India’s cabinet okays proposal to have Aadhaar biometrics linked with voter IDs
A proposed bill seeking to reform certain provisions of India’s electoral law, dubbed the Representation of the People Act, is…
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Veridos, Cerence gets new CEOs to drive digital ID, edge AI ambitions
Veridos is set to have a new leader in place from January next year when 37-year-old Marc-Julien Siewert takes over…
Fime study X-rays impact on fingerprint biometric systems from environmental conditions
Joël Di Manno, Authentication and Biometrics Laboratory Service Line manager and Abdarahmane Wone, Biometrics and Artificial Intelligence researcher at Fime, have…
Trust Stamp strengthens Africa team to deliver tokenized biometrics
Trust Stamp says it is adding more personnel to beef up its Africa presence in Rwanda as it looks forward…
SuperCom secures new biometric monitoring contracts in Idaho, Texas
SuperCom has won two new contracts for the deployment of its biometric offender monitoring solution, to a juvenile probation office…
Liberia continues push to introduce biometrics in next general elections
Plans by Liberia to introduce biometric technology in the country’s next general elections in 2023 have again been highlighted with…
Philippines digital ID scheme to get boost with $600M World Bank loan
The government of the Philippines recently secured a World Bank loan to the tune of $600 million to help push…
Nepal again excludes Tibetan refugees from legal ID plans
There are no plans by the Nepalese government to issue legal IDs (refugee cards) to thousands of Tibetan refugees living…
Public sector biometrics use expands in Pakistan with pension, charity schemes
A biometric system to facilitate identity verification of pension earners in Pakistan is now operational, reports the Associated Press of…
Raiffeisenbank adds Smart Engines’ computer vision to mobile apps for QR code scans
Users of Raiffeisen Online Russia’s mobile applications for Android can now use a QR code to make money transfers, pay…
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