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Biometric passports in high demand and technology providers stepping up
Travel-related biometrics applications, for passport issuance and airports in particular, have been resurgent, with Zwipe’s partnership for airport security in Germany, and the launch of self-service kiosks in South Africa among the most-read news this week .. read the full report here

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Biometric Update Weekend Reading
$15.5M raised by Incognia to focus on mobile location authentication
Incognia, a Silicon Valley-based behavioral biometrics and location authentication provider, has raised a $15.5 million Series A from Point72 Ventures...
 
Clearview CEO pitches developer focus as key to Consent facial recognition success
The new Clearview Consent identity verification product from Clearview AI brings the company’s facial recognition algorithm to an entirely new...
Pangea wins Jamaican multimodal biometric voter registry contract
Israel-based Pangea has won a contract to supply technology to the Electoral Commission of Jamaica to support the establishment and...
 
PayByFace receives strategic investment from SafexPay, CEO discusses plans to go global
After being named as a participant in Mastercard’s Biometric Checkout Program, PayByFace announced a strategic investment from Indian fintech SafexPay...
UK age verification: digital ID initiatives announced and updated
The private sector is continuing to experiment with age verification, in some cases proven through biometrics and digital ID. Yoti’s...
 
euCONSENT age verification interoperability: huge success, but the potential to fail
The encouraging results of the euCONSENT trials for browser-based interoperability for age verification and parental consent were shared at the...
Consumer applications of face biometrics draw privacy lawsuits
A trend has emerged in biometric data privacy lawsuits, with services involving photos of people taken for reasons other than...
 
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...
DHS details 2022 biometrics rally focused on group face processing
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) revealed specific information about the scenario for the...
 
Simplified Arrival biometrics in place for all international air passenger arrivals to US
As passenger numbers rocket, airports and airlines are struggling to cope. Toronto Pearson’s boss is calling on Ottawa to allow...
EIC 2022: Michiel van der Veen discusses public service transformation using digital ID
Dr. Michiel van der Veen, of the Netherlands’ Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, gave a presentation at the...
 
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...
EIC 2022: OpenID Foundation and OIX map ‘islands of trust’ for digital ID
Repairing trust in the internet through digital ID via global interoperability was the topic of a speech by Nick Mothershaw,...
 
Indian government official claims $29B in savings from Aadhaar
A senior official claims that the government of India has saved billions of dollars through Aadhaar, while speeding up benefits...
  China and the EU regulate AI, US speculates
  3 considerations for building an effective intelligent friction strategy
  PimEyes owner insists on ‘ethical use’ of facial recognition search site
  Biometric passports progress in Turkey, Denmark, Suriname
  Biometric self-service ID, passport kiosks planned for South Africa
  Researcher argues for more data to tap ECG biometrics’ potential
  India’s Telangana minister talks public facial recognition trust on WEF panel
  US facial recognition provider’s China ties spark concern amid infrastructure bidding
  Researchers claim design flaws with FIDO2 passwordless authentication standard
  1Kosmos receives strategic investment to push passwordless authentication, zero trust
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...
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...
 
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
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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