Continuous trust and infrastructure join AI as biometrics industry’s key concerns
The biometrics industry is scarcely recognizable compared to when the Biometrics Institute launched 25 years ago, or when its first…
Trade Notes
Trade notes refers to significant developments in the biometrics industry. This includes corporate appointments, venture capital, funding, mergers, acquisitions, litigation and launches.
Combined ID doc scan and selfie biometrics from OCR Studio gets IP protection
Biometric identity verification has typically been carried out with a photo of the user’s ID document, followed by a selfie…
World releases open-source toolkit for privacy-preserving identity proofs
World has released ProveKit, which new documentation from the biometric proof of personhood (PoP) firm calls “a production-ready zero-knowledge proving…
Authologic becomes registered issuer of EUDI-ready digital credentials in Poland
Authologic has become a registered issuer of non-qualified electronic attestations of attributes (EAAs) in Poland, allowing the identity verification company…
Fragomen-SICPA JV adds Idemia biometrics to assemble end-to-end identity platform
Less than two months after Fragomen and SICPA launched a joint venture focused on digital identity, the venture is already…
Key digital identity players partner to make ISO/IEC mDL, credential standards free
International standards for mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) and similar digital credentials like ISO/IEC 18013 and ISO/IEC 23220 are becoming free…
Semlex to face criminal trial in Belgium over Congo passport scandal
Semlex, the Belgian company that produced biometric passports for the Democratic Republic of Congo, will stand trial in Brussels. Fourteen…
ROC completes acquisition of ZTC, integrates advanced forensic capabilities
U.S. biometrics and computer vision provider ROC has completed its acquisition of Zuccaro Technical Consulting LLC (ZTC), which now operates…
GBG partners with Intellias on identity signals, expands into agentic market with Reach
UK identity firm GBG and software engineering company Intellias have expanded their partnership, with the goal of “expediting and amplifying”…
Age assurance webinar examines rapidly evolving market for online age checks
Age assurance has entered a new phase. Governments are implementing online safety laws, courts are requiring platforms to adopt stronger…
