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Flurry of national ID, border control biometrics, digital wallets projects advance
Biometrics contracts from governments worth millions of dollars are being tendered, planned and carried out this week to support national digital identity programs, border control systems and cross-border transactions ... keep reading this report here

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EU digital wallet: the race is on for pilot funding, tech supremacy, hearts and minds
eIDAS 2.0 is fast approaching. By September 2023, European Union citizens will have the right to download and populate a digital...
 
Tech5, Videosign raise millions in funding for biometric solutions
Tech5 is receiving a US$10 million from Singaporean investors to boost the company’s efforts of global expansion and biometric development....
Ethiopia tenders for biometric registration kits as digital ID scheme takes shape
Ethiopia’s federal government is seeking a contractor to supply biometric registration kits as the country’s National ID Program (NIDP) takes...
 
Idemia signs decade-long digital ID services contract with Chile
Idemia has been awarded a new contract to provide digital ID services to Chile’s Civil Registry and Identification Service. More...
Cameroon seals deal to set up biometric visa system with Ivorian supplier
Cameroon will begin the issuance of biometric visas and consular cards from June 1 this year if things go as...
 
Uganda prepares to produce biometric passports, ID documents locally with Veridos
The production of biometric passports, driver’s licenses and other ID documents in Uganda will soon begin within the country when...
NIST plans new biometrics test for presentation attack detection systems
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, the U.S. Commerce Department’s body for setting the bar in biometrics and other...
 
Detecting face biometric liveness misconceptions
Liveness detection is making rapid advances in business awareness and adoption to bring security to biometric identity verification, as well...
Deloitte signs another another modest digital ID contract with UK government
The second campaign to give people in the UK secure online access to government services a workable single sign-on ID...
 
Home Office hears caution but wants action on facial recognition surveillance
It does not look like the United Kingdom will soon find consensus on how facial recognition systems are used by...
The future of digital identity: how businesses and consumers can protect themselves
By Ravi Erukulla, VP, Analyst Relations and Customer Advocacy at Saviynt and Chairman of Identity Management Day Better user experience,...
 
ID.me and the future of biometric zero trust architecture
By Mike Vesey, Founder and CEO of IdRamp The backlash against the recent IRS policy requiring taxpayers to access tax...
Ukrainian refugee crisis spotlights biometric data collection process challenges
Blame for challenges faced by thousands of Ukrainian refugees in submitting their biometric data for visas to travel to the...
 
Nigeria requires partial block on SIMs not linked to digital ID
Nigerians who have yet to link their SIM cards to their National Identity Numbers (NINs) will no longer be able...
  AI already is thinking the way we do
  FacePhi, Plurilock, Trulioo, Paravision and iProov announce new hires
  Australia’s BixeLab accredited by FIDO Alliance for biometric component testing
  Idiap researchers delve into biometric bias, template protection and PAD for cars
  Pakistan’s digital ID authority drops paper files with new operations system
  Anonybit smashes the honeypot with first 1:N identification via decentralized cloud
  US financial agencies highlight teams in remote digital identity proofing competition
  IDloop researcher pitches advantages of structured light for 3D contactless biometrics
  GBG reveals plans to take digital ID leadership in Americas and globally with new divisions
  Biometric data privacy claims proceed against Meta and Google, Jumio settlement protects client
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
ID4Africa LiveCasts: Mobile for Identity Management and Inclusive ID4D
  March 9, 2022 - April 27, 2022
ID4Africa LiveCasts: Mobile for Identity Management and Inclusive ID4D March 23, April 13 & 27: 13:30 GMT From the producers...
TDK Ventures presents DX Week 2022
  April 18, 2022 - April 21, 2022
TDK Ventures presents DX Week 2022 Virtual Event April 18-21, 2022 We live in a connected world. Sometimes, however, we...
SECON 2022
  April 20, 2022 - April 22, 2022
SECON 2022KINTEX, KoreaApril 20 – 22, 2022SECON is the biggest professional B2B security event as well as a comprehensive security...
ID@Borders and Future of Travel Conference 2022
  April 26, 2022 - April 27, 2022
ID@Borders and Future of Travel Conference 2022 Brussels, Belgium April 26-27, 2022 As some of us are coming out of...
DTX Manchester
  April 27, 2022 - April 28, 2022
DTX Manchester Manchester Central, UK April 27 – 28, 2022 Digital Transformation EXPO Manchester (DTX Manchester) is the North’s biggest...
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