Spanish law among most comprehensive for age checks, kids’ online safety
Among EU nations pursuing child online safety legislation and age verification tools, Spain has been at the forefront. It has…
Year: 2025
UN cautions govts to safeguard human rights in AI procurement
AI is a major trend of this decade with advancements in the technology having an effect across society, for both…
Optimistic plan would pair universal legal identity with basic income program
A new paper calls the lack of legal identity for millions of people around the world one of the “most…
Facia declares breakthrough deepfake detection scores
Facia has reached the point where it is scoring perfect accuracy for deepfake detection on third-party datasets, including Meta’s. The…
Nepal’s biometric passport contract awarded to Veridos, Mühlbauer
Nepal’s biometric passport system has a new primary supplier. German firms Mühlbauer and Veridos have successfully outbid incumbent identity provider…
Reddit considers World for proof of personhood, age verification: Report
Reddit is reportedly in talks with Tools of Humanity to use the World ID biometric-based digital identity for proof of…
New NADRA ID card rules redefine biometrics, mandate birth registration with Union Councils
Several reforms, including a redefinition of biometrics within the context of Pakistan’s national ID card system and compulsory birth registration…
OCR Studio MRZ ID document scanning integrated by Greek hospitality IT provider
Greece-based digital tourism solution provider ZeusTech is integrating machine readable zone (MRZ) scanning from Dubai-based OCR Studio into its hospitality…
Alipay introduces smart glasses payment with voice authentication
Chinese payments giant Alipay has launched smart glasses that enable users to perform transactions through QR code scans and voice…
UAE Pass streamlines access to over 5k digital services as transactions surge
The Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) met recently to review the use of the country’s digital ID platform,…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection