Bluestone signs Bahamian digital ID agreement with biometric payment option
Bahamas-based digital ID firm Bluestone Labs has entered a six-year contract with the country’s Unified Public Transportation Co. (UPTC) to…
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Turkey, Japan pilot digital currency with national ID, Idemia cards
The Turkish government is planning the deployment of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure to be integrated with the…
EU, US central banks see national digital currencies only if privacy balanced by security
The digital identity and privacy communities got some confirmation about the near future that they do not often get —…
Digital ID, KYC infrastructure critical for digital currency rollout, says IMF
An international agency is urging central banks to help strengthen national digital ID systems and make KYC requirements easier to…
Sun, sand and digital dollars: PopID brings face biometrics to Bahamas CBDC
PopID is bringing its PopPay face biometric verification platform to a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the first time….
Idex Biometrics, Zwipe updates hint at digital currency focus, payment card launches
Idex Biometrics CEO Vince Graziani has recently published a blog post on the company’s website, discussing its efforts in the…
Idex Biometrics expands partnership to develop digital currency card
Idex Biometrics has announced the expansion of its partnership with Chutian Dragon to build infrastructure for the development of a digital currency…
Idex Biometrics receives fingerprint sensor order from Goldpac as strategic partnership announced
Idex Biometrics has been selected as a strategic partner for Goldpac’s digital currency and electronics payment smartcard project, and received…
Digital currency hardware wallets featuring biometrics from Idex, Fingerprint Cards launched
A trial of hardware wallets for digital RMB has been launched by the Postal Savings Bank of China, in the…
