Industry touts biometrics and digital identity to support remote services and pandemic recovery
Biometrics companies are variously offering advice on remote working and services and safe fingerprinting, as well as facial recognition discounts…
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World Economic Forum spells out its decentralized biometric travel ID project
The World Economic Forum has published a white paper describing in detail its proposed biometrics-backed paperless international travel concept, called…
Trial of ITS biometric kiosks for new EU EES at Iceland airport successful, Clear launches at Lambert
A pilot of BorderXpress biometric kiosks from Innovative Travel Solutions (ITS) at Keflavik International Airport in Iceland has been successfully…
Financials launch biometric and digital ID tech from Signicat, Keesing, Fortress Identity, FacePhi
The bank account verification service offered by SurePay has been integrated with Signicat’s Digital Identity Platform to allow financial institutions…
WTTC and World Economic Forum partner to share information and promote biometric travel
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have announced a collaboration and information exchanging…
Biometrics companies from China and Russia could be banned from NIST FRVT
Chinese media is reporting that biometrics companies from China could soon be excluded from NIST’s Facial Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT),…
Facial recognition controversies draw increasing attention
Controversy continues to swirl around biometric facial recognition, with U.S. House Committee hearings, legal challenges, and new revelations about who…
Tonga digital identity plan granted $4.65M by World Bank
Tonga is set to receive a $4.65 million grant from the World Bank to improve the country’s capacity for digital…
Biometrics stocks this week: Goodix, FPC, NEXT, IDEX, SMME
Chinese tech firm Goodix this week released its annual report. The company, also known as Shenzhen Huiding Technology Co., has…
African national biometric programs tackle scale challenges
Several African nations at different stages of their biometric registration processes have recently announced new efforts to improve their identity…
