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How to overcome identity verification challenges in a digital economy
By Michael Ramsbacker, Chief Product Officer at Trulioo Businesses operating in the worldwide digital economy rely on identity verification as...
 
South Africa to expand biometric border control system
Plans to upgrade and expand infrastructure providing biometric passenger checks at some of South Africa’s ports of entry by the...
ThreatFabric gets $12.5M to expand behavioral biometrics, analytics and global reach
Amsterdam-based ThreatFabric has raised €11.5 million (approximately US$12.55 million) in a seed funding round, with plans to expand its behavioral...
 
Collaborate on verifiable credentials for better digital ID ecosystem, DIACC urges
Verifiable credentials hold enough promise to improve Canada’s digital identity ecosystem that organizations should commit to working together to enable...
Mastercard launches open banking API to tackle fraud and ease onboarding
A new solution promising ‘Open Banking for Account Opening’ has been introduced by Mastercard package customer identity verification with identity...
 
Clearview has a regulatory friend in Austria but a cold shoulder for France
On the same day this week came separate reports regarding European governments finding fault with Clearview AI operations. The regulators’...
Czech banks to offer online account reactivation with iProov biometrics
Selfie biometric authentication provider iProov‘s mobile facial recognition and verification tools will be resold by Czech fintech and banking security...
 
Amazon’s retail biometrics gain footholds but automated store concept struggles
Amazon is said not to have found sufficient uptake of its ‘Just Walk Out’ technology by physical retail stores compared...
EU committee passes AI bill on for plenary vote; tightens rules for biometric use
The European Parliament appears ready to regulate biometric surveillance like a necessary evil in the bloc’s proposed AI Act. Tight...
 
Jamaica digital ID to enhance social inclusion of vulnerable persons
One of the objectives of Jamaica’s digital ID program (the National Identification System — NIDS) is to promote inclusion by...
Digital driver’s license getting closer in Philippines
There is no date yet, but the Philippines government says it has a mobile driver’s license “set to launch soon.”...
 
Trust issues hamper adoption of biometrics, says Incode report
Trust is a key issue with biometric technology, but it is not in the tech itself that the responsibility lies...
Neurodactyl’s contactless fingerprint recognition shows strong accuracy in NIST test
Although it was just founded in 2023, contactless fingerprint biometrics provider Neurodactyl says it has reached a top spot in...
 
Biometrics office seeks info on new support tool for DHS and partners
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is preparing to enter the market for technology to help manage its biometric identity...
  TouchByte bought by Salto for face biometrics integration with Cognitec
  Pharmacy, Apple still on the BIPA hook. Car renter Enterprises settling
  Intellicheck and ForgeRock revenues up, Precise and Cerence down, but some glimmers
  Oura acquires Proxy, bringing digital ID applications to biometric smart ring
  HID Global’s multispectral fingerprint scanners score perfect Level 2 PAD assessment
  Liminal spotlights integrated digital identity platform trend, sees $116B TAM
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Shrinking the space for travel industry scams with biometric verification
Travel and tourism is an ever booming industry that has grown by leaps and bounds, especially in the recent decades....
 
From good to great: The right biometrics capabilities for better banking
The banking industry was already a major user of biometric solutions before the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic accelerated the...
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European Identity and Cloud Conference 2023
  May 9, 2023 - May 12, 2023
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  May 15, 2023
2023 Women in Biometrics Awards
  May 16, 2023
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  May 16, 2023 - May 17, 2023
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  May 16, 2023
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