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…
Asia
Biometric Update regularly releases posts about the topic "Asia." The following list of links is available to help you find biometrics news related to "Asia" and other relevant terms. More tags may be explored by accessing our comprehensive Biometrics Topics list.
Digital identity systems around Asia compared as Taiwan seeks path forward
Taiwan has underestimated the risks posed by its proposed digital ID system to user privacy and cybersecurity, according to a…
Governments act to support increased biometrics use, data sharing at borders
Governments around the world are using common standards and ICAO-compliant biometric passports to secure immigration and border control processes, and…
CyFence – ASEAN
CyFence – ASEAN Online November 24 – 25, 2020 The ASEAN region is the fastest-growing digital market in the world,…
Biometric payment cards from Mastercard and Idemia to be trialed in Q4
Mastercard and Idemia have partnered to launch their first joint pilot of a biometric payment card in Asia for fingerprint-enabled in-store purchases,…
Aviation Festival Asia Webinars – What is the future of the Europe-Asia market?
Aviation Festival Asia Webinars – What is the future of the Europe-Asia market? Online June 2, 2020 Connectivity from Asia…
FacePhi partners up to provide South Korean hospitals with facial biometric authentication
FacePhi has entered a partnership with Nssmart to develop biometric facial recognition authentication kiosks for hospitals in South Korea, the…
Gtriip secures Series B funding to scale AI business in Asia-Pacific
Gtriip has finalized its Series B funding round, and plans to use the investment to expand its biometric digital identity…
Identity Week Asia
Identity Week Asia Online October 14 – 15, 2020 Identity Week Asia Virtual will explore the complete spectrum of the…
Face biometrics deployed for train station security in Asia, Germans pushback on public surveillance
Osaka Metro in Japan started testing in December a facial recognition solution that lets people take the train just by…
