NFTs for digital identity — first get over your baggage
What is the big deal with NFTs? Every day I read an article about a collection of digital images being…
cryptocurrency - biometrics topics
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Block’s hardware wallet to use fingerprint biometric authentication
Payment firm Block (formerly known as Square) has confirmed that fingerprint biometrics will be the main method of authentication for…
Aggregating digital wallets is a bad idea
In my physical wallet, my credit cards, driver’s license, health insurance card, public transit cards, vaccination card, and yearly pass…
Next Biometrics wins $352,000 recurring fingerprint sensor order from Ngrave
Next Biometrics has received a follow-up purchase order of NOK3.1 million (roughly $352,000) for its Access 200 fingerprint sensor from…
AlphaPoint and Chivo partner on biometrics-enabled national Bitcoin wallet for El Salvador
National crypto wallet Chivo and the El Salvador government have partnered with white label exchange infrastructure provider AlphaPoint for services…
Trulioo wins six more cryptocurrency customers for biometric KYC, identity verification
Trulioo has signed up six cryptocurrency-related customers around the world for its GlobalGateway global identity verification platform. The service will…
ETF launches for biometrics firms and others building cashless payment infrastructure
An Irish investment tracking fund focused on environmental and food companies has announced a third focus: cashless payments. Rize ETF,…
NZ selfie biometrics startup funding, re-usable digital ID launch to growing IDV market
Biometric onboarding and identity verification providers continue to draw funding and bring new products to market, as with APLYiD in…
Freevolt
Freevolt Technologies develops next-generation biometric smart card products for the access control, cryptocurrency wallet, healthcare, and payments sectors. Its mission…
Worldcoin iris biometrics cryptocurrency project launched by Sam Altman
Tech millionaire Sam Altman’s Worldcoin start-up has emerged from stealth mode, offering free cryptocurrency to individuals who verify their accounts…
