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Governments extending digital IDs secured with biometrics, from mDLs to payments
Government digital ID programs, particularly mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) and international travel documents are a common thread found in many of the week’s most widely-read stories .. Keep reading this report here

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Biometric Update Weekend Reading
Feedzai adds behavioral biometrics to fraud prevention platform with Revelock acquisition
Revelock has been acquired by Feedzai to integrate its advanced behavioral biometric platform into what the latter says will be the...
 
Telos acquires touchless fingerprint biometric software, patents from DFT
Telos Corporation has acquired the ONYX touchless fingerprint biometric software and other assets of Diamond Fortress Technologies (DFT), and appears to be...
Checkin.com acquires GetID for $9.5M to add face biometrics, image recognition
GetID has been acquired by Checkin.com Group, which provides online check-in services, as the first step in the Group’s strategy to...
 
New faces at 1Kosmos, Transmit Security, Identiv, Okta, Prodigy
It has been an eventful week for HR at some biometrics and digital identity firms, with 1Kosmos expanding its executive...
G20 countries to discuss digital identity and digital government
Digital ministers from the G20 group of countries will meet Friday in Trieste for sessions on Digital Government and Enabling...
 
UK digital identity framework update invites organizations to begin testing
An updated framework for the UK’s plans for digital identity includes details on how technology providers would be assessed for certification,...
Florida’s government is ready for digital ID. Are its populist residents?
Florida is piloting biometric digital driving licenses and IDs. Testing systems and operations, however, might be beside the point. Having...
 
Spain and Germany to test cross-border digital ID
The Governments of Spain and Germany recently signed an agreement to develop a joint cross-border pilot program for digital ID,...
Mobile driver’s licenses and health IDs merging as part of a new digital wallet
In an interesting coincidence, a Chinese digital health pass is gaining broader mobile ID capabilities as a Utah mobile ID...
 
Digital health passes advance through testing as air traffic gradually recovers
Digital health passes, including ones utilizing biometric identity verification technology from Yoti and Evernym, are advancing through various stages of...
Onfido and INTERPOL train US officers on biometric passport fraud
A training session on recognizing fraudulent travel identity documents jointly held by INTERPOL’s Counterfeit Currency and Security Documents (CCSD) unit...
 
Idemia’s facial recognition accuracy confirmed as solution maintains top ranking in NIST FRVT
Idemia’s 1:N face biometric algorithm has again taken the number one spot on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s...
Paravision ranked among top-five facial recognition providers in latest NIST test
Paravision was ranked among the top-five facial recognition providers globally and first in the U.S. in NIST’s latest Face Recognition...
 
Identity experts challenge the notion of new digital ID systems
What do we want from digital ID? And is it the solution for problems faced by societies across the world?...
  FaceTec sees near 300% Q2 revenue growth amid biometric security boom
  Brazilian startup Unico raises $120M for face biometrics-powered authentication
  Investment pours in for biometric startups developing new services
  Zwipe books biometric payment card deal worth more than last two years’ revenue
  $20M for conversational-AI builder in warming market
  Intellicheck, Ping Identity, Amadeus, RealNetworks report impressive growth
  Behavioral biometrics researchers awarded $250k National Science Foundation grant
  Tech5 positions biometric platform for Indian payments market with NPCI challenge win
Biometrics White Papers
Age Verification: Determining age using facial features
Can we accurately estimate a person’s age without referring to personal documents? To what accuracy can we do this, and...
 
Crypto-Biometric Technology: Secure data with next-generation devices
Traditional biometric devices’ security limitations have led to the development of a cryptography-based biometric system, adding an extra layer of...
Biometric login: The new face of identity management and cybersecurity
Cybersecurity experiences new threats every day. To adapt to increasing threats, continuous improvisation in systems security and constant monitoring of...
 
Voice Biometric Revolution – Why voice ID is now secure enough for device unlock
There are numerous circumstances where a user needs hands-free access and cannot touch or look at the device directly. This...
Events and Webinars
2nd CCTV EXPO
  August 18, 2021 - August 19, 2021
2nd CCTV EXPO New Delhi, India August 18-19, 2021 CCTV Expo is a specialized exhibition in India for CCTVs, access...
5th India Homeland Security Expo
  August 18, 2021 - August 19, 2021
5th India Homeland Security Expo New Delhi, India August 18-19, 2021 Asian countries are spending heavily on the homeland security....
6th International Police Expo
  August 18, 2021 - August 19, 2021
6th International Police Expo New Delhi, India August 18-19, 2021 The International Police Expo is the only exhibition with an...
EAB Seminar – Towards building a resilient digital identity system with strong biometric binding
  September 7, 2021 - September 7, 2021
Towards building a resilient digital identity system with strong biometric binding EAB Online Seminar September 7, 2021 – 12:30 pm...
The Security Event
  September 7, 2021 - September 9, 2021
The Security Event Birmingham, UK September 7-9, 2021 The Security Event is the UK’s exhibition for the commercial and residential...
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