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Australia issues tender for biometric cameras at 11 airports

Australia has released a tender to upgrade 11 of its major airports with biometric cameras that can capture and compare…

 

Papua New Guinea issues RFI for digital ID ecosystem, 6 other DPI projects

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) of Papua New Guinea has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for…

 

Legal age is porous online; digital ID firms, regulators, platforms spar for leverage

The increasing demand for age assurance tools to protect youth online is prompting new investments in biometrics and digital identity…

 

The Gambia, Vanuatu plan life-changing transformation with digital inclusion schemes

Collaboration between some United Nations agencies and the governments of The Gambia and Vanuatu are opening up the way for…

 

Putting individuals back in charge of their own identities

By Mike Tuchen, CEO of UK-founded digital identity scale-up, Onfido From letting hotels keep copies of our passports to handing…

 

Assa Abloy biometric access card patent appeal defeated by CPC

A global access control giant has lost its challenge to 17 biometric card security patents in the United States. Sweden-based…

 

Socure, BioCatch showcase how to fight financial fraud with biometrics

Socure has launched a new product specifically for fintechs while BioCatch warns of increasing mobile fraud. Meanwhile, Baker McKenzie says…

 

Biometrics and AI offer mix of questions and answers for police, fraud prevention

Advances in biometrics for law enforcement and fraud prevention are prominent among the week’s most-read articles on Biometric Update. Clearview…

 

Malaysia rolls out national digital ID, clarifies biometric enrollment details

Malaysia has begun enrolling citizens for its National Digital ID (NDID), with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim the first…

 

Worldcoin tours Asia, partners for crypto off-ramping capabilities

Members of the Tools for Humanity product development team toured Asia to gather feedback before World ID verification expands throughout…

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