User-centric digital ID, biometric KYC policy model proposed by financial inclusion group
The Alliance for Global Financial Inclusion (AFI-Global), a policy leadership alliance led by member central banks and financial regulatory institutions,…
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ISO standard for mobile driving licenses published
In a move that should speed the adoption of and investment in mobile driving licenses (mDL), the International Organization for…
Thales, Idemia biometrics deployed to new airports to ease traveler experience
Thales is partnering with Inetum to expand the deployment of its Automated Border Control (ABC) system to three more Spanish…
Malaysia’s biometric registry project faces sharp criticism
The Malaysian government says it is planning to introduce the National Digital Identification (NDI) system – a biometric registry database…
Has China beat the West to detailed AI governance rules?
A number of publications globally are reporting that China has approved its first AI industry ethics guidelines. It is unclear…
Kenya targets 7M new voters as biometric enrollment begins ahead of 2022 polls
Kenya has kicked off its biometric voter registration process as the country aims to enroll more than seven million new…
Imageware claims to be ‘first provider’ to include biometrics in SSI
Imageware has announced that it is entering the self-sovereign identity (SSI) market with what the company says is the first biometrically-enabled…
Socure hits customer milestone as selfie biometrics providers disclose deals
A number of firms providing selfie biometrics for identity verification and know your customer checks have shared updates, with Socure…
Microsoft demonstrates facial analysis in the wild using just synthetic data
Microsoft has published a research paper demonstrating that it is possible to train facial analysis algorithms just using synthetic data,…
Cubox tops NIST face biometrics test for visa kiosks, Trueface third in matching speed
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recently published the results of its most recent Face Recognition Vendor…
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