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Greece expected to issue a tender for biometric ID cards
Greek media are reporting that an official announcement is expected this week regarding the issue of a tender for companies…
Signicat receives funding for IDaaS development from EU’s Horizon 2020
Identity assurance provider Signicat has secured €1.36 million ($1.7 million) in phase two funding from the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme…
EU to collect biometrics of all visitors, could include post-Brexit UK citizens
The European Parliament has approved a new entry/exit system (ESS) to store the biometric information of all non-EU citizens visiting…
European Association for Biometrics announces EAB-RPC 2017
The fourth annual EAB Research Projects Conference (EAB-RPC) will take place September 18-19 at the Fraunhofer IGD research institute in…
HSBC, Barclays join EU project aimed at testing digital ID standards for cross-border banking
HSBC and Barclays have joined a new EU group comprised of private and public sector organizations testing the use of…
EU companies taking steps to control access to personal data for GDPR compliance
When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect on May 25, 2018, European organizations will be required to…
EU approve Advent’s acquisition of Morpho subject to smartcard business sale
European Union antitrust regulators have approved private equity firm Advent International‘s €2.4 billion (US$2.57 billion) acquisition of Safran’s identity and…
EU agencies join forces to protect European citizens’ data privacy rights
Two European Union agencies responsible for advising government agencies on fundamental rights have joined forces to help safeguard the data…
EU’s customer authentication rules could create challenges for corporate cards
AirPlus International warned that the proposed European Union regulations for increasing card security could prevent the booking and payment processes…
