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Mastercard digital identity network plans detailed at Authenticate 2022
“My business is actually responsible for building a new network for Mastercard: the identity network,” Mastercard SVP of Digital Identity...
 
Biometric technologies ditching bias, expensive scanners and centralization
Advances in biometrics are holding out promises of greater privacy protection, higher accuracy and lower costs, the audience of the...
NIST turns to the individual’s roles and responsibilities in digital ID guidance update
The biggest changes to the U.S. government’s guidance for digital identity programs largely focuses on the smaller component in the...
 
Laxton poised for acquisitions as biometrics platform enabler with latest investment
An investment in Laxton by private equity firm Enlightenment Capital sets the stage for potential acquisitions by the biometrics provider....
Biometrics with self-sovereign identity combo pitched to solve authentication challenges
YooniK CEO and Co-founder Pedro Torres sees an important place for biometrics in self-sovereign identity, despite the two technologies having...
 
FIDO debuts document authenticity certification for mobile and remote ID verification
The FIDO Alliance has introduced a new certification program to address the rising need for more robust and straightforward online...
Highly scalable biometric injection spoof attacks on the way
An executive in the biometric face verification sector may have thought he would slay when telling a FIDO Alliance conference...
 
Sound method for measuring biometric bias important, tricky, and in progress
Important work on measuring biometric bias is waiting, once methods for how to measure it are worked out, says Stephanie...
UK digital identity scheme needs present- and futureproofing
The digital Right to Work checks brought in on 1 October could impede growth, hamper flexibility and even make illegal...
 
DIACC launches certified trustmark program for Canadian digital ID services
Canadian digital identity framework compliance certification program the Voilà Verified Trustmark Program has reached its official launch by the Digital...
Korea’s out front with digital IDs, but national history could be decisive in success
There is more to the South Korean government’s apparent backing of a planned self-sovereign digital identity program than meets the...
 
Scaled-up digital ID wallets could improve digital experiences, or risk service disruption
Identity authentication and digital payment services linked to the popular Kakao Talk Messenger App in the republic of South Korea...
Texas sues Google alleging biometric data collected without consent
Google is facing a lawsuit over alleged biometric data privacy violations from the State of Texas, after Attorney general Ken...
 
Microsoft, Amazon granted summary judgement in biometric data privacy lawsuits
A Washington federal judge on Monday dismissed two putative class actions by Chicago residents Steven Vance and Tim Janecyk, accusing...
  Fime updates biometric card personalization testing tool
  FaceTec biometrics revenue nearly doubles YoY, usage grows even more
  Mastercard introduces crypto trading platform with biometrics for banks
  APAC consolidation in biometrics: Totm picks up International Biometrics
  Clearview denies jurisdiction of French regulator in response to €20M fine
  FaceCheck launches API to bring face biometrics web searches to developers
  ABIS contracts are swirling in Southeast Asia. NEC and Totm sign biometrics deals
  NIST forensics body lauds Ideal Innovations’ voluntary face biometrics standards adoption
  Thales continues biometric card R&D in France, approved by Mastercard for quantum security
  Liberia electoral commission re-selects Ekemp biometrics despite ‘dismal performance’: media
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
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