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National digital ID card market bounces back after slow 2020
The global market for ‘smart’ or digital ID cards issued by governments has rebounded from the early impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the chipset shortage still looms .. read this report here

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Biometric Update Weekend Reading
Avast’s Charlie Walton wants you to Bring Your Own Identity
When I heard that Evernym, one of the first companies to bet big on self-sovereign identity, was acquired by European...
 
How digital identities could shape the future of humanitarian aid
By Fraser Edwards, CEO at cheqd and Sharanya Thakur, Project Manager at Gravity The current wars in Yemen, Palestine and...
Regulation to push biometric mobile payment authentication to $1.2T by 2027: Juniper
A market study from Juniper Research suggests that the value of biometrically authenticated remote mobile payments will reach $1.2 trillion...
 
Parsons buys Xator for $400M, beefs up its biometrics portfolio
Intelligence defense contractor Parsons has bought 900-person biometrics company Xator in a deal valued at $400 million. Parsons wants to...
Decentralized digital identity takes the stage at European Kuppinger Cole event
A generalized IT trend towards decentralization is finding expression in digital identity, speakers explained during the European Identity and Cloud...
 
Sensity alleges biometric onboarding providers downplaying deepfake threat
Deepfake videos have received breathless attention in popular for their potential as fraud instruments, from spreading misinformation to carrying out...
Togo eyes more robust digital ID system to enhance inclusion, tackle future challenges
The West African nation of Togo is considering building a stronger digital ID ecosystem for identification and social protection data...
 
Will the world reach the UN development goals by 2030 with digital public technology?
No, but it could put it in a much better position than otherwise, finds a working report by the Brookings...
Regulators, executives united in pushing for digital ID programs
There is a telling moment during one of this year’s Digital Monetary Institute panel discussions. The host of the digitalization...
 
Biometric self-service ID, passport kiosks planned for South Africa
South Africa’s Home Affairs Department has unveiled plans for the imminent roll-out of a biometric self-service system to enable citizens...
Fears for a safe 2022 election in Kenya as investigation paints murky picture of EC, Idemia
An investigation into the events surrounding recent elections in Kenya provides a bleak outlook for this August’s general election. More...
 
Clearview CEO laments ‘misrepresentation’ of facial recognition app in response to UK fine
Clearview AI has been fined approximately £7.5 million (US$9.5 million) by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for breach of...
  Orchestrate digital ID to simplify KYC process: Jumio
  SAFR at IFSEC 2022: Europe’s first look at new biometric scanners
  Veridos breaks ground on Ugandan biometric ID document printing plant
  FPC, Idex, Crédit Agricole progress on biometric payment cards issuance
  Clearview enters selfie biometrics market as KYC firms sign up onboarding clients
  Oosto at IFSEC 2022: toward further biometric applications for law enforcement
  IrisGuard looks to new tech for further use cases as it handles 25M interactions a day
  Colombia deploys Tech5 biometrics to streamline issuance of gun permits, increase security
  Similar arguments to have biometric data privacy suits thrown out made by Amazon, Microsoft
  UnionCommunity at IFSEC 2022: presenting multimodal biometrics tech for access control applications
Biometrics White Papers
Biometrics and bias: The science of inclusivity
An in-depth conversation with digital identity experts Stephen Ritter, Chief Technology Officer at Mitek and Alexey Khitrov, CEO and co-founder...
 
Customer identity continuity: why it’s critical
Industry analysts and practitioners explain how challenges with customer experience, fraud, and consistency throughout the customer lifecycle can be solved...
Know your payments: A guide to AML compliance in the payments industry
With the surge in digital transformation in recent years, businesses now fully rely on the ability of their customers to...
 
Moving beyond CCTV’s limited out-of-the-box video analytics
Modern organizations understand that their network of CCTV cameras and the videos that these cameras record are the foundation to...
Events and Webinars
EEMA Annual Conference
  June 8, 2022 - June 9, 2022
EEMA Annual Conference London UK June 8 – 9, 2022 Join EEMA for one of Europe’s most important events in...
Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience Europe
  June 14, 2022 - June 16, 2022
Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience Europe Bucharest, Romania June 14-16, 2022 Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Europe brings together leading...
Aviation Festival Asia 2022
  June 14, 2022 - June 15, 2022
Aviation Festival Asia 2022 Singapore June 14th – 15th, 2022 Aviation Festival Asia always has the most exciting and relevant...
ID4Africa 2022: The augmented General Meeting
  June 15, 2022 - June 30, 2022
ID4Africa 2022: The augmented General Meeting Marrakesh and Online June 15-16 (Marrakesh) and June 28 & 30 (Virtual) After a...
The Future of Data Protection: Effective Enforcement in the Digital World
  June 16, 2022 - June 17, 2022
The Future of Data Protection: Effective Enforcement in the Digital World June 16-17, 2022 Brussels, Belgium The European Data Protection...
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