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Biometric Update Daily News
How will Europe make the EUDI secure: Cryptomathic weighs in
By the end of 2023, European countries have promised to offer their citizens the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI), an...
 
Entrust granted UK Home Office selfie biometrics contract to streamline immigration
Entrust has won a new two-year contract with the UK Home Office to expand the digitization of immigration application processes,...
Utah mandates blockchain pilot for digital ID issuance
Utah’s Division of Technology Services has been tasked with piloting a blockchain system for Verifiable Credentials that can be used...
 
Clear biometrics, Microsoft Entra verifiable credentials integrated with LinkedIn
LinkedIn has announced the launch of a new partnership with Clear to provide free identity verification for nearly 200 million...
Irish opposition warns against rushed legislation for police use of facial recognition
Plans by Irish Minister of Justice Simon Harris to amend existing legislation to allow the use of facial recognition technology...
 
Americas DMVs considering the future of the digital ID role thrust upon them
Mobile driver’s licenses are a necessary next step for America’s state motor vehicle departments in playing a role that has...
Dual biometric handgun reaches consumer launch
Biometrics has officially entered the world of commercial weaponry, with the release of the Biofire Smart Gun, a 9mm handgun...
 
Biometric payment cards certification for Idex, manufacturing deal for Zwipe
A couple of Norwegian biometrics firms have played their cards right, landing certification status and partnership deals that will significantly...
ID2020 certifies Mastercard Community Pass as meeting requirements for ‘good digital ID’
Mastercard Community Pass has been certified by ID2020 for meeting dozens of functional technical requirements and agreeing to adhere to...
 
Western Australia adding digital credentials to ServiceWA platform
More digital credentials will soon be included to ServiceWA, a government service mobile application of the Australian State of Western...
Indian bank adds Kaizen voice biometrics to all-in-one mobile app
Customers of City Union Bank in India (CUB) can now log-in to their mobile banking application using voice biometrics from...
 
Colorado school district launches biometrics pilot for free lunches
The Poudre (Colo.) School District (PSD) is launching a biometrics pilot program to see if it can make the distribution...
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...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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...
Events and Webinars
Identity Management Symposium
  April 19, 2023 - April 20, 2023
ID@Borders and Future of Travel Conference 2023
  April 20, 2023 - April 21, 2023
Border Security & Intelligence Summit
  April 26, 2023 - April 27, 2023
Call & Contact Center Expo
  April 26, 2023 - April 27, 2023
DIDO 2023 (Digital Identity and Digital Onboarding for Fintech & Crypto 2023)
  April 27, 2023 - April 28, 2023