Armenia introduces new biometric passport issuance system, Albania choses new supplier
After halting the issuing of biometric passports last year until early 2024, Armenia has announced a new system for issuing…
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Decentralized digital ID and contactless biometrics trends converge in Tech5’s vision
The combination of Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) and biometrics is the way to meet both the security needs of people, businesses…
NEC, Socure, SecureAuth, ID Secure, Simprints add senior leadership
Several companies in the biometric and digital ID space have expanded their leadership teams with new appointments. The first is…
Innovatrics introduces iris layer for liveness detection technology
Innovatrics has announced a new liveness detection technology called MagnifEye, which it claims can double the accuracy of liveness detection…
Financial firms push for no payments in EU Digital ID
The European Credit Sector Associations (ECSAs) have published a statement calling on the European Parliament and the Council to reconsider…
UIDAI partners to develop contactless fingerprint capture software for phones
A touchless fingerprint biometric capture system will be jointly developed by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the…
ID.me rakes in $132M to expand biometric service access, portable digital ID
ID.me has taken the opportunity of appointing a new CFO to reveal that it has raised $132 million in a…
Selfie biometrics extended with TrustCloud acquisition and merger
Transaction processing provider Branddocs has acquired digital transaction orchestrator TrustCloud, and will merge with it. The combined business will offer…
8 US states renew contract for NEC’s ABIS services
A consortium of U.S. western states has renewed a multimodal biometric ID system contract with electronics vendor NEC Corporation of…
ECOWAS to fast-track regional ID card project to boost financial inclusion, integration
The World Bank-supported West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) programme is set to enjoy new impetus…
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