EU pilot of digital identity wallet and academic credentials with Gataca SSI tech launches
A pilot of decentralized digital ID and Verifiable Credentials for sharing higher education credentials is kicking off in Spain with…
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Jumio ID verification on Airbnb goes global as Regula, Yoti, Veriff unveil integrations
Identity verification for Airbnb users is being expanded to all rental customers and hosts with technology from Jumio to further…
Intesi Group authorized to issue digital identity in Italy
Italy’s digital identity system is getting a new service provider and manager, certification authority Intesi Group. The Public Digital Identity…
Biofire will avoid triggering regulation as biometric ‘Smart Gun’ reaches pre-orders
Executives with Biofire say their company’s Smart Gun is the first with biometric capabilities to reach the consumer market anywhere…
Zinc raises £5M to expand global, reusable background checks
London-based background check startup Zinc has raised £5 million (roughly US$6.4 million) in a series A funding round with plans…
Deepfake fraud fears mount after Progress Corp hack
Fears are mounting among some commentators about the rise of deepfake scams, following the hack of U.S. file transfer software…
Montana law restricting facial recognition use by police, public agencies takes effect
A new bill establishing the right of state and local agencies in Montana, including law enforcement, to use facial recognition,…
Mastercard approves BCC to issue Zwipe biometric payment cards
Mastercard has granted Taiwanese firm Beautiful Card Corporation (BCC) approval to bring to market biometric payment cards built on the…
US implements privacy framework for EU data exchange, final agreement expected mid-July
After months of cross-Atlantic negotiations, the U.S. announced it has fulfilled its commitments for implementing the EU-US Data Privacy Framework,…
India says chip passports coming ‘soon’ as authorities discover fakes through biometrics
Indians will soon be able to obtain their long-awaited e-passports, equipped with biometric chips compliant with the latest ICAO standards….
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