Passport contracts spark controversy, new biometrics integration possibilities inspire optimism
Biometric passports and national ID cards are prominent among the top stories on Biometric Update over the past week, with…
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Chris Burt is managing editor and industry analyst at Biometric Update. He has also written nonfiction about information technology, dramatic arts, sports culture, and fantasy basketball, as well as fiction about a doomed astronaut. He lives in Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter @AFakeChrisBurt.
Remote biometric IDV saves Arizona $40B: ID.me case study
Remote biometric identity verification to confirm the eligibility of individuals for Arizona Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) has saved the state…
Veridas face biometrics upgraded, voice biometrics deployed for pensioner verification
Veridas has upgraded its facial recognition matching engine, resulting in improved performance in NIST FRVT 1:N benchmarking, and also announced a…
Facial recognition unicorn gallops back to Hong Kong for prospective IPO
Yitu has set its sights on Hong Kong for an IPO, after its attempt to list in Shanghai followed an increasingly…
Vietnam’s national biometric ID cards with Entrust tech to reach 50M issued in 2021
Vietnam began to issue 50 million chip-based digital ID cards with embedded biometrics to eligible citizens beginning in February of…
Socure named top 100 cloud provider, appoints executives to guide biometrics, IDV growth
Socure has made a pair of executive appointments and announced it represents the biometrics and digital identity verification industry on Forbes…
Aware pitches Knomi to meet touchless biometrics needs of reopening facilities
The demand for touchless authentication solutions driven by reopening offices and buildings could present a tail-wind for sales of Aware’s…
Biometric data privacy could be life or death in Afghanistan ruled by Taliban
The threat of being identified against one’s will by a violent authoritarian regime through biometrics is one of the nightmare…
Device-based biometrics expand for banks, healthcare and enterprises
Mobile device biometrics continue to grow in adoption and scope, with FacePhi approved as a provider of selfie facial recognition…
OCR Labs, HyperVerge, NEC each recognized for biometrics reliability
OCR Labs says it is the first private Australian company to be accredited to the country’s Trusted Digital Identity Framework (TDIF),…
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