Grow digital ID system for emergency and reap long term rewards, World Bank says
The response of governments to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic highlight the importance of digital ID, according to…
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Next Biometrics shares update and plan to cut costs as fingerprint market reacts to outbreak
Revenues for Next Biometrics will be approximately NOK 20 million (US$1.9M) in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, 117 percent…
Law firms weigh in on privacy rules for biometrics for online work and school, temperature screening
While school and business interactions have flooded the internet as societies adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic, regulations protecting biometric data…
Proxy to base digital ID signals on continuous biometrics from wearables with Motiv acquisition
Proxy has acquired smart ring maker Motiv, and is bringing a majority of its employees on board to bring digital…
Dermalog and Pensees roll out computer vision temperature check systems for access control
Efforts to allow soccer players from the German Bundesliga to train while observing safe health practices are being supported by…
Taiwan delays digital ID, smartphone app supports Quebec driver’s licenses, and Croatia to launch eID
Taiwan is delaying its planned launch of a new digital ID system due to complications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Immunity certificates should leverage biometrics to alleviate privacy concerns, says ID2020’s executive director
Immunity certificates, if they are to be implemented, should be secured to protect privacy, ideally with biometrics, according to a…
Contactless fingerprint biometrics from Idemia implemented at Tokyo company headquarters
Idemia has deployed MorphoWave contactless fingerprint biometrics for secure and seamless access control to the new Tokyo headquarters of internet…
Corsight AI raises $5M to market and develop real-time facial biometrics for range of applications
Corsight AI has raised $5 million in funding to market and continue the development of its real-time facial biometrics platform,…
ABI Research IoT webinar delves into “forced evolution” of biometrics market
The sudden emphasis on remote access, people-screening and face masks is creating a forced evolution in the biometrics market, according…
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