Gov.uk digital identity app tender with $6.6M budget now open
The UK government is issuing a tender for a common digital identity check app for online access to services through…
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FPC reports Q3 revenue gains, sees biometric payment cards going mainstream in 2022
Revenues for Fingerprint Cards reached SEK 354.3 million (US$41.2 million) for the third quarter of the company’s fiscal 2021 year, well…
Threatmark raises $3M, appoints new CEO to lead behavioral biometrics growth
Threatmark has closed a $3 million funding round and appointed a new CEO and president to lead the expansion of its…
Zighra awarded contract for biometric continuous authentication pilot by Canadian Navy
Canada’s federal government has awarded a contract to Zighra to pilot its FIDO-certified behavioral biometrics for passwordless authentication to mission-critical IT…
Zwipe signs LATAM biometric payment cards partner, North American demand high
Zwipe has signed a deal with Chile-based fintech IC Payment to bring biometric payment cards to the Latin American and Caribbean…
Disclose facial recognition in discovery, no live biometric surveillance: City police chiefs
The use of facial recognition technology in criminal investigations should be included in discovery disclosures made by police departments during…
Belgium developing digital wallet for online government services, UK could follow
Belgium has announced the launch of a digital wallet for people living in the country to access government services through…
Civil servants urged to register in Kenya’s biometric health insurance system
Kenyan civil servants are being urged to complete biometric registration for the country’s National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to make…
Equifax biometric cloud digital identity service joins online trust struggle
Equifax is joining the digital-identity-as-a-service market with a new biometric offering, and has unveiled a partnership with Bonifii to carry out…
Entrust launches biometric travel solution for seamless, paperless ID checks
Entrust has launched a digital travel service to support seamless and contactless traveler experiences with biometrics and tokenized digital identity….
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