EU Biometric Entry/Exit may add to border wait times; Statewatch worries
Waiting times for travelers at borders may increase substantially after the deployment of the European Union‘s biometric Entry/Exit System (EES)….
Articles By Alessandro Mascellino
Alessandro Mascellino is a freelance multimedia journalist focusing on emerging technologies. His work has been featured on The Independent, The Mirror Online, and The Sun, among others. Alessandro is also the author of TÉKUNI, a newsletter about technology in Japan.
Sweden’s digital ID infrastructure should be centralized: DN Debate
Digital ID infrastructure should have higher security levels and is a “core government task” that Sweden should focus on. The…
Biometric access control market growing with new investments, partnerships
The physical access control system (PACS) market is estimated at $8.1 billion and is expected to expand briskly at a…
Selfie biometrics rollouts keep pace as eID cautions careful KYC and AML decisions
A biometrics vendor is reminding stakeholders that know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) solutions based on single-image selfie biometrics are…
NADRA partners up to ID thousands of deceased people with biometrics
Pakistan‘s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Chhipa Welfare Association to biometrically…
Pangea signs $70M biometric contract with Congo
Israeli firm Pangea has been awarded a government contract by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) worth more than $70…
Australia fosters growth of digital ID infrastructure: ForgeRock report
Australian government agencies are increasingly trying to interact with citizens digitally, which will mean more transparency and multi-factor authentication. The…
New Zealand’s quarantine program switches on Jnctn digital ID wallet
The New Zealand government is replacing manual recordkeeping used during the pandemic with a digital ID wallet app to track…
Selfie biometrics boom in fintech with new implementations, partnerships
Selfie biometrics are expanding in several markets, with a new implementation from Amazon, partnerships for Veriff, Sumsub and IDScan.net, and…
IriTech and partners unveil decentralized wallet with iris biometrics
A trio of companies have completed a proof of concept (POC) for a decentralized ID (DID) smartphone wallet secured with…
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