NEXT Biometrics (Oslo Bors: NEXT), a global leader in fingerprint sensor technology, today announced it has purchased a source code license for the FingerCell algorithm from Neurotechnology, a developer of high-precision algorithms and software. The algorithm allows developers of solutions incorporating NEXT Biometrics fingerprint sensor technology to quickly customize their own products for superior performance and faster time-to-market.

IFINSEC Financial Sector IT Security Conference and Exhibition

Date: 13-14 November 2018

Location: Istanbul - Turkey

Event Website: www.ifinsec.com 

Email: info@ifinsec.com

BBazaar Malaysia, a fintech company, has been making waves recently in Malaysia with its mission of helping people access the right financial products at every step.

Three months have passed since the day GDPR came into effect, May 25th, 2018.  The noise around new terms and conditions has died down, and astonishingly we are still non-European firms and web sites like the LA Times and the Chicago Tribune denying access to EU visitors on the basis of GDPR - one has to draw the conclusion that these firms have completely missed the opportunity which is GDPR!

B21, the first personal wealth manager exclusively for crypto assets, announced today the launch of its free, interactive B21Life mobile app for Android and iOS. The first app to go live from B21, B21Life educates newcomers about cryptocurrencies, the technology behind them, and the investment process.

Robert Gordon University (RGU) is helping to tackle a widespread skills shortage in the IT industry with the introduction of fully funded places on its suite of MSc computing courses. 

In 2016, ScotlandIS (the organisation representing the IT sector in Scotland) estimated that the country would need at least 11,000 extra Information and Communications Technology (ICT) workers each year for the next five years – while there are only 2,000 ICT graduates per year from Scottish universities.

In an effort to revolutionize big data with blockchain, IBD Technology, a Singaporean blockchain tech startup, has launched a new project: TOOL Global, alongside 2 other strategic partners: AC495 and The WOLOT Foundation, at the Blockchain Commerce Application Summit last weekend.