Weekend Reading : Nov 11, 2023 |
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Smartphone biometrics peaking with digital identity wallet land-rush |
Growth across the full spectrum of biometrics implementations is reflected in this week’s most-read articles on Biometric Update, but most…Read More |
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Bridging America’s digital identity gap with mobile driver’s licenses |
By Neville Pattinson, Head of Federal Government Sales at Thales Group’s DIS Identity & Biometric Solutions… |
Pangiam to merge biometrics with BigBear.ai computer vision analytics in $70M deal |
Pangiam has been acquired by Maryland-based BigBear.ai for $70 million in stock to combine its… |
IN Groupe acquires Danish digital ID services from Nexi |
France-based IN Groupe has announced it has acquired Nexi‘s digital ID business. The acquisition will… |
Indian digital public infrastructure giant Protean launches IPO |
Indian e-governance and digital public infrastructure company Protean eGov Technologies Limited launched its IPO for… |
Final agreement on EU Digital Identity Wallets expands scope of regulations |
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have reached an agreement on a… |
Better education needed to win hearts for digital trust capabilities, says DIACC |
In its latest Public Trust Forum Report, the Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada… |
US GSA requests info on ID proofing market to meet NIST standard |
A market survey for ID proofing has been posted by the U.S. General Services Administration… |
EU considers some remote biometric identification in a trade-off for prohibitions |
There is give and take in any biometric transaction, and the passing of the EU’s… |
Sharp rise in facial recognition use by Scottish police, UK protest footage scanned |
The police in Scotland have tripled the use of retrospective facial recognition over the last… |
UN rights chief: Remote biometric surveillance of protests brings ‘unacceptable risks’ |
Remote biometric surveillance systems are raising “serious concerns,” the United Nations rights chief says in… |
Successful financial inclusion tool model to expand with digital KYC checks |
A digital cash flow lending tool meant to facilitate access to loans for rural women… |
Age verification is rising and euConsent wants to be a global solution |
As countries such as the UK, the U.S. and Australia have been introducing or considering… |
Next up with an age-verification plan to keep US kids off porn sites is Alabama |
A pair of politicians in the U.S. state of Alabama say they will re-introduce legislation… |
Ofcom begins rolling out age assurance guidance for UK businesses, Yoti pans the pace |
The regulator tasked with ensuring websites comply with the UK’s new rules for online age… |
Biometric age estimation: Pinpointing the benefits and challenges |
By Hal Lonas, Chief Technology Officer, Trulioo The expanding global digital economy and the convenience… |
Australia’s myGov digital ID lost $2B due to scams this year |
The number of scams targeting Australia’s MyGov digital identity scheme has “increased dramatically,” with losses… |
Australia to introduce biometric passkeys for myGov login |
If the Australian government was an NBA team, it might be the Memphis Grizzlies: looking… |
Bank apps can improve customer experience with better authentication: Mitek report |
Changing expectations for digital interactions are ratcheting up pressure on banks to upgrade the identity… |
Touch Biometrix launches ‘largest ever’ TFT capacitive fingerprint sensor |
When it comes to biometric sensors some believe that bigger is better. Touch Biometrix claims… |
French criminal biometrics database to get upgrade from Idemia and Sopra Steria |
A joint bid by Sopra Steria and Idemia to redesign and install a fingerprint biometrics… |
Iris ID introduces cloud service for biometric employee time management |
Iris ID has introduced the Iris ID IrisTime Management Service (iTMS) Cloud to automate the… |
Deutsche Telekom collaborating on digital ID wallets with 2 new customers |
German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom has brought on two new customers for its digital identity… |
Google explains its restriction on biometric ID editing |
It seems like a small and obvious user experience choice, but Alphabet is now explaining… |
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