Veridos receives further order for biometric passports from Botswana
Botswana’s Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs has placed an order for ICAO-compliant passports with embedded biometrics from Veridos,…
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COVID-19 and the lasting shift to contactless ID verification
By Alex Andrade-Walz, Director of Marketing at Evernym. The process of proving one’s identity in a physical context almost always…
DHS submits finalized new immigration biometrics collection rule
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has submitted its finalized new rule for biometrics collection from immigrants to the White…
Idiap researchers propose metric for measuring biometrics fairness
A pair of researchers from the Idiap Research Institute have developed a metric to use in assessing the fairness of biometric…
Shenzhen BCTC branch laboratory’s biometrics testing gets FIDO certification
It is now possible for the Shenzhen branch of the Bank Card Test Center (BCTC) to carry out testing services…
Plurilock optimizes behavioral biometrics for better privacy protection in Q4 product release
Plurilock has enhanced the behavioral biometrics infrastructure with new optimizations for a new version of its technology, which is included in…
Suprema biometric access control platform achieves data security and privacy certifications
Suprema has announced certification to the ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27701 data security standards for its BioStar 2 biometric access control…
Idemia awarded for digital identity solution targeting less privileged, Jumio among top KYC providers
Idemia emerged in second place at the AFI 2020 Inclusive Fintech Showcase for its solution which facilitates digital identity service…
Automotive biometrics solutions with Cipia, ams and Cerence technology launched
Three new solutions are joining the growing automotive biometrics market, as Cipia and ams AG have announced driver monitoring capabilities…
SingPass introduces biometric face verification, Kofax integrates digital signatures
The Government Technology Agency (GovTech) of Singapore has updated the SingPass platform to allow citizens to verify themselves using facial…
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