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Could Nigeria’s biometrics-backed BVN show other countries the way for business loans?
Biometrically-secured finance could offer more financing options to help small businesses grow. Nigeria’s biometric Banking Verification Number (BVN) system provides a model that neighboring countries, many with developing ID platforms, could benefit from ... Read the full report here.

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Digital identity solutions for health status verification evaluated by aviation and hospitality industries
UK airports are considering which digital identity apps, most of which include biometrics, can help them restore travelers’ confidence in...
 
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Biometric privacy suit targets Amazon’s COVID-19 screening
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Controversy trails facial recognition projects for New Zealand
A facial recognition project in New Zealand which seeks to make face biometrics available for public institutions and approved private...
Issuance of biometric cards for Kenyans imminent as regulatory framework in place
Citizens of East Africa’s biggest economy, Kenya, will soon be issued biometric identification cards which will enable them have access...
 
WorldReach biometric app used by more than 4M to apply for EU Settlement Scheme
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Transparency for public-private biometric deals? Not in the UK, at least
If every biometrics-gathering partnership between government and businesses was fully transparent, the idea of never ending, large scale facial recognition...
 
CyberLink targets IoT growth for biometric software available with MediaTek partnership
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Zwipe orders 300K biometric fingerprint sensors from Idex for volume payment card production
Zwipe has ordered 300,000 units of Idex Biometrics’ TrustedBio fingerprint sensors to support the role-out of the Zwipe Pay ONE platform...
 
EU placing new restrictions on facial recognition and espionage technology exports
The European Union is working on a plan to increase the strictness of export criteria for biometrics and other technologies...
TransUnion unveils biometric fraud solution for UK businesses
TransUnion, a global information and insights provider, says it has rolled out a new Document Verification and Facial Recognition solution...
 
NIST face biometrics accuracy update shows same top vendors for people wearing masks
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated the results of its testing for the accuracy of facial...
Could Nigeria’s biometrics-backed BVN show other countries the way for business loans?
Biometrically-secured finance could offer more financing options to help small businesses grow. Nigeria’s biometric Banking Verification Number (BVN) system provides...
 
Face biometrics a big winner as everything from driver’s licenses to KYC goes mobile, remote
Digital identity credentials like mobile driver’s licenses and facial recognition made up many of the most-read biometrics news stories of...
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  Biometric vehicle access forecasts climb, facial recognition features in more new car models
  Global fingerprint biometrics revenues drop 22 percent in 2020, says ABI Research
  SAFR facial recognition to enhance Tijuana cross-border airport terminal efficiency
  Robust digital identity systems pay off for pandemic relief: ID4Africa livecast
  Idex reports volume biometric sensor order from DWA, plans Nasdaq listing
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