Biometric passports get refresh in Indonesia, face hurdles in Lebanon and Kenya
Nations across the global south are looking to biometric passports as the next generation of travel documents. Indonesia will mark…
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Biometrics, electronic devices and identity credentials converging
Biometrics in electronic devices and ID documents to support digital identity are a major theme of the week’s top stories…
SITA wraps up acquisition of Materna IPS
SITA reports it has completed all necessary regulatory and legal procedures and finalized its acquisition of Materna IPS, a provider…
Payface lands new retail biometric payments deal in Brazil
Brazilian face biometrics payments startup Payface has clinched a deal with supermarket chain Ítalo. Ítalo Supermercados, based in the southern…
EU to fund digital programs with €108m, including digital identity
The European Union has issued a new call for funding within the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL), allocating over 108 million…
Lawmakers try again to kill diversion of TSA screening tech funds
Because of Washington partisan politics, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) doesn’t expect to be able to field upgraded and…
Florida tosses mDL program into the Gulf
Florida’s mobile driver’s license has been shut down, making the state a rare case in the world of a place…
FBI biometric fingerprint lab gets a party on its 100th birthday
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is celebrating the centennial of its fingerprint lab. A release from the agency says…
Swiss government committee okays draft law on e-ID
A Swiss government commission has adopted the draft federal law on digital identity, as Switzerland’s upcoming digital identification system, slated…
Malaysia’s MyDigital ID nearing half million registrations
Malaysia’s MyDigital ID initiative has reached a significant milestone, recording 465,924 registered users, including civil servants, as of July 10….
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