ACI pushes back on Philippine national ID card contract cancelation
The Philippine government’s national ID system has come under scrutiny, as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) faces criticism for…
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Brazilian digital ID firm Unico acquires Oz Forensics and Trully.AI
Brazilian digital identity unicorn Unico has announced more acquisitions. The selfie biometrics provider, backed by the likes of Goldman Sachs,…
Pakistan ID agency chair out after court rules appointment violates constitution
A legal standoff appears to be brewing between Pakistan’s military government and judiciary, after the Lahore High Court ordered the…
SIC Biometrics plots scale-up path from under-the-radar prominence
SIC Biometrics is surely among the most influential hardware providers in the industry to remain an unfamiliar name to some…
Idemia contract for SA’s biometric driver’s licenses prompts request for investigation
Idemia is facing further scrutiny in South Africa. A new request from transport minister Barbara Creecy asks the country’s auditor-general…
Facial recognition back in crime-fighting toolkit for Colorado police
Facial recognition technology is coming back to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO), this time under a new state law…
Tencent Cloud launches palm vein biometrics for contactless payments
During the Tencent Global Digital Ecosystem Summit, Tencent Cloud unveiled a palm verification system that utilizes infrared cameras to capture…
Ghana EC adds liveness detection to prevent voter verification fraud
The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has announced the incorporation of a liveness detection feature into its biometric voter verification…
Namibia’s new CRVS, national ID system reflects key data protection aspects
Namibia’s newly proposed Civil Registration and Identification Bill has been praised for containing essential elements of data protection. However, the…
Kuwait prepares to halt services for unregistered fingerprint biometrics
Those in Kuwait failing to meet the deadlines for biometric registration will face suspension of government services. The Central Bank…
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