Adoption of biometric payment cards plateaus with niche applications
Biometric payment cards, once seen to be the belle of the biometric ball, are mired in a rut of stagnated…
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South Korea’s age assurance policies built on years of systemic, political change
A new paper from two scholars examines South Korea’s approach to age assurance. Published in TechPolicy.press, the paper contrasts global…
Credence ID age assurance deployed at U Dayton for NCAA March Madness games
It’s March Madness time, and Credence ID is in the game. The company has deployed biometrics at the University of…
ITL renews Primary Authority partnership, debuts MyCheckr in Pakistan
UK biometrics provider Innovative Technology (ITL) has “renewed and enhanced” its Primary Authority partnership for age assurance technology with Buckinghamshire…
Documents aim to lay out use cases, standards for mobile driver’s licenses
The Secure Technology Alliance’s (STA) Identity and Access Forum has released a new resource on mobile driver’s license (mDL) use…
Porn battle comes to Ohio with bill requiring users to verify age with state IDs
Ohio is next up in the parade of states looking to pass laws that would require pornographic websites to implement…
IATA advocates for rapid adoption of digital identity by air travel industry, governments
The air travel industry is always seeking more efficiency, and the case of digital identity at airports is a prime…
Beyond Identity integrates Nametag ID verification to enhance deepfake defense
Identity and access management (IAM) provider Beyond Identity and identity verification firm Nametag are partnering on a deepfake defense and…
DIATF-certified Vouchsafe raises £1m to address identity poverty with biometrics
UK biometric identity verification provider Vouchsafe has announced closure on an oversubscribed £1 million (US$1.3M) pre-seed funding round, led by…
Assa Abloy sees growth in 2024, aims to prioritize biometrics with HID in 2025
Access control giant Assa Abloy, which owns biometrics firm HID Global, has published its Annual Report for 2024. “We can…
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