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Gabon hopes to deliver on its lingering national ID card promise this year
This December could usher in good tidings for citizens of the central African nation of Gabon who have gone for...
 
Be prepared for more fake news, cloned people and manipulated images
The growing accessibility and power of deepfakes and generative AI are causing headaches for fraud prevention professionals and forensic investigators,...
Critics pan planned police use of facial recognition during King Charles’ coronation
An announcement by the UK Metropolitan Police Service (Met) that live (or ‘real-time’) facial recognition technology will be deployed in...
 
On World Password Day, industry players lean into passkeys, biometrics
Subscription-based password manager and digital wallet app maker Dashlane is joining the pushback on passwords, announcing a forthcoming feature to...
Will Europe’s digital wallet become a honeypot? Seminar warns of security risks
Will the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet become a honeypot for attackers? As the 2023 deadline approaches for offering European...
 
African countries reach data, digital ID interoperability deal to foster growth
African countries including Ghana, Gabon, Guinea, Rwanda, Tunisia and Zimbabwe have signed a declaration on data and digital identity interoperability...
Nepalese prime minister stirs controversy after ID verification assigned to his company
Nepal’s national identity card project is in the midst of a controversy after a contract to verify data from biometric...
 
Colombia encourages national digital ID signups with bank pilot, celebrity endorsement
Colombia’s digital identity system is advancing with the National Registry Office carrying out pilots of facial authentication with several banks,...
Nigeria closes in on 100M digital IDs issued as enrollment pace declines
Nigeria is approaching 100 million national biometric digital IDs issues, reaching 98.7 million National Identity Numbers (NINs) by April 28,...
 
Digital ID project for undocumented indigenous Australians shows promise
A digital identity wallet has been lauded for its potential to create positive impact on inclusion in Australia, ahead of...
Like a Russian doll, Malaysian ID verifiers collaborate with and buy each other
With its recent buyout, Malaysian ID verifier Innov8tif Holdings says it has a 70 percent market share in the archipelago...
 
Investors are finding deals among biometric verification firms
A pair of corporate finance deals that a year ago would have barely broken the water’s surface are in the...
UK government says online age verification is effective
Online age verification in gambling has proven effective and there is limited evidence to suggest that further measures are needed...
 
Age check rules meet with pushback from online publishers
Businesses in the North Atlantic economies have few options when it comes to new regulations they do not like. One...
6 US banks buttonholed on voice biometrics by chair of Senate banking panel
A consequential U.S. senator wants executives from six of the largest banks in the country what they are doing to...
 
Paravision paper, Biometric Vox deal position face and voice for automotive evolution
The automotive sector stands to be among the most impacted by the short-term rise of biometrics integrations. A white paper...
  Seed round for fintech ID startup raises $4.5M
  Rank One joins target group for US federal contracts as job creator
  Regula, Contactable and ID Secure join forces for KYC to fight fraud in Africa
  ID R&D patents new method for detecting voice spoof attacks and deepfakes
  Paravision COO appointed to US Commerce Department AI advisory committee
  Tool for assessing biometric samples in various modalities launched by Biometix
  Smart Engines granted US patent for method of more efficient image processing
  OCR Labs gets age verification certification; euConsent pushes for ‘live operation’
  vAIsual introduces consented biometric video series to dataset shop for AI training
  Oosto says changes reflect macroeconomics, not shift in facial recognition customer focus
Biometrics White Papers
Digital identity proofing for public good: The role of the state DMVs
DMVs have long provided organizations and individuals alike with a key identity verification tool in the form of a physical...
 
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,...
Presentation attack detection: Measuring performance of APCER and BPCER
APCER and BPCER are acronyms for error rates used to quantify the performance of presentation attack detection (PAD) systems. This...
 
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...
Events and Webinars
European Identity and Cloud Conference 2023
  May 9, 2023 - May 12, 2023
CMMC Day
  May 15, 2023
2023 Women in Biometrics Awards
  May 16, 2023
SIA GovSummit
  May 16, 2023 - May 17, 2023
CSfC Conference
  May 16, 2023
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