Saviynt raises $700M to expand identity management portfolio amid AI transformation
A $700 million series B equity funding round will allow Saviynt to increase, expand and accelerate its development of products…
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Clear to provide online biometric identity verification for US Medicare beneficiaries
Clear has scored a major contract in the healthcare industry. A release from the firm says it has inked a…
GOV.UK app downloads jump to more than 250K in November
It’s been five months since the GOV.UK app launched in public beta, enabling UK citizens to access government services on…
Brazil data regulator gets agency status just in time for age verification fight
Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority, the ANPD, has new status as an independent regulatory agency, and a big first task….
World ID keeps concert tickets from scalpers and bots as Credentials expand
World’s attempt to branch out into digital identity beyond “proof of human” and show its potential benefits in real-world applications…
Impact Palmarès revises digital visa deal with Cameroon, gets secure document printing contract
The contractual agreement that links the government of Cameroon and Impact Palmarès, the Cote d’Ivoire-based IT firm implementing a consular…
Affinidi pilots cross-border reusable credentials for job applicants
Singapore-based Affinidi is running a pilot of reusable digital identity to enable cross-border employment verification. The idea is to use…
NZBN to be critical piece of trusted digital infrastructure in New Zealand
New Zealand is preparing to retool its business number, the National Business Names (NZBN), as a verifiable credential, to position…
London Police facial recognition expansion casts wide net
London’s Metropolitan Police have a new community crime-fighting strategy that expands the use of facial recognition and other technologies to…
UK facial recognition bias report reveals Home Office using outdated Cognitec software
Cognitec released its FaceVACS-DBScan 5.5 software for biometrics matching at scale in 2020. A biometric accuracy and bias assessment of…
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