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Biometrics and the digital wallet revolution
By Karine Martinez, Head of Sales at PPS Evolving technologies and innovative fintechs are making financial services faster and more...
 
DIACC study reveals Canadian demand for digital identity transparency and control
A study by the Digital Identity & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) has revealed that Canadians want more autonomy over...
UK commissioner urges police transparency on cloud biometrics
The burden of proof for the safety of law enforcement agencies using cloud biometrics services lies with the police, UK...
 
Rebuffed on arbitration, Onfido calls it quits in BIPA lawsuit
Biometric ID verification provider Onfido is settling a suit brought by plaintiffs alleging that the company had illegally used their...
Sort-of IPO planned for Yubico with merger. SPACs get more attractive
Another identity authentication firm is turning to a pseudo-IPO to generate funds. Multifactor access security key firm Yubico is merging...
 
Rwanda initiates legislative digital ID amendment to include stateless persons, children
Stateless persons as well as newborns in Rwanda will be among those able to have a digital identity card if...
Biometric SIM registration soon in Mozambique, Ghana orders block of unlinked lines
The club of countries introducing biometrics for SIM card registration continues to expand with Mozambique being the latest to unveil...
 
Token raises $30M to fuel growth and development of biometric authentication wearable
Token has announced a $30 million funding round to support the product development of its biometric wearable for passwordless FIDO2-compliant...
ChatGPT talks to consumers using voice while OpenAI faces European regulators
ChatGPT is still filling headlines by finding new uses, including voice chat. Its maker, OpenAI, however, faces more government scrutiny...
 
Public sector fraud is rising, biometrics could be the solution, says iProov
The COVID-19 pandemic kicked off a scramble to digitize the public sector including handing out financial aid to citizens. But...
Sweden’s BankID launching new digital ID card
Sweden’s most popular digital identity provider BankID is launching a new digital ID card that will serve a similar function...
 
Thales to establish digital excellence center in Canada
Canada will be the site of Thales Group’s National Digital Excellence Centre (NDEC) and North America cybersecurity operation. The facility,...
Face biometrics increasing importance for travel and financial services draws big bucks
Biometrics contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars were unveiled, along with the usual series of more commonplace financial services...
 
Familiar faces take on new roles in biometrics and security
Several recent hirings and appointments are indicative of continued growth in the biometrics and securities sectors. Transitions at Wicket, Sift,...
  Tougher laws urged after 1 in 5 kiwis lose data in Latitude attack
  European standards agency presents new proof of concept for user-centric digital ID
  Biometric privacy cases churn on, but talk of legal reform gets louder
  PopID adds palm for multimodal payments with Redrock partnership
  Clear, Alaska Airlines, TSA deploy biometrics to ease US airport experience
  Can biometrics prevent school shootings?
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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...
 
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