Governments embrace digital identity register, foreigner ID cards and bank partnerships
From Luxemburg and Estonia to South Africa and Vietnam, governments across the world are rolling out digital IDs, sometimes but…
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Accelerating female inclusion with biometrics
By Catharina Eklof, CCO of IDEX Biometrics Women are critical to the world economy yet remain largely underrepresented, and underbanked,…
New Yorkers sue Amazon, Starbucks over biometrics use in cashierless stores
Amazon and coffee retailer Starbucks are being sued in U.S. federal district court for misusing customers’ biometric identifiers. The proposed…
App-less airport face biometrics roll out in India as US expansions meet mixed reaction
Flyers in Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in Delhi, India, can now use facial recognition to move throughout the terminal, including…
Facial recognition use in public spaces under the microscope in EAB event
The use of facial recognition in public spaces is one of the most controversial topics in the field of biometrics,…
Plaid doubles down on identity verification as businesses seek compliance improvements
Global payments processor Plaid will now allow users to verify their identity across any service powered by Plaid. This means,…
Yoti taking age estimation global as US debates online limits for minors
Biometrics developers like PixLab are rolling out new features to prevent minors from accessing certain content while Yoti says its…
Rumored breach of India’s vaccination data portal threatens to undermine DPI influence
Reports are swirling that India’s public vaccination portal, CoWIN, has suffered a breach of huge volumes of personal information, including…
Nigeria House of Reps warns against rushed biometric passport domestication project
Nigeria’s lower chamber of Parliament (House of Representatives) has warned that the federal government risks incurring huge financial cost should…
Bhutan lawmakers examine final draft of digital ID legislation
This week, discussions are due to continue in Bhutan’s National Assembly on the final draft of a Digital Identity Bill…
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