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Microsoft outlines approach to regulating risks of its biometric tech
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MOSIP building “an ecosystem” of biometrics labs, partnering with more universities
MOSIP is focusing on expanding its engagement with the biometrics ecosystem, as well as different use cases for the foundational...
 
NADRA launches Nishan Pakistan platform, lets startups leverage digital identity stack
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has launched the Beta version of Nishan Pakistan, a platform to enable small...
Worldcoin biometric crypto initiative raises $115M
Tools for Humanity, the company behind the Worldcoin cryptocurrency project that relies on biometric identification, announced it has raised $115...
 
€46M earmarked for four EU digital identity wallet pilots
The European Commission is set to invest €46 million (roughly $49 million) into the European digital identity (EUDI) wallet, in...
Onfido buys Airside Mobile, plans digital ID service expansion
Biometric ID verification provider Onfido has bought Airside Mobile, which sells user-controlled digital identity services for the airline industry. Terms...
 
Big fingerprint sensor contracts from in and out of Asia signed
A pair of fingerprint sensor makers are reporting sizable – and in one case – profit-making contracts. Neither Next Biometrics...
First European certificate program for presentation attack detection
Working together, a pair of European digital technology metrics firms say they have created a conformity assessment scheme a step...
 
US gov’t opens next track for evaluating ID authentication apps
The second track of the U.S. Homeland Security Department’s remote ID validation demo is on. Homeland Security’s Science and Technology...
India uses G20 presidency to champion Global South and digital public infrastructure
India assumed the G20 Presidency in December under the theme “One Earth, One Family, One Future.” A goal for the...
 
Study finds digital IDs would yield economic good in three African nations
A new multinational study of African countries claims that digital IDs could save people millions and even hundreds of millions...
Botswana and Namibia select Veridos technology for cross-border digital ID
German secure ID firm Veridos continues making moves in Africa. On the heels of a recent MOU aimed at simplifying...
 
Nigeria to set up digital CRVS system with $11M private sector funding
Nigeria’s federal government recently approved plans to digitize birth and death registrations and the sum of 5.3 billion Naira (US$11.5...
Kenya unveils details on new digital ID rollout, India potential partner
Kenyan officials have given insights on the work being done by the government to introduce a new secure digital ID...
 
Nigeria to combine bank cards with national ID
Banking and identity are converging in Nigeria, where the government has told commercial banks to start issuing debit cards that...
Study proposes strategy for effective digital ID implementation in Somalia
The implementation of a digital ID system in war-torn Somalia will come with many benefits for the country such as...
 
Activists urge Kenya not to repeat mistakes of Huduma Namba in new digital ID plan
Nine human and digital rights groups including Access Now and the Kenya Human Rights Commission have called on the government...
  Oosto branching out with cloud-to-edge pivot
  Veriff introduces biometric age estimation platform
  ForgeRock, HID Global launch new partner programs
  RecFaces facial recognition now available on Linux
  Rank One Computing launches school safety initiative
  Socure advances in StateRAMP, posts digital ID playbook
  Intellicheck ID validation to prevent underage alcohol sales at US music festival
  Finger scanner from Axxeto promises new approach to biometric authentication
  Idex raises $11M for commercialization, partners to speed biometric card deployments
  ID4Africa 2023 kicks off tomorrow in Nairobi with a focus on digital public infrastructure
Biometrics White Papers
iProov Biometric Threat Intelligence Report 2023
As face verification gains traction and becomes more prevalent, threat actors are developing evermore sophisticated ways to circumvent these systems...
 
From good to great: The right biometrics capabilities for better banking
The banking industry was already a major user of biometric solutions before the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic accelerated the...
One selfie to rule them all: Could distributed biometrics revolutionize the way we authenticate?
Traditional biometric authentication methods, which include both local and server-side biometrics, have limitations that need to be addressed. Local biometrics...
 
Human or machine: AI proves best at spotting biometric attacks
With large organizations processing millions of face checks monthly, one advantage of AI liveness detection is the reduced burden on...
Events and Webinars
Border Security Week
  June 6, 2023 - June 7, 2023
Digital Identity unConference Europe​ 2023
  June 7, 2023 - June 9, 2023
Webinar: Is your digital onboarding really digital?
  June 15, 2023
Future Identity Finance
  June 20, 2023
Biometrics Institute: US Discussion Day 2023
  June 21, 2023
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