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Innovation, funding and acquisition position biometrics providers for growth
Government biometrics projects involving passports, identity verification and border control generate controversy this week. Meanwhile, positive developments were announced by businesses positioning themselves for growth .. continue reading this report here

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Biometric Update Weekend Reading
IBT acquires Tailored Solutions to extend biometric background checks, identity management
IBT (Integrated Biometric Technology) has boosted its back-end capabilities for identity management to address biometrics demand in government services and stadiums...
 
Biometrics experts plead for scientific foundation to White House policy
Biometric technologies for establishing or confirming a person’s physical identity are not similar enough to those intended for emotional analysis...
ID.me founder defends claims, growing use of its biometric verification by US gov
A media backlash against ID.me and the claims of its Co-founder and CEO Blake Hall has erupted in U.S. media...
 
Video selfie biometrics growth carries Veriff to $1.5B valuation in $100M funding round
Veriff is the latest biometric provider to raise $100 million in funding, with a Series C at a valuation of $1.5...
Samsung one step closer to biometric payment cards arrival with integrated chip launch
Samsung has introduced a new all-in-one integrated circuit (IC) for fingerprint security as its next step into the biometric payment...
 
SAFR executive shares company’s biometrics progress in Japan
SAFR is growing steadily in Japan, having deployed its biometric technology at several Japanese construction sites last December. In an...
Calls for digital identity access in European Commission rights and principles proposal
The European Commission has reached out to both the European Parliament and Council to sign a new declaration on digital...
 
Australia files tender for national face biometrics, document verification services
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has published a tender for ID document verification and face biometrics matching as components of its...
Biometrics use by Canadian border agency increasing. Maybe it already has
The COVID-19 pandemic has given the impetus for sweeping technological and behavioral change across various organizations, and biometrics are often...
 
TSA and CBP discuss travel biometrics progress
As January is about to conclude, many companies and government agencies are taking stock of their efforts in biometrics for...
US Treasury moots digital ID grants in FIDO webinar
The FIDO Alliance co-hosted the Identity, Authentication, and the Road Ahead Cybersecurity Policy Forum earlier this week, together with the...
 
DHS SVIP Program offering funding for biometric wearables
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SVIP (Silicon Valley Innovation Program) has launched a new funding opportunity focused on...
Digital public goods and infrastructure can’t be stamped out on an assembly line
Ambitious plans for using digital public goods and infrastructure for national economic development are resulting in insights for the next...
 
ID4Africa digital identity Ambassadors group diversifies and grows for 2022
Women are better-represented in the 2022 ID4Africa Ambassador Class than ever before, with females making up 33 percent of the...
  Global state of SSI and how to build on it: EU report
  Biometrics and digital identity: 5 bold predictions for 2022
  Biometrics earnings reports: better margins for Fingerprint Cards
  Fourthline reports 170 percent YoY growth, predicts digital ID trends for 2022
  Idemia NSS names government biometrics, Army veteran Patrick Clancey CEO
  Pimloc raises $7.5M seed round for privacy-preserving surveillance footage AI
  FaceTec tallies up banner year for 3D liveness checks, biometrics partnerships
  Certn widens selfie biometrics availability for background checks with acquisition
  Expanded Smart Engines customer base leads to 113M ID document scans in 2021
  Paravision reports 70 percent facial recognition accuracy boost in latest NIST report
Biometrics White Papers
ID document verification impact report
In this new report, Aite-Novarica Group has rated Socure the #1 solution and market leader, with its Predictive DocV solution...
 
The rise of ethical facial recognition
Facial recognition offers tremendous benefits to businesses and society when used effectively and responsibly. It’s a convenient way to unlock...
How electronic IDs are changing identity verification in the EU and beyond
eIDAS is the European Union’s legislation that oversees electronic identification (eID), authentication and trust services for electronic transactions in the...
 
5 key qualities of a successful AML compliance program
The U.S. and foreign nations have established AML standards to stop financial criminal activity that can hurt your business and...
Events and Webinars
LEAP | Global Tech Event In Saudi Arabia
  February 1, 2022 - February 3, 2022
LEAP | Global Tech Event In Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia February 1-3, 2022 The largest tech event in history just...
Idemia’s Biometric Breakfast
  February 2, 2022 - February 2, 2022
Idemia’s Biometric Breakfast February 2, 2022 Vienna, Austria IDEMIA Biometric Devices’ next “Biometric breakfast” session will take place in Vienna,...
OIX 2022 Trust Framework Launch
  February 3, 2022 - February 3, 2022
OIX 2022 Trust Framework Launch February 3, 2022, 10-11am EST OIX is a community for all those involved in the...
Why deepfakes aren’t the real challenge for remote biometrics – EAB virtual lunch talk
  February 22, 2022 - February 22, 2022
Why deepfakes aren’t the real challenge for remote biometrics – EAB virtual lunch talk Online February 22, 2022 at 12:30-1:30pm...
GISEC 2022
  March 21, 2022 - March 23, 2022
GISEC 2022 Dubai March 21 – 23, 2022 GISEC is the region’s most established and influential cybersecurity and infosec exhibition...
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