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Idemia introduces biometric anti-fraud solution for Oklahoma unemployment assistance

Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) announced this week the launch of new biometric Identity Proofing and Verification solution VerifyOK. The…

 

How to replicate digital ID successes explored in ID4Africa 2020 Marathon of Innovations Day 1

Examples of biometrics-backed government digital ID systems for service delivery that have yielded benefits for people in countries in Africa…

 

Fitbit research suggests wearable biometrics tracking can detect COVID-19

A new research paper published by Fitbit suggests the wearable could be used to detect COVID-19 by monitoring the wearer’s…

 

CBP to submit detained foreigners’ DNA to FBI biometric database by year-end

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) now has the information it needs to meet its legal requirements for collecting DNA…

 

Real-time facial recognition and remote biometrics combine in Idemia NSS’ ‘installation of the future’

At the United States Army’s Redstone Arsenal in Hunstville, Alabama, there is a three-mile backup of cars trying to get…

 

Mastercard releases biometric payment card FAQ, Sentry shows off access control card

Mastercard has produced an FAQ to answer a dozen frequently-asked questions about biometric cards, as it pitches issuers and prepares the…

 

Onfido report notes new biometric fraud trends and ID fraud spike in COVID-19 era

A report by Onfido has highlighted how the existing global coronavirus pandemic is fuelling identity fraud and also enhancing new…

 

GET Group’s digital ID and mobile driver’s license app passes UL assessment

GET Group announced that its mobile ID (mID) and mobile driver’s license (mDL) application for Android and iOS has successfully…

 

KABN forms consortium for health digital ID, adds cloud biometrics

The KABN Network has announced the formation of a consortium of digital ID industry leaders to empower people with digitally verifiable…

 

SuperCom closes biometric offender tracking deals in Alabama, California

SuperCom announced that it has entered two new contracts for monitoring with GPS and biometrics with judicial agencies in two…

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