Thailand is progressing rapidly with enrollment into its blockchain-based biometric digital identity infrastructure operated by the National Digital ID Company…
Features and Interviews
Biometric Update offers exclusive features and executive interviews along with forward-looking, systematic data about the global biometrics market. Interviews provide perspectives from companies in the industry, their partners, analysts and other stakeholders in the ecosystem, individually or as part of in-depth features. Read our exclusive ID4Africa coverage.
Worldcoin says SDK lets you prove you’re a human online. Coins not included
Worldcoin’s dream of providing biometrically unique “proof of personhood” for the entire globe takes a step forward with the release…
Pioneering BixeLab test shows accuracy of Tech5 contactless fingerprint biometrics
Contactless fingerprinting has reached the stage in its maturity of laboratories pioneering independent testing from biometrics developers at the forefront…
Biometrics beyond encryption; ‘unlinkability’ and pseudonymization under GDPR
Even biometric templates secured with encryption are subject to Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation, and must be further protected, according…
EAB explores how to comply with GDPR mandate for biometric template protection
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation imposes new requirements for protecting biometric data, but debates and uncertainty about how…
Fingerprint Cards targets new biometrics markets with mobile capacitive bounce-back ahead
Moving back to Sweden to take over as the CEO of Fingerprint Cards was a big change for Ted Hansson…
‘Digital wallets to be as essential as browsers’: OpenWallet Foundation calls for builders
“What we’re trying to accomplish is not standards, trust frameworks and governance, but we are going to build code –…
DHS Biometric Rally results show groups pose little challenge to effective matching
Biometric technology is very close to allowing people in airports to pass through identification areas for processing in small groups,…
How Nametag is providing reusable identity verification without apps or browsers
“Apple is very excited about what we’ve built on App Clips. There are very few companies using it,” says Aaron…
‘Seamless transactions and experiences’ coming to Corsight, says new CEO
Shai Toren joined biometric solutions provider Corsight as its new CEO in November 2022, replacing Rob Watts, who is now…
