EmpTech supplies biometric passports, ID cards for Belarus
The Republic of Belarus has commenced the issuance of new biometric passports and national identity cards. According to a press…
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US government wants real-time digital ID verification for login.gov
The U.S. government wants to hear from vendors interested in creating a digital ID verification service that the government is…
Tech5 to develop biometric payments proof of concept for NPCI
The next step for Tech5 has been revealed after the company won the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) Global…
Sri Lanka biometrics pilot project awarded to IriTech after MOSIP self-compliance test
IriTech has announced that it has successfully completed a self-compliance program on its IriSentinel iris biometric scanner device based on…
Kenyans urged to register biometrics for health insurance
The Chief Executive Officer of Kenya’s National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has called on citizens not to drag their feet…
Apple patents user biometrics-based content engine for VR
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published an Apple patent describing technology for monitoring biometrics of users in…
County extends biometric authentication with BIO-key’s PortalGuard
Florida’s Orange County will deploy BIO-key’s PortalGuard for user authentication and voter data access after the county’s Supervisor of Elections…
Mobile driver’s licenses in Apple Wallet coming to 8 states, TSA checkpoints
Eight states have committed to adopting Apple Wallet for mobile driver’s license and state digital ID storage, the tech giant…
Alliance formed to set standards for biometric proctoring, AI in education
Education artificial intelligence company Riid and non-profit consortium DXtera have partnered to launch the EdSAFE AI Alliance to increase public trust…
New contactless fingerprint biometrics applications planned by Veridium
Veridium is planning to develop more applications for contactless fingerprint biometrics, having supported the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology…
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