#Biometric Media Alert: ID Global Solutions Corporation (OTCBB: $IDGS) Fin Holdings Acquisition Featured in #PlanetBiometrics and #BiometricUpdate

#Biometric Media Alert:  ID Global Solutions Corporation (OTCBB: $IDGS) Fin Holdings Acquisition Featured in #PlanetBiometrics and #BiometricUpdate

March 1, 2016 – (Investorideas Newswire) Biometric Media alert for ID Global Solutions Corporation (OTCBB: IDGS) and its recent $9M acquisition of Fin Holdings.

On February 16th ID Global Solutions, a leading provider of Secure Biometric Identity and Electronic Transaction Solutions, announced its acquisition of FIN Holdings Inc. ("FIN") and its wholly owned subsidiaries, ID Solutions Inc. a Delaware Corporation specializing in field proven, cutting-edge biometric fingerprint software technology and algorithms, as well as Cards Plus SA, a South African company which provides unique secure credential products and solutions to government customers in Africa.

Full news: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/id-global-solutions-corporation-announces-130000738.html

Planet Biometrics and BiometricUpdate.com Media Coverage:

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Justin Lee

February 16, 2016

ID Global Solutions acquires biometrics firm FIN Holdings for $9M

ID Global Solutions Corporation announced it has acquired biometric technologies firm FIN Holdings Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries for $9 million, which will be paid in the form of 22.5 million shares of IDGS common stock.

The acquisition builds on IDGS’s current transaction security and financial inclusion platforms by adding highly accurate, fully integrated biometric fingerprint verification and backend matching capabilities.

Read the article in full at http://www.biometricupdate.com/201602/id-global-solutions-acquires-biometrics-firm-fin-holdings-for-9m

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February 16, 2016

ID Global Solutions acquires FIN Holdings

Biometric identity and electronic transaction solutions firm ID Global Solutions has announced the acquisition of FIN Holdings and wholly owned subsidiaries.

These subsidiaries include ID Solutions, a Delaware Corporation specializing in biometric fingerprint software technology and algorithms, as well as Cards Plus SA, a South African company which provides unique secure credential products and solutions to government customers in Africa.

With the addition of the cards plus portfolio of physical cards and card personalization solutions, IDGS said it can now provide government and commercial customers with a complete solution for their identity programmes and financial payment systems.

Read the article in full at http://www.planetbiometrics.com/article-details/i/4153/desc/id-global-solutions-acquires-fin-holdings/

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About ID Global Solutions Corporation (OTC: IDGS)

Secure Biometric Identity and Electronic Transaction Solutions

IDGS provides Secure Biometric Identity and Electronic Transaction Solutions enabling public safety, integrity and financial inclusion in a digital and mobile economy. Founded to pioneer innovative digital identification solutions, the Company is focused on addressing the growing need for highly secure and convenient methods for protecting consumers’ digital presence during electronic transactions. www.IDGLOBAL.com

Contact

Thomas Szoke,President and CEO

Email: ThomasSzoke@IDGlobal.com

Corporate Phone: (407) 951-8640

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2016 Defense Stocks Interview with Scott Sacknoff, Manager, SPADE Defense Index (NYSE: ^DXS)

2016 Defense Stocks Interview with Scott Sacknoff, Manager, SPADE Defense Index (NYSE: ^DXS)

“I anticipate that aerospace, defense, and homeland security stocks should continue to be a stable place for investors” - Scott Sacknoff

Point Roberts WA, NEW YORK, NY – January 13, 2016 –  www.investorideas.com newswire and Homelanddefensestocks.com (HDS) - Investorideas.com, a digital global news source covering leading sectors including defense and security, releases the following interview with Scott Sacknoff, President of Spade Defense Index (NYSE: ^DXS) .

Scott reflects on the performance of the sector for 2015 and looks ahead for 2016. 

Scott Sacknoff manages the SPADE Defense Index (NYSE: ^DXS) which serves as the underlying index for PowerShares Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSE: PPA).  http://www.spadeindex.com/

Read the full interview at http://www.investorideas.com/news/2016/defense/01141.asp

Interview Q&A

Interview – January 2016

HDS: We are joined by Scott Sacknoff, manager of the SPADE Defense Index, a benchmark for investors interested in defense and homeland security, for his annual review of 2015 and some perspective on what investors can expect in 2016.  Mr. Sacknoff, thank you for joining us. 

SMS:  My pleasure Dawn.

HDS:  Looking back at 2015, how did the sector perform?

SMS:  I once made the analogy that the symbol for the aerospace and defense sector shouldn’t be the eagle, it should be the Energizer® bunny…it keeps going and going.  2015 was obviously a rough year for the broader markets with its first calendar year decline since 2008.  Comparatively the defense sector gained more than 3% and the streak is now at five years in a row defense has beaten the market; 13 in the last 16. And the down years include two that produced gains of 10 and 20% gains, and a third that roughly equaled the market.

Top Five Performers in 2015

1. Mercury Computer  40.00%
2. Leidos                     31.90%
3. Northrop Grumman 28.10%
4. OSI Systems            25.28%
5. Harris Corporation  21.00%  

Large Defense Primes in 2015

1. Northrop Grumman 28.10%
2. Raytheon                 15.12%
3. Lockheed Martin     12.76%
4. Boeing                     11.24%
5. General Dynamics   -0.19%  

HDS:  Can you tell us what drove this performance?

SMS:  Key to the performance was stability in Congress or at least a decline in the rhetoric from those lawmakers wanting to cut defense spending. In fact the agency not only got a budget but one at levels they were happy with.  Part of this was due to ongoing turmoil around the world and recognition that activities related to defense and homeland security are important.  I’ve always maintained that the sector is a type of insurance and protecting its citizens is a critical role of government.  This is not only true of the United States but of the world as a whole and there has been an increase in spending on defense and security which has benefited U.S. suppliers.  Lastly, as I’ve mentioned for a number of years, commercial aerospace is in an expansion phase and continues to build and deliver planes to meet the needs of world travel growth and the transport of commerce.

HDS:  Considering the peak in the U.S. defense budget a few years back, international sales seems to be playing an important part of the sector's stability. Can you share with us some data on global defense spending?

SMS:  Well, according to SIPRI, an international organization who keeps track of military expenditures, total defense spending in 2014, globally, was $1.78 trillion and it was forecast to be essentially flat in 2015.  But the total amount isn't the only factor. There is a rotation factor. While the total was flat, spending in Asia and the Oceania region was up roughly 5% with China and Australia increasing their investments. From a U.S. foreign military sales perspective, which has impact on the public companies investors are looking at, in fiscal year 2015, DSCA, the government agency responsible for approving such sales, approved $47.1 Billion, up from $34Billion in FY2014.  A quick look at the November/December timeframe shows $80M for the Bell(Textron) 412EP helicopter for Argentina, $1.2B from Japan for Northrop's Global Hawk UAVs, more than $1B for various items for Taipei, and $180M from Australia for Boeing's CH-47F aircraft.  And it is expected to continue.  In the first days of January DCSA approved an $800M sale to Iraq for Hellfire missiles and other equipment.

HDS: Were there any other noticeable trends that will impact 2016 and beyond?

SMS:  Perhaps because we are becoming numb to it but it doesn’t seem like a week goes by without another major terrorist incident happening. The 130 people who lost their lives in Paris last November was just one of many events.  In fact, I did some research before this interview and even I was surprised to learn how many acts of terrorism there were. In the second half of 2015 alone there were 241 acts of terrorism recorded.  Overall there were 12 terrorist acts where more than 75 people lost their lives.  I read in Foreign Policy magazine that a recent University of Maryland study showed that strikes killing 100+ people averaged 4.2 per year from 1978 to 2013, it was 26 in 2014.  What this appears to mean is that large scale attacks could be the new norm.  Not a pleasant thought but one that is likely on the minds of policymakers around the world.

January	Boko Haram	150-2000	Nigeria
February	Boko Haram	91+	Cameroon
March	ISIS	137	Yemen
April	Al-Shabab	147+	Kenya
June	ISIS	154	Syria
June	Boko Haram	145+	Nigeria
July	ISIS	130	Iraq
August	ISIS	76+	Iraq
September	Boko Haram	80+	Nigeria
October	ISIS	224	Egypt
October	ISIS	102	Turkey
November	ISIS	130	France

HDS:  Looking at 2016, what do you have your eyes on?

SMS:  I anticipate that aerospace, defense, and homeland security stocks should continue to be a stable place for investors and the sector tends to have a lower correlation with the economic and currency concerns we are facing. There will be plenty of international attention on troubles around the world, whether it is ISIS, the battle for Syria, tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, and that’s just a starting point.  One wildcard is the impact of low oil prices. Will budget issues and a decline in services lead to increased regional turmoil in the oil producing nations? Could this boost global spending on security and surveillance products?

2016 is also a U.S. presidential election year and depending on who the final candidates are one can predict a high level of rhetoric on the defense budget and whether or when the candidate is willing to supply troops to a battlefield. The question is whether investor reaction will be met with trades well in advance of any actual budget action, or whether there will be a wait and see approach. 

HDS:  Turning toward investors, how are they reacting to all this news?

  

SMS:  I’ve noticed an increase in stories from the financial media and portfolio managers calling defense one of their top picks for 2016.  There was a recent article in Barrons and I caught a Jim Cramer segment the other day.  This has been backed up by a significant inflow of assets into defense stocks during December and January with trading volume in the Powershares Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSE: PPA) doubling during the quarter and total assets up 25%.

HDS: Scott, thank you for taking some time with us today.

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Biometrics in the Payment Industry: “Almost Every Bank, Retailer, Payment Company is Looking at How to Incorporate Biometrics into their Future” - Peter O'Neill – FindBiometrics

Biometrics in the Payment Industry: “Almost Every Bank, Retailer, Payment Company is Looking at How to Incorporate Biometrics into their Future” - Peter O'Neill – FindBiometrics

Gino Pereira, CEO of NXT-ID (NASDAQ: NXTD) about Wocket smart walllet at Money 20/20

Point Roberts WA, NEW YORK, NY – November 6, 2015  - Investorideas.com, a global news source covering leading sectors including tech reports on the recent Money20/20 2015 Conference held at the Venetian in Las Vegas and the role biometrics will play in the future of the payment industry.

Money 20/20 is one of the largest events covering payments and financial services innovation and biometric technology was a key topic in many of the panel sessions, as well as being incorporated into many of the exhibiting technologies.

 

Bryan Yeager, an analyst at eMarketer Inc., in his presentation at Market Overview: Mobile Wallets & Payments referenced that, “The movie “Back to Future 2” featured biometrically authenticated payments in a scene where this guy asks Marty to thumb him $100 to save the clock tower. That shows they were looking at biometrics in payments back in 1985.”

Video Clip: Bryan Yeager, Analyst, eMarketer Inc. at Money 20/20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQfiD_T4iGs

The industry has come a long way and is now very much a part of reality as noted in the session, ‘Biometric Identity & its Applications in Financial Services & Payments’, moderated and introduced by Peter O'Neill, President, FindBiometrics.

Peter told an attentive audience, “Biometric technology is more popular than ever before. New advances in biometrics have allowed for massive proliferation.  All the big players are now involved;  Apple, Microsoft, Samsung, Google, MasterCard, USAA, Toyota, Visa, Facebook, Ford, General Motors, TD, Scotia, Royal, CIBC, Alibaba, Qualcomm, PayPal, Intel, and on and on and on.”

Commenting on the topic with Peter were some of the big names in the industry with speakers including Paul Burmester, CEO, Validsoft; Philippe Le Pape, VP Sales Director, Morpho (Safran); Bob Reany, Group Head & SVP, Identity Solutions, MasterCard; Rick Swenson, AVP Enterprise Fraud Prevention & Detection, USAA; and Conor White, President, Americas, Daon. They discussed how different biometric technologies including voice, face, fingerprint and iris recognition are enabling new applications in financial services and payments.

Video Clip: Biometric Identity & its Applications in Financial Services & Payments at Money 20/20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fcBGl_kWVw

Investorideas.com also talked to one of the exhibiting companies at Money 20/20 focusing on biometric security for the payment sector. Gino Pereira, CEO of NXT-ID (NASDAQ:NXTD) shared how his company is taking a unique approach to payment technology. Unlike an Apple Pay, his company’s Wocket® is separate from a phone. Since security concerns are a key inhibitor to mobile payment adoption, he feels he is on the right track. 

They have also created dual authentication access with a combination of PIN and/or their voice recognition technology, VoiceMatch™.

Gino said, “All your information is stored in here - in this secure unit and as you select the items to pay, it programs one single card. In fact, it becomes a secure method by which you swipe and pay with the card of your choice.  If you lose it, there is no identifying information on your card so nobody can take your credit card number.  If you lose your Wocket®,  all your information is stored  securely so without the  alpha numeric pin or voice biometrics to gain access, there is no way you can take over my  Wocket. (www.wocketwallet.com).”

Video Clip: Gino Pereira, CEO of NXT-ID talks about Wocket at Money 20/20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHsKF663_t4

* Note there are some edits in this video due to background noises at Money 20/20 and part of the audio was re-recorded.

Peter O'Neill, President, FindBiometrics also noted in his introduction that since last year’s panel, the biometrics and finance market has evolved significantly. “The world’s most prominent mobile concerns have biometrically enabled M-payment platforms.  Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Android Pay, PayPal and Alipay – major payment networks, have integrated biometrics into their offerings and banks have embraced biometrics for phone, mobile and ATM banking.”

Peter also said, “As data breaches continue to rise and as the password continues to prove totally ineffective and as the public yearns for a better, more convenient and secure way forward - almost every bank retailer and credit card company is looking at how to incorporate biometrics into their future.”

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Gino Pereira, CEO of NXT-ID at Money 20/20 

Samsung Pay at Money 20/20

PayPal at Money 20/20

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