World pauses German operations for Orb update amid regulatory faceoff
World is facing a potential cease-and-desist order in the Philippines, and has put its iris scanning stations on hold in…
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QR-based digital ID drives transformation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan is taking broader moves toward digital transformation with the launch of the Khyber Pass…
STMicroelectronics-Metalenz partnership expands to boost metasurface optics adoption
A new license agreement between STMicroelectronics and Metalenz aims to ease the adoption of metasurface optics for a range of…
OOTS can provide EU Digital Identity Wallets’ shortcut to secure data exchange
The European Union’s Digital Identity Wallet project that promises to make transactions between people and businesses in different member states…
St. Kitts and Nevis to issue over 25k national digital ID cards in 2026
The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, has stated that the country’s national digital ID…
Indonesia digital transformation gets boost from UNDP, National Economic Council
In Indonesia, the National Economic Council (DEN) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Indonesia have signed a Statement of…
Here comes the age check: BU Podcast talks age assurance with AVPA’s Iain Corby
Like it or not, age assurance is going mainstream. As regulators in the UK and Europe begin enforcing new…
US Air Force eyes wearable biometrics for in-flight safety monitoring
The U.S. Air Force is pursuing a cutting-edge initiative to monitor aircrew biometrics and cabin altitude in real-time during flight,…
Facial authentication from Suprema to power Verkada cloud-based lock systems
Suprema’s facial authentication is being integrated into California firm Verkada’s cloud-based physical security offering, to enable organizations to implement it…
Keyless’ ‘Zero-Knowledge Biometrics’ enable crypto wallet to meet MFA requirements
Swiss-licensed crypto wallet Relai has integrated biometric authentication from Keyless for logins, account recovery and account deletion. Keyless’ privacy-preserving authentication…
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