New mobile driving license initiatives unveiled in Europe and the U.S.
Is the digitization of existing credentials leading to digital identity products? A panel discusses mobile driving licenses (mDL) in the…
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.
Worldcoin iris biometrics cryptocurrency project launched by Sam Altman
Tech millionaire Sam Altman’s Worldcoin start-up has emerged from stealth mode, offering free cryptocurrency to individuals who verify their accounts…
Social media accounts could soon require digital ID in France, UK
Digital ID may soon be a requirement for social media participation, as both France and the UK have taken steps…
Mantra multimodal biometric scanner launched in response to access control trends
Mantra Softech has released a new access control device with face recognition and fingerprint biometrics. The BioNIC Fx9 has been…
Online digital ID verification stays hot, survey shows 10 minute onboarding window
It is an eventful week for digital ID solutions in the financial sector, with Onfido publishing a new report, Shufti…
Seoul shares face biometrics of 170M travelers with private firms
The South Korean government shared roughly 170 million face images of citizens and resident foreign nationals with the private sector…
Plurilock expands in India through CloudCodes assets acquisition
Plurilock has recently completed the acquisition of assets from Indian cloud access security broker CloudCodes Software, granting CloudCodes’ existing customers…
Facial recognition and video analytics in CCTV meet with mixed feedback
Israel-based enterprise software solutions provider Nice has recently partnered with the UK’s National Business Crime Centre (NBCC) to assist businesses…
Biometrics are the future of decentralized identity, says Tech5’s Rob Haslam
Rob Haslam, strategy consultant at Tech5, believes that far from being opposed, biometrics will underpin the increasing use of decentralized identity…
Phonexia showcases upgrades to voice biometrics, speech recognition
Phonexia’s R&D teams have unveiled the company’s efforts in the field of voice biometrics and speech analysis over the last…
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