Report claims UK eVisa system uses migrants as digital ID testing ground
A new report raises alarm over the UK’s mandatory digital immigration status system, claiming that migrants may have been used…
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Veriff reports 30-fold surge in authentication volumes amid digital ID boom
Veriff has reported explosive growth in authentication volumes as demand for secure digital identity surges across industries. The Estonia-founded firm…
Ethiopia looking for contractor to supply 20M pre-personalized resident ID cards
Ethiopia’s National Identification Program (NIDP) has launched a call to tender for the delivery of 20 million secure pre-personalized resident…
Hypr integrates iProov’s biometric liveness detection to prevent workforce fraud
A new partnership between iProov and Hypr integrates biometric liveness detection into the user onboarding journey of the latter’s Affirm…
Turing Institute introduces Digital ID Safety Pack to protect against common threats
The Alan Turing Institute’s Cyber Threat Observatory hosted an information-rich webinar on Trustworthy Digital Infrastructure for Identity Systems. Over the…
Regulatory software platform Smouse acquired by Namirial Group
Namirial, an Italian digital identity company managed by Bain Capital, PSG Equity and Ambienta SGR, has signed an agreement to…
Ethiopia banks harmonize customer account information with Fayda digital ID
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has issued a directive calling on all banks and financial institutions under its control…
SecuGen upgrades all-in-one fingerprint biometrics scanner for scale deployments
SecuGen has unveiled a new version of its Unity 20 USB-S fingerprint recognition system with internal storage capacity for up…
Socure acquires Qlarifi to stake claim in growing Buy Now Pay Later market
U.S. digital identity firm Socure has acquired Qlarifi, a UK-based Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) consumer credit database that monitors…
The new architecture of American entry screening
The U.S. is poised to become one of the most demanding Western democracies for entry screening, setting a new standard…
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