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Yoti, Onfido, Sumsub and ID.me step up biometric, digital ID onboarding efforts to tackle online fraud

Several biometrics providers have announced new partnerships this week, sharing their e-Signing and KYC solutions to combat online fraud. Particularly,…

 

Biometric training data privacy suit to go ahead, but Microsoft and Amazon win partial dismissal

A pair of biometric data privacy suits, filed against Microsoft and Amazon, will go ahead after a federal judge in…

 

Heartbeat biometrics startup Taliware exits stealth with SDK launch for wearables

Deep learning biometrics and geolocation startup Taliware has exited stealth by announcing the development of a software development kit (SDK)…

 

Acuant biometrics integrated into child social development app for secure ID verification

Grow With Me, an application designed for the social development needs of vulnerable children, has integrated Acuant’s Trust Identity Platform…

 

Nigerians allege extortion at biometric ID registration centers as SIM integration deadline nears

There has been an increase lately in the number of Nigerians storming National Identification Number (NIN) registration centers in cities…

 

UK still to apply updates to ‘biased’ biometric passport scanning software

The British government is still entertaining delays in fixing a problem in its biometric passport scanning system which sometimes misreads…

 

DHS gives nod to Dignari for its digital wallet design

Department of Homeland Security officials have chosen a winning user interface design for its digital wallet challenge. Dignari, a small…

 

Xiaomi biometric ‘anti-peeping’ patent published

Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software, the mobile software division of Xiaomi, had a patent published this week that seems to be…

 

AP Memory and Ambiq to collaborate on battery-powered intelligent endpoint devices

Electronics manufacturers AP Memory and Ambiq have partnered on the development of next-generation battery-powered intelligent endpoint devices. AP Memory focuses…

 

Biometrics and user control, maybe a piece of paper; Gruener and Cavoukian on Good Health Passes

The Good Health Pass initiative is ID2020’s most ambitious project yet. In a sense, it could be considered a culmination…

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