Identy eyes African market with expansion to Kenya and Nigeria
Biometric authentication firm Identy has announced a strategic expansion into Africa, targeting markets that are currently investing in public digital…
Articles By Masha Borak
Masha Borak is a technology journalist. Her work has appeared in Wired, Business Insider, Rest of World, and other media outlets. Previously she reported for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Reach out to her at masha@biometricupdate.com.
World’s success in LatAm is based on dubious grounds, says digital rights activist
Digital identity project World has nearly 40 million app users and over 17 million verified humans – many of whom…
Estonia e-Residency generates €125M in 2025, remote biometric IDV could add millions more
Estonia is reporting a record year for its e-Residency program, with the European country raking in 124.9 million euros (US$148.8…
Hungarian border police explores contactless fingerprint scanning
Hungarian border police are exploring the use of contactless biometric technology made by German startup IDloop in border control and…
Smart Eye buys competitor Sightic to expand its driver monitoring system
Smart Eye, the biometric driver monitoring systems (DMS) supplier for auto makers such as Volvo, Nissan and BMW, is acquiring…
South Korea prepares for more digital wallets thanks to won-backed stablecoins
As South Korea’s quest to legalize won-denominated stablecoins enters its final stages, the market is preparing new digital wallets that…
Australian state of Victoria kicks off digital birth certificate pilot
After New South Wales, the Australian state of Victoria is also introducing digital birth certificates, enabling parents to view and…
Analysis of 50 European eIDs shows most popular apps found in Ukraine and Turkey
The most popular European digital identities are not in the EU, a new survey analyzing 50 eID apps across the…
Sint Maarten seeks digital ID for government transformation with World Bank backing
Sint Maarten has published a tender for its government digitalization program, which includes digital identity, electronic signature and a single…
‘One-click’ KYB startup Duna picks up investment from Alphabet growth fund
European business identity startup Duna has completed a 30 million euros (US$35.4 million) series A funding round led by Alphabet’s…
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