Persona pushes back against fears its age assurance tech isn’t secure
The increased prevalence of age checks to access certain online services has brought increased scrutiny to the age assurance sector,…
Trade Notes
Trade notes refers to significant developments in the biometrics industry. This includes corporate appointments, venture capital, funding, mergers, acquisitions, litigation and launches.
ID4Africa opens registration for 2026 AGM, releases program brief
Pan-African identity movement ID4Africa has announced the start of registration for its 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM). This year’s event…
Humanity Protocol pivots from Proof-of-Personhood but sticks with palm biometrics
Humanity Protocol, one of the companies that has followed in the footsteps of Sam Altman’s World in creating a Proof-of-Personhood…
HID reports delicate opportunity for biometrics adoption in shaky trust environment
Demand for biometrics is rising as organizations around the world strengthen their protections of user identities, even amid a notable…
ROC stock launches on Nasdaq with $24M target
Members of the public looking for an American facial recognition and forensic biometrics developer to invest in have a new…
Appeals Court confirms Clearview AI biometric data collection violates BC privacy law
A British Columbia Appeal Court will not overturn a ruling by the B.C. Supreme Court in support of the province’s…
Next Biometrics enters Malaysian fingerprint market, secures new order in India
Next Biometrics has booked its first ever order to supply fingerprint scanners to Malaysia, and received an additional order from…
US patent for cryptographically bound digital seal granted to Idemia Public Security
Key members of Idemia Public Security’s R&D team have been granted a new U.S. patent for a visible, cryptographically-bound digital…
Nigerian firm Chams Holdco creates subsidiary to support Africa’s digital transformation
Nigerian digital payments and verification firm Chams Holding Company Plc, (Chams Holdco), has created a new subsidiary which is expected…
eMudhra self-certified as MOSIP system integrator for digital ID projects at scale
Indian-based multinational digital ID firm eMudhra has completed self-certification to the Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP), an affirmation that…
