Report urges Africa to close digital infrastructure gaps as AI adoption grows
African countries such as Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa are advancing rapidly when it comes to the adoption of…
Biometric R&D
Biometric R&D refers to significant research and development in the biometrics sphere, from academia to applications. This includes market research, product development, awards recognition as well as new inventions and innovations.
Biometix updates Biometric Quality Assessment Tool with more detailed metrics
A new version of the open-source Biometric Quality Assessment Tool (BQAT) has been released by Australia-based consultancy Biometix to support…
Reality Defender named WEF tech pioneer
A post from Reality Defender says the company has been named among the World Economic Forum’s 100 Technology Pioneers for…
Deepfake competition from FinVolution seeks innovative detection models
Deepfake detection is in the spotlight at the FinVolution Group’s 2025 FinVolution Global Data Science Competition. A release says the…
Cyber Threat Observatory workshop advises on protections for national digital ID systems
The Alan Turing Institute launched the Cyber Threat Observatory last year to monitor cyber threats to digital ID systems. The…
Facia declares breakthrough deepfake detection scores
Facia has reached the point where it is scoring perfect accuracy for deepfake detection on third-party datasets, including Meta’s. The…
Findynet funding development of six digital wallet solutions
Finnish public-private cooperative Findynet has announced it will award 60,000 euros (US$69,200) to six digital wallet vendors to help translate…
Hackathon spotlights role of Philippines national ID in effective service delivery
Institutions that are yet to integrate their services with the Philippines national ID Authentication platform have been called upon to…
Private, effective age verification is possible: Australia age assurance technology trial
“Age assurance can be done in Australia and can be private, robust and effective.” This is the key finding of…
Spain invests in chips and cybersecurity center, with digital identity firms involved
Spain is establishing a cybersecurity and microelectronics center as part of its digital transformation. The €19.6m ($22.4m) investment by Spain’s…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection