EAB expert sees long-term benefit to biometric border control in birth certificate standards
The effectiveness of biometric identity verification systems at European borders would improve over the long term if birth certificates were…
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25K Afghan biometric passports ready to be issued, 100K more to follow
Afghanistan has begun to issue passports again after months of delay which hampered the attempts of many to leave the…
Clear Health Pass integrates with Apple Health app, adds more venues
iPhone users can now share verifiable COVID-19 status records from the Apple Health app with Clear’s Health Pass to allow easy…
Liquid Avatar digital wallet app rolls out, approved for convenience store age verification
Liquid Avatar Technologies has released a new version of its mobile app designed to enable users with biometrics-backed verifiable digital…
User-centric digital ID, biometric KYC policy model proposed by financial inclusion group
The Alliance for Global Financial Inclusion (AFI-Global), a policy leadership alliance led by member central banks and financial regulatory institutions,…
ISO standard for mobile driving licenses published
In a move that should speed the adoption of and investment in mobile driving licenses (mDL), the International Organization for…
Malaysia’s biometric registry project faces sharp criticism
The Malaysian government says it is planning to introduce the National Digital Identification (NDI) system – a biometric registry database…
The challenges of electronic IDs
By Malte Pollmann, CSO of Utimaco Digital fraud has never been more prevalent. It is possible that fraud will cost…
Biometrics providers stake out facial recognition, fingerprint sensor market positions
The interoperability of digital wallets and health passes, smart city biometrics, truly inclusive national digital ID systems and the fight…
Payments network to offer digital ID services from SecureKey to Canadians
Canadian interbank network Interac Corp. has acquired exclusive rights to use SecureKey’s digital ID services in Canada, and plans to…
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