IATA endorses EU COVID certificate for global digital health pass standard
Europe’s Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) is being held up as a potential global standard for digital health passes by the…
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Asia: Despite spiraling online fraud, behavioral biometrics is yet to gain ground
By Frank Tan, Commercial Director, APAC, Callsign In a region of 4.6 billion people and with about half having mobile…
Zwipe strengthens biometric payment cards position in Africa and Southeast Asia
Mauritius-based international card payment processor and personalization bureau ICPS has partnered with Zwipe to supply biometric payment cards for banks across…
Idex Biometrics partners with Softlock on ID, access, payment cards for Asia, MENA
Idex Biometrics and Softlock have entered a collaboration aimed at developing and delivering biometric cards for identity management, access control…
Asia continues face biometrics investment trend with Facetech and Hanet fundraises
A pair of biometrics providers in Asia have joined the recent fundraising frenzy, one a software startup and the other…
Zwipe and Idex each strike biometric payment cards deals in Asia
Zwipe Pay ONE technology will be built into biometric payment cards from Bangladeshi payment cards company Silkways Cards and Printing…
Corsight reaches facial recognition value-added distribution deal for Asia
Corsight AI has signed up Netpoleon as a distribution partner for its facial recognition in Asia to increase the technology’s…
Zwipe signs up Taiwanese manufacturer for biometric payment cards
Beautiful Card Corporation (BCC) has chosen Zwipe Pay ONE for its biometric payment cards, and has already begun manufacturing cards…
Vezion Group to resell BioRugged biometrics in Malaysia under new partnership
BioRugged has announced a new strategic partnership with the Vezion Group in Malaysia, which becomes an authorized reseller of BioRugged’s…
Digital ID not increasing inclusivity as advertised, civil society groups argue
A variety of factors prevent the inclusivity promise of digital ID systems in Sub-Saharan Africa from being fulfilled, and governments…
