Selfie biometrics extended with TrustCloud acquisition and merger
Transaction processing provider Branddocs has acquired digital transaction orchestrator TrustCloud, and will merge with it. The combined business will offer…
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Age assurance tech providers wrestle with growing demand, privacy concerns
Age assurance is one of the hottest topics in digital identity at the moment, but does not necessarily need to…
Civil society alarmed by migrant biometrics and surveillance in EU, Americas
Advanced technologies are being used at the EU border for widespread surveillance and to carry out what Euronews reports are…
2 biometric passwordless authentication integrations and an online retail deployment
The boost passkeys are giving to passwordless authentication continues to be seen in new products and deployments. Passkeys are exceeded…
Biometrics to protect payments and retailers approved by investors and regulators
Biometrics to prevent fraudulent online transactions and for protection against retail theft are the subject of the most-read stories on…
What is digital ID?
Digital ID is a form of credential which is presented electronically to support a claim about the identity of the…
OCR Labs denies breach report details, patches vulnerability
A vulnerability allegedly exposing sensitive credentials of Australian financial institutions has been closed by OCR Labs, after being discovered and…
Consortium to run large-scale pilots for EU Digital Identity Wallet
A new program has been launched by a consortium of Europe’s digital identity stakeholders to promote the development and deployment…
Forensic biometrics data storage practices, failures spotlighted by UK FOIA request
Biometric material has been collected for forensic purposes since before the formulation and adoption of standards and best practices for…
Fingerprint Cards surpasses 1M sensor modules shipped for biometric payment cards
Shipments of biometric sensor modules to payment card manufacturers by Fingerprint Cards have surpassed 1 million units, the company has…
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