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UIDAI partners to develop contactless fingerprint capture software for phones
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Biometric Update Daily News
International standard for testing bias in biometrics reaches committee stage
The standard for testing demographic differentials or ‘bias’ in biometric systems has reached the committee draft stage, and comments from...
 
Government role in digital identity strategic, whether decentralized or cloud-based
Easier and more universal access to government services is one of the promises of the digital economy, and what kind...
Aggressive automation stance in NY pays off for vendors
New York City’s mayor has a message for companies selling technology that might help crime rates to continue to fall:...
 
Regula gives its face biometrics SDK another polish
An updated software development kit for ID verifier Regula has been released. Executives claim the new SDK’s biometric verification is...
Amazon’s palm biometrics rollout reaches Denver-area Whole Foods
Denver shoppers can pay at the checkout lane with a swipe of their hand using Amazon One’s palm recognition service....
 
Singpass launches digital driver licenses for professionals, integrated by Okta
Singapore said goodbye to paper driver licenses for professional drivers, including taxi, private-hire car and bus drivers, after integrating the...
SecureAuth report reveals rising interest in passwordless authentication
Biometrics are catching up to PINs, but still lag behind one-time passwords as a method of passwordless authentication, according to...
 
Armenia introduces new biometric passport issuance system, Albania choses new supplier
After halting the issuing of biometric passports last year until early 2024, Armenia has announced a new system for issuing...
Decentralized digital ID and contactless biometrics trends converge in Tech5’s vision
The combination of Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) and biometrics is the way to meet both the security needs of people, businesses...
 
NEC, Socure, SecureAuth, ID Secure, Simprints add senior leadership
Several companies in the biometric and digital ID space have expanded their leadership teams with new appointments. The first is...
Innovatrics introduces iris layer for liveness detection technology
Innovatrics has announced a new liveness detection technology called MagnifEye, which it claims can double the accuracy of liveness detection...
 
Financial firms push for no payments in EU Digital ID
The European Credit Sector Associations (ECSAs) have published a statement calling on the European Parliament and the Council to reconsider...
UIDAI partners to develop contactless fingerprint capture software for phones
A touchless fingerprint biometric capture system will be jointly developed by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the...
 
ID.me rakes in $132M to expand biometric service access, portable digital ID
ID.me has taken the opportunity of appointing a new CFO to reveal that it has raised $132 million in a...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Biometrics White Papers
One selfie to rule them all: Could distributed biometrics revolutionize the way we authenticate?
Traditional biometric authentication methods, which include both local and server-side biometrics, have limitations that need to be addressed. Local biometrics...
 
Presentation attack detection: Measuring performance of APCER and BPCER
APCER and BPCER are acronyms for error rates used to quantify the performance of presentation attack detection (PAD) systems. This...
Better banking experiences start with strong authentication and face biometric
Banking should be easy and safe. Financial institutions need to meet increasing customer demand for accessibility and convenience while ensuring...
 
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...
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