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Identy.io joins NIST fingerprint biometrics evaluation with strong accuracy scores

The results of a fingerprint biometrics evaluation by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology positions Identy.io as one…

 

IAM funding deals and dev challenge aim to solve enterprise identity threat

Identity security is under grave threat. For all of its advantages, digital identity represents a vulnerability that can be leveraged…

 

WISeKey in talks with several African govts for digital ID systems rollout

Swiss digital ID provider WISeKey has announced that it is negotiating with an undisclosed number of African governments for the…

 

Digital photos to be required for German ID cards, passports from May 1

Germany is entering a new phase in the digitization process of its national ID card from the start of next…

 

GLEIF to help increase global visibility of Chinese companies

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has a new Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) mapping initiative to increase the global…

 

Biometrics startup gets accelerator backing for Africa, Middle East expansion

Startup Vove ID has secured funding from The Baobab Network to support an expansion of its biometric KYC and AML…

 

NHIs see new funding, products and security approaches

Non-human identities (NHI) like AI agents now outnumber human users in many organizations. Companies are coming up with products to…

 

White House includes NSF research on deepfakes among threats to free speech

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has new priorities, and while some might call them great priorities – tremendous priorities,…

 

Infineon powers demo of edge biometrics for user onboarding

Edge AI and embedded systems developer embedUR unveiled a pair of solutions for computer vision and biometric onboarding made with…

 

Fintechs crucial to trust needed for financial inclusion: Rwanda Stock Exchange CEO

The growing emergence of fintechs in Africa represents major hope for the continent’s financial inclusion efforts. However, one serious problem…

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