ID.me, VIDA announce funding to fuel continued digital ID growth
ID.me has secured $100 million in debt financing from funds managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC affiliates, along with an additional…
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Facebook disables feature after algorithm racism incident
Facebook has apologized and disabled an artificial intelligence algorithm said to be at the origin of a popped-up message labelling…
Kenya issues digital ID cards to minority community after decades of ordeal
Members of a ‘stateless’ community in Kenya known as the Shona have received digital ID cards from the Kenyan government,…
CBP biometric facial comparison deployed for cruise ship disembarkation in US
Passengers disembarking from cruise ships into twelve U.S. ports at the end of their cruise will undergo facial biometric comparison…
850 Kenyan hospitals sue national insurance fund over biometric patient registration
850 hospitals are suing Kenya’s National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) in a dispute over the requirement to install equipment to…
Suprema ID, Simprints, SenseTime, Pindrop, GBG, ID2020 welcome new executives, advisors
Biometrics providers Suprema ID, Simprints, SenseTime, Pindrop and GBG, along with ID2020, have all hired new executives and advisors to…
Investments in airport biometrics and health pass adoption grow as sector reopens
Aviation sector investments in biometrics and digital health pass adoption feature in the most-read news coverage on Biometric Update this…
FacePhi selfie biometrics software chosen by asset manager Hanwha
FacePhi has announced that it is expanding its presence in the Korean financial industry market with a partnership agreement for…
Pakistan uses biometric authentication to issue transit cards, disburse millions in cash relief
Before officially inaugurating the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Peshawar, Pakistan has started using biometrics to issue 100,000 free…
No vacation for biometrics companies between pandemic recovery and government programs
Biometrics companies seem to be working hard through the summer, in part to stand up contactless technology to support the…
