Thai banks to secure bank services with palm and facial biometrics as national ID gateway opens
Banks in Thailand are planning to offer biometric security for financial services including payments, loans, and electronic know your customer…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
UK government launches passport check pilot and issues a call for digital identity testimony
The UK government has issued a call for comments on the development of digital identities, including the role of the…
Mumbai housing authority to conduct biometric survey of temporary housing tenants
The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) of Mumbai will carry out biometric registration of tenants in “transit camps”…
NEC sues Australian agency for biometric contract cancellation
NEC Australia is going to court to seek compensation from the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) for the cancellation of…
Digital ID in Africa this week: fresh calls for biometric voting in Zimbabwe, self-reliance in Nigeria and a possible UN biometric anti-terrorism platform
Biometrics news span issues of self-reliance, politics and counter-terrorism across Africa this week. Nigeria and Ghana continue to make progress…
Oakland moves closer to banning local agency use of facial recognition
Oakland City Council has unanimously approved an ordinance to ban local police from using biometric facial recognition in the first…
Fiji plans biometric national ID system
Fiji’s government is planning a new national identification system secured by facial recognition and other biometrics, replacing the several ID…
Disagreement and consensus building among African digital ID authorities at ID4Africa 2019
African government representatives and select other identity ecosystem stakeholders discussed the importance of building incentives by delivering high-priority services at…
Yoti approved to list services on the UK government’s G-Cloud framework
Yoti has once again been approved to list services under the UK Crown Commercial Services G-Cloud framework. According to the…
Digital ID in Africa this week: mobile money, tracking teachers and large SIM fines
National telecom watchdogs are fining mobile operators for not keeping up with SIM card registrations linked to ID, while in…
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