South Africa’s biometric driver’s license tender process no good, AG finds
A contract held by Idemia Smart Identity to supply machines for printing South Africa’s biometric driver’s licenses is in limbo…
Year: 2025
Sri Lanka procures digital national ID cards from Thales
The Department of Registration of Persons procured 700,000 polycarbonate cards from Thales for its Electronic National Identity Card (e-NIC) project…
Corsair Capital drops $295M in all cash-deal for German IDV firm IDNow
Munich-headquartered identity verification provider IDNow has announced a new strategic investment from Corsair Capital, a specialist investment firm targeting payments…
NEC says biometric ‘fluctuation’ estimation preserves privacy and accuracy
Matching face biometrics with consistent accuracy but without stored facial information has long posed a challenge for hashing systems, but…
Utah passes age assurance bill requiring app stores to do age checks
Utah’s state legislature has passed S.B. 142, the App Store Accountability Act, which requires app stores to impose age assurance…
DOD unexpectedly cancels controversial wearable biometric contract
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) has canceled its $96 million solicitation for wearable biometric devices, specifically ring trackers. The decision…
EU Council sets out ‘progressive launch’ of landmark EES biometric border management system
The EU Council has set out its approach in launching a new digital border management system, an automated system first…
CFIT plans digital ID for businesses to close loopholes, cut costs
A new plan to provide digital ID for businesses could save UK businesses billions in efficiency, lost revenue and fraud…
Meta fights Facebook scam ads with facial recognition
Meta says it has obtained regulatory approval to roll out a trial for its facial recognition system built to fight…
LaLiga disputes €1M fine from AEPD over stadium biometrics
Spain’s National Professional Football League, or LaLiga, is disputing a fine that was imposed by the Spanish Data Protection Agency…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection