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Equipped with biometrics and spatial scans, cars are now guzzling data

Extensive data collection can now be assumed in most car models, as vehicles become what U.S. Senator Edward Markey calls,…

 

Bhutan stands up self-sovereign identity with a small team and smaller budget

Bhutan is amongst the poorest and least-developed countries in the world, ranked 134th out of 203 by the United Nations…

 

EU inches closer to fingerprinting child asylum seekers, US sees its own proposals

After years of debates, the European Union may finally be ready to begin collecting the biometrics of asylum seekers as…

 

Simprints non-profit biometrics growth dilemma now on Harvard Business curriculum

Toby Norman, co-founder and CEO of Simprints, first collaborated on the company’s Vero fingerprint scanner to facilitate aid workers from…

 

FortressPay to launch biometric payment platform as consumer interest grows

FortressPay has announced the launch of its biometric payment platform using the Amazon Web Services Independent Software Vendor (AWS ISV)…

 

Idex books orders from around the world for biometric access and payment cards

Idex Biometrics has announced the multi-continental launch of biometric payment cards with smart document provider Toppan Gravity. Taiwan-based smart card…

 

Nigerian banks, Agric program to require digital ID from customers, beneficiaries

Nigeria’s digital ID, the National Identification Number (NIN), is increasingly getting solicited for different authentication use cases. Recently, the Central…

 

Passwordless apps could drive passwords toward oblivion but not over the cliff

An identity tool startup says it has pushed out passkey software for developers wanting a faster, more customizable authentication for…

 

Rank One Computing launches iris biometrics with fastest speed in NIST test

Rank One Computing (ROC.ai) has announced the launch of their iris recognition software, complementing its established business lines in face…

 

Palmki scores again with biometric payments for Belgian pro sports club

In basketball, palming is technically a carrying violation, but palming for a beer is now allowed for fans of the…

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