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Biometric election solution providers pitch Philippines on remote online voting systems

Biometric technology providers Voatz and Smartmatic will pitch their remote online voting systems as two of four companies being considered by the…

 

Nigeria wants national ID numbers of mobile phone users added to their SIM cards

Nigeria has launched an operation to ensure that the biometrics-backed national identification numbers (NINs) of mobile phone users are integrated…

 

Selfd.id launches first decentralized digital identity platform in Romania

Digital credentials solutions start-up selfd.id has just announced the first integrated decentralized digital identity platform in Romania, BR reports. The…

 

Bolt raises funding for biometric driver verification and AI investments

Estonia-based, ride-hailing company Bolt announced a 150 million euros (US$182 million) investment led by D1 Capital Partners, with participation from…

 

Africa proves tough but fertile ground for BioRugged biometrics

“It will be an interesting 2021. This year for us has been – and we’re really lucky in this –…

 

Manchester Mayor launches FinGo biometrics working group

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is launching a biometrics working group to explore the use of vein recognition technology in…

 

ID check, selfie biometrics and identity intelligence providers look for niches in busy compliance market

Biometric screening and related technologies for know your customer (KYC) and anti money-laundering (AML) compliance when onboarding new customers clearly…

 

Certification and audit framework for face biometrics in aviation pitched by World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum has launched a toolkit and certification framework that it says has been shown in testing to…

 

Nymi partners with rf IDEAS on biometric contactless reader support

Wearable biometric authentication from Nymi is coming to WAVE ID readers through a compatibility partnership with credential readers manufacturer rf…

 

Biometric authentication for video calls developed by Nuance and Korean bank

The Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) first launched its voice biometrics authentication of its customers in June 2020. Now, IBK…

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