Totm plans JV with UAE-based partner to address offline biometric authentication demand
Totm Technologies has signed a ‘Strategic Teaming Agreement’ with United Arab Emirates-based big data and AI provider Presight.AI to focus…
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Incode signs up partner to expand biometric ID verification for hospitality industry
Hospitality software provider Intelity revealed a new partnership to integrate digital identity verification and biometric authentication from Incode for safe,…
Simprints partnership brings data security expertise to virtual CISO service for nonprofits
Nonprofit organization NetHope has entered a new partnership with biometrics nonprofit Simprints to provide resources for humanitarian, development and conservation…
Kuma expands digital identity assessments with Canadian Trustmark certification
Virginia-based Kuma LLC has been accredited by the Digital Identity and Authentication Council of Canada as a Readiness Advisor and…
Proposed facial recognition use rules for Irish police hits resistance among slim majority
Green Party ministers in the Cabinet of Ireland’s coalition government, as well as Health Minister Stephen Donnelly, have expressed concerns…
UNDP launches bids for biometric registration kits for Vanuatu’s planned civil registry
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is seeking to tender a contract for biometric registration kits for Vanuatu to help…
Stakeholders debate legality, efficacy of South Africa’s biometric SIM registry proposal
Mobile network operators and digital media companies in South Africa have taken a series of complaints about proposed biometric identity…
Amazon trains retail systems with synthetic palm biometric database
Amazon has been steadily improving its biometric retail systems, according to a presentation by Vice President of Physical Retail and…
Big decisions for biometrics vendors amid broader market uncertainty
Any new rumors about a possible Idemia sale sends waves through the biometrics industry and grabs headlines, as happened with…
Liquid Avatar upgrades SSI consumer app as staggering growth forecast for decentralized ID
Liquid Avatar has updated its digital identity mobile app to provide “Smart Age,” government and health credentials for consumers based…
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