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India’s IT Ministry mulls face biometrics age verification for games to protect children
An inter-ministerial task force led by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) recommends that online gaming companies use...
 
Singapore wants to share its learnings on digital ID, so does World Bank
The World Bank has worked with Singapore’s Government Technology Agency (GovTech) to create a case study of the island nation’s...
Uneven, surprising changes in using digital ID to vote around the world.
The role of biometric identification in voting around the world is ever-evolving, sometimes controversial and sometimes just confusing. Here’s a...
 
Jumio updates KYX Platform with streamlined compliance
Jumio has updated its know-your-customer platform with several features deriving from its 4Stop acquisition, which the company completed in June....
Mitek pushes passwordless ID authentication with biometrics
ID verification software maker Mitek has released a passwordless authentication platform with multimodal biometrics. MiPass enables users to access digital...
 
Biometric worker monitoring: new draft guidance for the UK
An overhaul of worker monitoring has been released, in draft form, by the UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s...
Liberia biometric voter card contract saga continues as Ekemp’s second selection rejected
There is a new development to the string of events surrounding the choice of contractor to produce biometric voter cards...
 
Biometrics for digital ID among AI-related issues to be reviewed by NSW parliamentary inquiry
The government of Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state is planning a parliamentary inquiry next year into the development and...
Nigerian army arrests fake NIMC staff registering people in Niger for national ID
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has clarified that two national ID fraudsters recently arrested by members of the country’s...
 
Trulioo asks the market about ID verification, hears agreement on its need
New vendor-funded research indicates that consumers ae aware of the importance of digital ID verification and feel warmer toward companies...
Entrenched positions on biometric surveillance in NY schools aired
The U.S. state of New York’s IT services agency listened last week to testimony about putting biometric ID and surveillance...
 
Biometrics play starring role in ambitious plans for Mastercard and FIDO Alliance
A new specification for biometric payment cards has been met by Thales and G+D to the approval of Mastercard, which...
Apple patents deepfakes as researchers try to stay a step ahead of bad actors
Apple has been awarded a patent for making deepfakes, and the best the world can hope for out of this...
 
Incode goes south with a new partner, execs and digital ID orchestration software
It has been a hectic three days for omni-channel biometric ID vendor Incode. It cinched a new partnership, touted South...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Biometrics White Papers
On-demand webinar: Why combine customer identity verification and authentication?
Customer identity verification and authentication are often treated as separate processes, dealt with by separate teams and supported by separate...
 
ISO PAD and FIDO testing comparison
Two of the most popular testing services that iBeta offers are ISO 30107 compliance, and FIDO Biometrics Component Certification. To...
How can we get personal? Leveraging biometrics for loss prevention — and beyond
With biometrics, retailers can reduce loss and theft, improve customer service and increase operational efficiency. The value of robust identification...
 
Solving fraud in banking with trusted identities
One of the biggest challenges facing banks today is providing secure and trusted services while substantially improving the customer experience....
Events and Webinars
Money 20/20 USA
  October 23, 2022 - October 26, 2022
Biometrics Institute Annual Congress
  October 26, 2022 - October 27, 2022
Hybrid biometric template protection: Resolving the agony of choice between bloom filters and homomorphic encryption
  November 1, 2022
Fintech Digital Transformation Summit
  November 1, 2022
Cybersecurity Leadership Summit 2022
  November 8, 2022 - November 10, 2022