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UN expects 350M more people worldwide to get legal identity by 2025
The United Nations is working to ensure that by 2025, 350 million of the over one billion people currently without legal identity globally, will be able to prove who they are .. read the full report here

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Next Biometrics signs up fingerprint sensor distributor in China, closes deals
Next Biometrics has received a volume purchase order for its fingerprint sensors from Chinese distributor XM Holder, as well as...
 
Are overly simplistic national ID programs creating more exclusion?
Too many people advocating for digital national IDs make it sound like development programs are just an overlay on a...
Trusted digital identity can untap GDP potential, Callsign survey says
Digital trust may be difficult to measure, but increasing it just 5 percent is associated with an increase in GDP...
 
First ever government biometrics code moves toward approval in Scotland
According to a report out of Scotland, that northern reach of the United Kingdom is finalizing its biometric code of...
OIX announces digital ID interoperability panels at Identity Trust Conference 2022
The Open Identity Exchange (OIX) has announced two new panels about global interoperability of digital ID for its upcoming Identity...
 
Jumio report highlights cross-sector growth of digital ID in response to pandemic
California-based selfie biometrics and KYC provider Jumio has published a new report highlighting new digital identity trends across a number...
Sentry appoints blockchain, crypto expert CTO to develop solutions for biometric ID card
Sentry Enterprises has appointed Mikhail Friedland as its new chief technology officer to lead the development of decentralized digital identity...
 
Three Web3 and decentralized digital ID funding rounds bring in over $84M
Excitement for decentralized digital ID solutions for Web3 continues to attract new funding. The latest announcements include .bit raising $13...
Three Canadian airports getting biometrics-ready kiosks from SITA
Aviation IT firm SITA is building a common hardware and software check-in infrastructure at three of Canada’s major airports. Seven...
 
Plurilock expands reach of behavioral biometrics with subsidiary acquisition, fundraising
Plurilock has completed the first stage of a long-term debt financing arrangement and its subsidiary Aurora Systems is acquiring assets...
LexisNexis, IDnow and Onfido each unveil biometric onboarding customers in fintech, ecommerce
Selfie biometrics and digital ID onboarding providers continue to add customers amid robust market demand. Assetz Capital selected LexisNexis’ RiskNarrative...
 
Moscow Metro facial recognition payments system to add 200 turnstiles, link to IDs
Moscow will extend the government-owned Face Pay biometric fare payment system to additional transport lines in the city and is...
Indian police using facial recognition that misses two out of every 10: report
Eighty percent is a respectable test grade for a subject that a student is unfamiliar with, but not for a...
 
UN expects 350M more people worldwide to get legal identity by 2025
Erstwhile Policy Advisor and Program Manager for Legal Identity at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Niall McCann says despite...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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