OCR Studio launches industrial text-scanning capability
A new optical character recognition technology for scanning documents in challenging environments has been developed by OCR Studio to support…
Civil / National ID
Civil ID is used to identify or verify the identity of individuals when interacting with governments, though increasingly it is also used for regulated private industries, such as mobile phone accounts. Government examples of civil ID use could include document issuance, border management, voter registration or employment background checks. Find Civil ID solutions here.
4i Digital integrates verifiable credentials from Dock Labs
Latin American ID verification and biometrics provider 4i Digital has announced the integration of verifiable credential technology from Dock Labs….
World positions World App as a ZKP-based age verification solution
World has entered the age assurance arena. A post on the World blog says the company’s solution for age verification…
Liberia MPs want free national ID cards as govt suspends issuance
A recent plenary sitting by Liberia’s House of Representatives emphasized the need to make the issuance of national ID cards…
Cameroon lawmakers criticize cost, complications in new national ID system
Opposition members of Cameroon’s National Assembly have expressed worries that that the new system for the issuance of national ID…
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…
Kyrgyzstan state printer wades into biometric passport market with Namibia deal
A shipment of 130,000 biometric passports has been sent from Kyrgyzstan to Namibia, after a contract was signed between the…
Optimistic plan would pair universal legal identity with basic income program
A new paper calls the lack of legal identity for millions of people around the world one of the “most…
Nepal’s biometric passport contract awarded to Veridos, Mühlbauer
Nepal’s biometric passport system has a new primary supplier. German firms Mühlbauer and Veridos have successfully outbid incumbent identity provider…
Reddit considers World for proof of personhood, age verification: Report
Reddit is reportedly in talks with Tools of Humanity to use the World ID biometric-based digital identity for proof of…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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- Online Age Assurance
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