Togo hopes to launch new biometric ID card in 2021
The minister in charge of digital economy and digital transformation in the West African nation of Togo, Cina Lawson, says…
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Face biometrics and voice interface coming to Indian government app
India’s Unified Mobile Application for New Age Governance (UMANG) will soon adopt facial recognition for verification using built-in smartphone features,…
Alchera forecasts bigger market for its facial recognition and lists to KOSDAQ, Kabn closes $3M private placement
Alchera says it plans to make more market in-routes with its AI-driven facial recognition solution as well as expand its…
KYC market steams into year-end with biometrics deals, funding and regulatory attention
ID document-scanning and selfie biometrics implementations have been expanded by an Onfido customer and announced by Veriff, while Signzy has…
Top five FIDO Korea hackathon projects unveiled as Microsoft reviews strides in passwordless digital ID
The top five winners of the 2020 FIDO Hackathon – Goodbye Password Challenge have been announced, and organizers have published…
American Airlines extends biometric health status app, Vision-Box forecasts new travel era
American Airlines has announced that beginning December 22nd, passengers travelling from Miami International Airport (MIA) to destinations in Colombia, Honduras,…
MNOs to help register biometrics for digital IDs for Nigerians as alleged agency corruption probed
Mobile telephone network companies operating in Nigeria have been authorized to help establish national identification numbers (NINs) for citizens as…
Croatia, Kyrgyzstan to adopt biometric ID documents, Philippines funds enrollment phase
Under a new amendment to the Identity Card Act, biometric digital identity cards are in development for Croatian citizens. The…
Role of digital ID heightened in many sectors, Economist panelists say
Thought leaders from the private- and public sector convened on December 8 and 9 for a two-day Economist event sponsored…
Face biometrics roll out for retail, airports and edge as players work to refine the technology
Facial recognition is the common theme of the week’s top digital identity news with retail applications, new edge servers, and…
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