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Identity verification startup Bureau completes $16M series A funding round
Bureau, an identity verification company, has announced the completion of its $16.5 million series A funding round after adding $4.5...
 
Sports betting is huge, and so are its verification needs
Brazilians needing another category of advertising during sports broadcasts can rest easy. Sports betting (and all that ad revenue) could...
NSW advances digital ID accessibility, while Australian govt changes horses midstream
While the federal government works to develop Australia’s national identity program, New South Wales (NSW) is moving swiftly ahead in...
 
Scottish police reprimanded for illegally storing biometrics
The Scottish Police Authority (SPA)’s Policing Performance Committee met in June to discuss assurance reviews from the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner,...
Eurostar officially launches SmartCheck biometric gates
Effective July 18th, 2023, the Eurostar “SmartCheck” biometric gates utilizing iProov technology have officially launched for passengers traveling through at...
 
Biometric payments grow in fast food, but threatened by online ordering
Biometric scanning’s not uncommon to employees of fast-food restaurants, where they have been used for clock-in and -out. Customers have...
Megvii still wants IPO; execs filing $840M offering
Having unsuccessfully tried twice before to float an IPO, Chinese AI and biometrics firm Megvii is preparing its third try,...
 
Biometric voter machines feature in Nigeria’s post-election litigations
Various election tribunals in Nigeria have in the past months been hearing cases related to either the presidential and National...
Integrate mobile telco data to broaden digital ID inclusion, OIX urges
The Open Identity Exchange wants digital ID service providers to integrate mobile telecommunications data into their ID proofing processes. The...
 
Tanzanian govt underlines importance of new digital ID system in the offing
A new digital ID system dubbed the “Unique Number ID” will soon be rolled out in Tanzania and the government...
Kuwait installs more biometric scanners at malls as 750K persons now enrolled
Kuwaiti authorities say they have installed more fingerprint capture machines in commercial malls for the collection of fingerprints of citizens...
 
Overcoming last mile identity management challenges
By Steve Lay, Senior Sales Engineer at Strata Identity Managing identities across an enterprise is a daunting task. A proliferation...
BixeLab publishes primer on standards and testing behind trustworthy digital identity
A new, free white paper on the security measures and international standards that should be considered when implementing biometrics has...
 
Jamaica expands digital ID registration program, issues RFP for enrolment centers
Jamaican officials say the country is on track to launch its National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) and National Identification and...
  Argentina resort city launching live facial recognition with or without fugitive database
  ETIAS clarifies biometric data requirements about Europe’s new visa system
  Worldcoin surpasses 2M digital ID signups; 8B to go
  Global spike in predictive policing draws on AI and biometrics
  Airports in 3 countries seek to balance fast traveler journeys, security
  UK public and private sectors fight wave of online fraud
Biometrics White Papers
Bridging digital identity generational gaps
This eBook by Mitek explores the variation in generational preferences for identity lifecycle methods. Learn about the trends, preferences, and...
 
Ensuring trustworthy digital identities
In today’s interconnected world, trust plays a crucial role in online transactions and relationships that rely on it. Establishing trust...
How can financial institutions safeguard against deepfakes: The new frontier of online crime?
Biometric face verification has quickly become recognized as a secure and user-friendly method to verify identity at onboarding and re-authenticate...
 
Multispectral imaging (MSI) fingerprint technology
Organizations increasingly rely on digital technologies to validate identities for secure interactions and services such as banking transactions, medication dispensing,...
Events and Webinars
Zero Trust Government Symposium
  July 19, 2023 - July 20, 2023
Deepfake: The battle to determine what is Real vs (Deep)Fake!
  July 19, 2023
Digital Transformation via Open Public Stacks
  July 20, 2023 - July 21, 2023
Will deepfakes deep-six biometrics?
  July 27, 2023
4th Annual Digital Forensics for National Security Symposium
  August 2, 2023 - August 3, 2023
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