UK Finance prepares for AI agents, wants clarity on digital verification
As a recent op-ed in the Financial Times observed, Britain has turned digital ID into a growth industry. While plans…
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GSA reaffirms XTec for $238M USAccess 2.0 federal credentialing contract
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has reaffirmed XTec as prime contractor for USAccess 2.0, putting the company in charge…
Tencent takes palmprint verification to standard smartphone cameras
Tencent is extending its palm biometric technology to devices without specialized palm reading hardware. Its new Palm X product uses…
SITA launches walk-through biometric border processing system
SITA has launched a new border processing system designed to eliminate physical stops at airport immigration checkpoints. SITA Border Flow…
India drops shared biometric database from telecom verification rules
India is not proceeding with the Biometric Identity Verification System, but biometrics firmly remain in the plan. The country’s Department…
Online channels without verification face open season from agentic fraud: Incode CEO
Most of the online fraud committed by AI agents is not defeating digital defenses at all. As Incode CEO Ricardo…
LexisNexis wins $218M in Login.gov identity proofing awards
LexisNexis Risk Solutions has secured the final pieces of Login.gov’s next-generation remote identity proofing program, winning awards for biometric verification,…
Indonesia targets 20M biometric SIM registrations in two months
Indonesia’s Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs, Meutya Hafid, says the biometric SIM card registration exercise that went underway on…
Mandatory biometric verification for Ghana Card holders takes effect
Ghana has reminded its citizens that a new legal framework mandating the biometric verification of individuals presenting the Ghana Card…
Global fraud escalation drives new wave of biometric and continuous verification in banking
AI‑driven identity fraud is accelerating with deepfakes, synthetic identities and cross‑platform attacks causing billions in losses and pushing banks toward…
