India to provide ID cards for 10 million gig workers
India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced the Union Budget 2025 which includes funds for millions of new identity cards…
Year: 2025
SITA deals to boost airport connectivity, cybersecurity
SITA has added two significant deals to its expansive portfolio as a major technology provider to the aviation and transportation…
Canadian police expand use of facial recognition with new Idemia contract
Canada’s Halton Police has handed out a $1.18 million (US$803,922) contract to Idemia Public Security for facial recognition technology. The…
Scotland launches center for digital trust and distributed ledger tech
Scotland is launching a new institution focused on bringing innovation into payments and other industries. Over the next two years,…
Maldives sets deadline for employers to register foreign workers’ biometric data
The Maldivian Ministry of Homeland Security has set a deadline for employers to update the biometric data of foreign nationals…
Nepal grapples with national ID distribution challenges as banks make card mandatory
Since January 14, it is mandatory to present one’s national ID card in Nepal when opening a bank account. This…
UIDAI expands Aadhaar authentication to private sector for public interest services
Rules on how Aadhaar authentication should be conducted by private sector entities for services described as being in the public…
ECOWAS to continue accepting old passports, ID cards from citizens of three Sahel states after exit
Citizens of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger who hold passports and ID cards with the ECOWAS logo will still get…
AI agents usher in another emergent biometrics use case
Biometrics will be needed to backstop proof of humanity as AI agents join the online world, just as innovations in…
Watch: Understanding the new Biometric Device Certification with MOSIP and BixeLab
The Biometric Device Certification Program from MOSIP is now live, with the successful completion of the trial phase and the…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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