Broad biometrics adoption in new and established markets spurs investor action
The growth of biometrics in emerging industries like age verification and established ones like payments is dovetailing with the adoption…
digital identity
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IBM joins growing verifiable digital credentials marketplace
IBM has launched standards-based software that allows organizations to issue and verify secure, interoperable digital credentials and Turing Space is…
ASEAN plans to roll out digital business ID to boost cross‑border trade
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is preparing to roll out a regionwide digital business identity system aimed at…
Ethiopia aims for Africa’s best digital payments network by 2035
Ethiopia has unveiled a strategic roadmap which aims to enable the country set up one of the leading digital payment…
Pandemic surveillance – how AI will police the next global health crisis
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fears about AI-enabled biometric tools like facial recognition are often…
OECD suggests measures to strengthen Chile’s digital ID rollout strategy
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) says Chile has already recorded substantial progress in the implementation of its…
EU deregulation shift undermines digital ID standards influence, says think tank
The EU is inching towards the introduction of its planned pan-European digital identity wallet, designed to give citizens access to…
ID-Pal’s NorthRow acquisition creates unified biometric compliance platform
Ireland-based identity verification platform provider ID-Pal has acquired London-headquartered SaaS know your business (KYB) provider NorthRow to combine their respective…
Malaysia begins MyDigital ID verification integration for all mobile operators
Scams have surged in Southeast Asia with Malaysia in particular witnessing unprecedented increases in fraud. The Malaysian government has turned…
Guinea launches biometric system to weed out ‘ghost’ public workers
Guinea has officially put into use a biometric verification system aimed at combatting the phenomenon of ‘ghost’ workers which has…
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