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Worldcoin open-sources multi-party computation system

Worldcoin is introducing a process for processing biometrics and other data that it believes is secure enough for other companies…

 

Palm-scanning Humanity Protocol emerges as new kid on the blockchain

Worldcoin has thus far been the most high profile project pursuing biometric digital identity on a global scale, but its…

 

Zimbabwe implements biometric border posts for automating immigration processes

Zimbabwe is implementing fingerprint and iris biometrics at its borders to automate tasks that have historically been carried out by…

 

African nations and fintechs urged to boost digital ID, DPI for economic gain

Representatives of Africa’s fintech sector heard about the importance of digital identity, and digital public infrastructure more generally, to the…

 

Taiwan’s digital ID card initiative suspension adds NT$202M in costs

Reports indicate that the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) in Taiwan is set to face a significant financial burden. The…

 

Belgium launches national digital identity wallet

Belgium has become one of the first countries to launch a digital identity wallet after the publication of the European…

 

Kuwait extends deadline for mandatory biometrics registration

Kuwait has extended the deadline for submitting fingerprint data for the country’s central biometric database. Kuwaitis will be able to…

 

Regula processes identity verification for 100,000 MWC attendees

Regula successfully provided identity verification for the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, continuing its relationship with GSMA, the…

 

Malaysia greenlights Worldcoin token trading, setting up biometric crypto growth

Digital business solutions provider Cuscapi Bhd has announced that the Securities Commission Malaysia has granted approval to its associate company…

 

Goodix develops ultrasonic fingerprint biometrics sensor for fast authentication  

Goodix Technology, a provider of fingerprint and touchscreen solutions for mobile phones, has partnered with vivo, a smartphone manufacturer, to…

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