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Digital wallets beyond $16T in payments; banks want to handle identity transactions too
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Seamfix extends MTN’s biometric SIM registration to 5 more African nations
Telecom provider MTN Group is expanding its biometric SIM registration program into five new countries in Africa through its partnership...
 
Pakistan in midst of digital census, ‘unprecedented’ change in data policies
Officials with Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority are boasting of a new service intended to put people in charge...
EAB explores how to comply with GDPR mandate for biometric template protection
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation imposes new requirements for protecting biometric data, but debates and uncertainty about how...
 
Richmond, San Diego airports stoke physical access control
Two U.S. international airports have upgraded their access control to keep up with security demands. Richmond (Va.) International has begun...
Veriff settles BIPA claim for $4M; defendants reaching for victory strategies
Defendants in U.S. biometric privacy lawsuits will not like the analogy because of its implied inevitability, but the legal production...
 
Yoti passes iBeta Level 2 presentation attack detection test with 100% detection rate
Digital ID firm Yoti’s proprietary passive liveness technology, MyFace, saw off every attempted presentation attack during testing by iBeta, earning...
Use of Ghana Card as travel ID gaining traction, Namibia, Botswana follow suit
More than 1,000 Ghanaians travelled into the country from different destinations around the world using their national biometric ID credential...
 
Fingerprint Cards targets new biometrics markets with mobile capacitive bounce-back ahead
Moving back to Sweden to take over as the CEO of Fingerprint Cards was a big change for Ted Hansson...
Instagram takes Yoti facial age estimation to Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan
Meta Platforms is continuing its pilot of age verification via facial age estimation technology from UK firm Yoti in a...
 
Biometric anti-spoofing handbook updated with liveness competitions, legislative impact
The Handbook of Biometric Anti-Spoofing has been updated, with the third edition published by Springer to provide comprehensive and authoritative...
It’s been an ugly six months for identity theft and data breaches
A look back at U.S. security debacles in 2022, combined with a “major incident” this year, is doing nothing to...
 
Analyzing the impact of the BIPA claim accrual decision
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney On February 17, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court definitively resolved...
Kenya Huduma Namba funding almost entirely cut as UPI, digital birth registration begins
The identity landscape in Kenya continues to shift as birth registration goes digital on 1 March and funding for Huduma...
 
Digital identity market poised for massive growth, but not in the US
If a new industry research paper is correct, digital ID apps are going to boom. Juniper Research says the 2.3...
  Oversight may become common feature of facial recognition policies for police
  Partners join forces to enhance digital payment experience with biometrics
  Digital wallets beyond $16T in payments; banks want to handle identity transactions too
  PixLab adds active liveness detection to FaceIO biometrics framework
  Chipped ID documents expand in Vietnam with passport launch, healthcare use
  Eurostar, Eurotunnel worries about capturing biometrics stall ETIAS again
Biometrics White Papers
Demographic bias in facial liveness detection: impact, measurement, and mitigation
AI-powered facial liveness detection algorithms can introduce bias the same way matching algorithms can, causing mobile banking services to be...
 
ISO PAD and FIDO testing comparison
Two of the most popular testing services that iBeta offers are ISO 30107 compliance, and FIDO Biometrics Component Certification. To...
How can we get personal? Leveraging biometrics for loss prevention — and beyond
With biometrics, retailers can reduce loss and theft, improve customer service and increase operational efficiency. The value of robust identification...
 
Human or machine: AI proves best at spotting biometric attacks
With large organizations processing millions of face checks monthly, one advantage of AI liveness detection is the reduced burden on...
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  March 14, 2023
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