India helps Angola with DPI, digital ID as part of $200M credit line
Angola is getting $200 million in credit from India as the African country looks to implement digital public infrastructure. The…
Year: 2025
Trident3 taps Aware to bring faster IDV to digital wallet users
Aware and Trident3 are engaging in a strategic biometrics partnership to bring faster and safer identity verification to digital wallet…
Digital student IDs make headway in Ireland and U.S.
Digital student ID systems continue to gain popularity across universities. Ireland’s University of Limerick and the Atlantic Technological University (ATU)…
Business identity startup Duna raises $12M
European business identity startup Duna has announced a 10.7 million euro (US$12.1 million) seed round led by Index Ventures. The…
Nigeria unveils platform to streamline national ID authentication, verification
A new secure platform for the verification and authentication of Nigeria’s National Identification Number (NIN) has been unveiled. In a…
Biometrics in Minutes: More knowledge sharing in global south
This episode of Biometrics in Minutes reviews trends and takeaways from the MOSIP Connect 2025 conference in Manila, and looks…
US Patent Office joins federal trend in outsourcing digital identity verification
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has formally integrated ID.me as a digital identity verification provider for users accessing…
Greece launches children’s digital wallet for online age assurance
Greece has launched its digital wallet for children to use when accessing age-restricted online platforms or content. The new Kids…
US Veterans Administration launches biometric access pilot
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is advancing a landmark initiative to explore the deployment of biometric authentication for…
Opinion: Vendors must disclose responsible uses of biometric data
How should biometric vendors treat the biometric data they collect? John E. Bredehoft looks at the organizations that control and…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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