voice biometrics with a customer-selected passphrase to provide highly-secure, smartphone-based control of a home’s security system and “smart home” functions.
In the ongoing effort to get beyond passwords as a base form of authentication, speech processing company Sensory has developed a combined face and voice biometric authentication mechanism for mobile devices.
Voice security specialist SpeechPro announced plans to make available its voice biometric platform, VoiceKey, through Avaya’s DevConnect, an online marketplace for customers to integrate third-party products and solutions.