GLEIF kicks off corporate digital identity hackathon
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has launched a hackathon aimed at developing new applications for its organizational digital…
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Ethiopia gets accolades for leading digital transformation in Horn of Africa
At a recent meeting of Horn of Africa Finance Ministers in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, Ethiopia’s digital transformation progress got thumps…
Financial fraud prompts $14M digital identity intelligence investment, calls for action
Financial institutions and regulators continue to invest in anti-fraud and identity verification. Barclays has invested in anti-fraud platform Heka as…
Age estimation at the shop, age verification online: France laws tested with questions
In France, age assurance tools are showing up online and at retail vendors selling age restricted products, prompting questions from…
Ofcom planning more safety measures to tackle addictive design
It has been noted previously in these pages that the UK is looking to be taken seriously in pursuing its…
OFIQ community reviews early results of biometric quality assessment tool
The standardization of image quality for face biometrics is a major step towards making population-scale biometric systems functional, and as…
New binocular iris scanner from IriTech designed for high volume use cases
Iris recognition provider IriTech, Inc. has announced the launch of the IriAegis-BK, a binocular iris scanner designed for high-throughput biometric…
Laos begins integrating digital ID cards into public agencies
Government agencies in Laos have received the order to begin integrating the country’s chip-enabled identity cards and citizen databases. Ministries,…
Okta and Palo Alto Networks integrate enterprise digital identity, cybersecurity tools
Digital identity security tools from Okta have been integrated with cybersecurity software from Palo Alto Networks to protect corporate networks…
Pimeyes’ new tool will be able to search billions of faces through videos
Face image search engine Pimeyes has stirred controversy over its ability to pinpoint exactly where exactly on the vast internet…
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