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Biometric Update Daily News
Accelerating female inclusion with biometrics
By Catharina Eklof, CCO of IDEX Biometrics Women are critical to the world economy yet remain largely underrepresented, and underbanked,...
 
New Yorkers sue Amazon, Starbucks over biometrics use in cashierless stores
Amazon and coffee retailer Starbucks are being sued in U.S. federal district court for misusing customers’ biometric identifiers. The proposed...
App-less airport face biometrics roll out in India as US expansions meet mixed reaction
Flyers in Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in Delhi, India, can now use facial recognition to move throughout the terminal, including...
 
Facial recognition use in public spaces under the microscope in EAB event
The use of facial recognition in public spaces is one of the most controversial topics in the field of biometrics,...
Plaid doubles down on identity verification as businesses seek compliance improvements
Global payments processor Plaid will now allow users to verify their identity across any service powered by Plaid. This means,...
 
Yoti taking age estimation global as US debates online limits for minors
Biometrics developers like PixLab are rolling out new features to prevent minors from accessing certain content while Yoti says its...
Rumored breach of India’s vaccination data portal threatens to undermine DPI influence
Reports are swirling that India’s public vaccination portal, CoWIN, has suffered a breach of huge volumes of personal information, including...
 
Nigeria House of Reps warns against rushed biometric passport domestication project
Nigeria’s lower chamber of Parliament (House of Representatives) has warned that the federal government risks incurring huge financial cost should...
Bhutan lawmakers examine final draft of digital ID legislation
This week, discussions are due to continue in Bhutan’s National Assembly on the final draft of a Digital Identity Bill...
 
Streamlined data privacy rules for businesses nearer for US, UK
The United Kingdom is closer to replicating with the U.S. a biometrics data sharing agreement it signed with South Korea...
Suprema ID rebrands as Xperix; unveils plans to diversify
South Korean biometrics developer Suprema ID has officially changed its name to Xperix. Xperix has decided to rebrand to better...
 
Iris biometrics coming to three national ID programs
Iris biometrics are being added to Pakistan’s national ID system with support from Iris ID, Jordan’s via IrisGuard, and are...
Thin-film sensor partners developing finger vein biometrics
Biometrics firm Mofiria and Isorg, a French company specializing in organic photodiodes and printed electronics, have partnered to develop a...
 
Biometrics stocks: quarterlies, annuals, SEC actions
Thales is refinancing a 2016 bond that has matured with a new issue of €500 million (US$537 million) at a...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Biometrics White Papers
iProov Biometric Threat Intelligence Report 2023
As face verification gains traction and becomes more prevalent, threat actors are developing evermore sophisticated ways to circumvent these systems...
 
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...
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...
 
Deep dive into deepfakes
Concerns about fraud are growing as the technology to create deepfakes becomes increasingly accessible. This white paper by ID R&D...
Events and Webinars
Webinar: Is your digital onboarding really digital?
  June 15, 2023
Future Identity Finance
  June 20, 2023
Biometrics Institute: US Discussion Day 2023
  June 21, 2023
Seamless Asia 2023
  June 27, 2023 - June 28, 2023
FinTech Connect 2023
  June 27, 2023