ShoCard launches digital signing service with blockchain KYC ID proofing
Blockchain-based identity authentication platform ShoCard has launched a digital document signing service leveraging the individual’s blockchain-certified ID, according to a…
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Market research firm forecasts global biometrics market to reach $59.3B by 2025
The global market for biometric technology will grow by 19.5 percent CAGR from $14.4 billion in 2017 to reach $59.31…
Fingerprint Cards annual report prioritizes smartcards, embedded and in-display sensors
In-display fingerprint sensors for the smartphone market will be a prioritized area of research and development for Fingerprint Cards, even…
How many billions are the last billion’s biometrics worth?
Developing world identity systems lag behind those in the richest countries, and biometric systems to address the gap face technical…
IOM to raise awareness of ECOWAS biometric ID card for regional travel
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched a cross-border public education program to raise awareness of the ECOWAS National…
SenseTime to help build new Malaysia AI hub for speech recognition development
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has approved the construction of a $1 billion artificial intelligence hub in the country in…
U.S. Border Patrol collecting fingerprint biometrics from some migrant children
Some migrant children 14 years old and younger are now being fingerprinted by the U.S. Border Patrol due to increased…
GET Group and Scytáles demonstrate ISO mobile driver’s license standard
GET Group North America and its virtual ID partner Scytáles AB have created a fully-functional demonstration of a mobile driver’s…
Politico reports lax Irish GDPR enforcement protects Facebook use of facial biometrics
There have been 1,928 complaints of data privacy violations in Ireland in the first year of GDPR, but no enforcement…
U.S. judge allows law enforcement to compel suspect to unlock smartphone with biometrics
A U.S. federal district court judge in Massachusetts has ruled that agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and…
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