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Biometrics funding and contracts bringing opportunity also mean more scrutiny
The public announcement of a French digital ID app supplied by Idemia and partners, and a tender for biometric enrollment kits from Ethiopia’s government made headlines this week, along with the accelerating resumption of air travel .. keep reading this report here

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Biometric Update Weekend Reading
Ethiopia issues second tender for biometric registration hardware for digital ID enrollment
Ethiopia is accepting bids to supply and install biometric registration kits for use in the establishment of the country’s national...
 
How will digital wallet pilots in Europe affect the world?
The fourth ID4Africa livecast in the ‘Mobile for Identity Management & Inclusive ID4D’ series turns to mobile ID in advanced...
Touch Biometrix unveils fingerprint sensors launch plans with Series B funding round
Touch Biometrix has announced a successful Series B funding round, and plans to launch a FAP60 fingerprint biometric sensor as the...
 
Facial recognition will deliver on its promise if vendors do on theirs, Corsight CEO suggests
Misconceptions around facial recognition and concerns about its effectiveness and how biometric technology will be used are understandable, but must...
Trust Stamp CEO discusses interoperable metaverse wallet with biometric authentication
Gareth Genner, CEO of Trust Stamp, envisions a future for the metaverse where the company’s biometrically-authenticated interoperable avatar will make...
 
Clearview CEO argues for facial recognition regulation and education in live interview
Any tool as powerful as facial recognition needs to be regulated by the government, Clearview AI CEO Hoan Ton-That told an...
Ego vs synergy: the problems and potential for digital identity and open banking in Africa
“Can we all overcome our egos to come together behind a big bowl of pepper soup and agree that we...
 
Civil society coalition sues Ugandan government, alleging digital ID exclusion
A coalition of civil society organizations in Uganda have filed a lawsuit against the government alleging that the national digital...
France announces user-controlled mobile digital identity app for use with national ID
France announces a new system for proving digital identity via a smartphone, while formally discontinuing the ill-fated Alicem app of 2019....
 
Trek to widespread digital IDs continues but Women in Identity warns it might be long
It is always best, when speaking to comrades in arms, to play up the achievability of a daunting task, but...
U.S. gov’t gets an earful on biometric data policy. It’s not the first earful….
Another day, another unambiguous message to government officials and business executives about biometric data — hands off. Individuals should govern...
 
US seeks input for biometrics equity study to determine course of remote government access
The U.S. government is asking for contributions to a study into equity in remote identity proofing for Login.gov, attempting to...
Passport demand outpacing issuance, Portugal opens biometric gates to UK travelers
As passports become increasingly sophisticated incorporating biometrics on chips with NFC, some good, old-fashioned delays are also developing in the...
 
India moves to ease biometric registration for air and cruise travel in wake of COVID-19
The Indian government will allow domestic and international travelers to self-register for flights to and from the country with face...
  Settlements mount in Illinois face biometric data privacy lawsuits
  Kim Cameron scholarship commemorates a digital identity legacy still growing
  Gigya-linked startup scores $6M to build mobile biometric 2FA
  Indicio raises $3.5M to scale up decentralized digital ID services
  SecureAuth unveils 4 patent wins for biometric, behavioral fraud controls
  Au10tix co-founders negotiating sale of stake at valuation above $1B: report
  Signicat expands anti-fraud and onboarding portfolio with Sphonic acquisition
  FaceTec pitches liveness detection to authenticate social media users, fight spam
  Sumsub launches proof of address document recognition, plans $80M-$100M Series B
  Synthetic AI startup raises $17M to train facial recognition with digitally-rendered people
Biometrics White Papers
Create trusted, seamless access control experiences with visual AI: a how-to guide
Incorporating biometric technology into your access control system can solve some of these challenges, and it’s likely that you’ve done...
 
Anti-money laundering regulations in 2022: Understanding the global AML regulatory landscape
With the increased global focus on anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT), regulatory agencies around the...
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...
 
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...
Events and Webinars
Adaptive biometric systems in the deep learning era
  May 3, 2022 - May 3, 2022
Adaptive biometric systems in the deep learning era EAB virtual lunch talk May 3, 2022 at 12:30-1:30pm CEST The European...
IFSEC International
  May 17, 2022 - May 19, 2022
IFSEC International ExCel London May 17 – 19, 2022 IFSEC International, Europe’s leading integrated security event, is getting ready to...
Secure ID Forum
  May 24, 2022 - May 26, 2022
Secure Identification 2021 Riga, Latvia May 24 – 26, 2022 SECURE ID FORUM will gather in Riga decision makers and...
Showcase Australia 2022
  May 25, 2022 - May 25, 2022
Showcase Australia 2022 Canberra May 25, 2022 Showcase Australia provides a unique and effective platform to connect biometric users from...
Africa Pay & ID Expo
  May 26, 2022 - May 28, 2022
Africa Pay & ID Expo Marrakesh, Morocco May 26 – 28, 2022 The COVID-19 Crisis has clearly demonstrated the need...
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