Indian farmers’ digital ID proposed as Aadhaar reaches 99 percent adult coverage
India’s Biometric Seafarers Identity Document (BSID) has been integrated with the National Maritime Logistics Portal, which has reduced the issuance…
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ID doc, selfie biometric checks implemented from banking to exams to combat rampant fraud
As businesses continue to adjust to the spike in online fraud, Blinking, Trust Swiftly, Regula and Smart Engines have each…
Biometric gates reduce airport touchpoints in Czech Republic, Bangladesh, Finland
New deployments of automatic gates with face biometrics to reduce airport touchpoints have been announced by SITA in Prague, Czech…
Fingerprint Cards reviews options as biometrics industry consolidation continues
Fingerprint Cards is exploring its options to deliver value to shareholders with a strategic revue initiated by its Board of Directors,…
ID R&D voice biometrics boost Thales call center solutions with seamless fraud protection
Thales has tapped ID R&D to supply voice biometrics for onboarding and authentication to its Trusted Digital Identity Service Platform, in response…
Paravision appoints biometrics industry leader Benji Hutchinson president and COO
Just months after being named the head of NEC National Security Systems, noted biometrics industry expert Benji Hutchinson has joined…
AnyVision scores $235M in funding to extend edge biometrics, market reach
AnyVision has continued a series of major biometrics industry funding announcements, unveiling a $235 million in a Series C funding round…
Veridas partners with Veritran on low-code biometrics to ease enterprise development
Veridas has formed a technological collaboration partnership with Veritran to provide low-code biometric digital security for banking ecosystems, payments, client…
Yoti, Pass provide biometrics for COVID test result apps as digital health pass issuance ramps up
India is planning to allow other nations to use its CoWIN platform for digital health passes and COVID track-and-trace applications,…
Latest Apple patent extension filing suggests Touch ID biometrics on iPhone power button
Future iPhone releases may follow the iPad Air’s lead by integrating Touch ID biometrics in the power button, Patently Apple writes….
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