Biometrics providers line up partners, customers in diverse sectors for KYC and compliance
Compliance with Know Your Customer checks and other regulatory requirements remain a major driver of biometrics implementations. The latest round…
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FIDO offers guidance for government service use as countries deploy blockchain, biometrics
Governments around the world continue to develop digital identity capabilities to give residents easier access to public services, and the…
Clinical research shows infant fingerprint biometrics nearing real-world effectiveness
Confirming the identity of newborns in healthcare settings with biometrics may be within reach with current technology, according to a…
VerifyMe picks up ISO certification to build confidence in security of digital ID data
VerifyMe Nigeria has qualified for two different ISO certifications for cybersecurity and safe management of sensitive data like biometrics, The…
Precise inks licensing deal and FPC gets volume order for new biometric sensors
Precise Biometrics has struck a commercial licensing deal with France-based organic optical sensor maker Isorg to license and support fingerprint…
Mississippi mDLs from Idemia I&S go live with full legal status
Mississippi Mobile ID is now available in partnership with Idemia I&S to give state residents the option to carry a…
UK age verification pilots boost case for check-out facial estimation systems
The use of biometrics and other technologies for age verification to control alcohol sales in the UK showed age estimation…
Ghana police get over 100 biometric devices for field checks against national database
Police in Ghana have acquired more than 100 mobile devices to perform biometric identity verifications in the field, Modern Ghana…
NADRA details Pakistan’s stronger fingerprint biometric system for SIM registration
A new fingerprint biometric system is now being used by telecoms in Pakistan to register people for SIM activation, following…
International biometrics standards development focus turns to PAD
Several new publications and events in 2022 advanced the gradually building body of international standards for biometrics. As that standardization…
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