Tascent’s multimodal biometrics contracted for Palau border, Australian prisons
The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (BCBP) of the western Pacific Ocean Republic of Palau has reached a deal…
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Liberia’s election commission seeks clarification on biometrics procurement rerun proposal
Biometrics providers bidding on the contract for Liberia’s voter registration may get a do-over, Front Page Africa reports, with the…
Ideal Innovations wins $63M DoD multimodal biometrics collection contract
Ideal Innovations has won a $63 million contract with the Project Management Office for Department of Defense Biometrics within the…
Liberian agencies spar over alleged irregularities of biometric voter card contract decision
The review of Ekemp’s contract to provide biometric voter registry cards for Liberians continues, with back-and-forth communications between the government’s…
Response time of Philippines’ digital ID portal for transport recovering
The Land Transportation Office in Manila, Philippines, announced its Land Transportation Management System portal has recovered following a couple of…
Serpro signs up Persona for Brazilian biometric ID verification database
Brazil’s federal government is working on biometric identity verification infrastructure that would act as a backstop for businesses looking for…
Australia readies for modified, more expensive two-step Idemia biometric airport SmartGates
Australia’s plan for biometric passenger identification for arrivals at its international airports is back on track with a revived deal…
Ekemp’s Liberian biometric voter card contract rejected by review; verbal sparring ensues
The back-and-forth continues over the procurement of biometric equipment and software to be used in Liberia’s elections, according to the…
We’re talking, says Philippines government about biometric security provider
A month after a local official made statements that left people worried that a biometrics security contract was in danger,…
Pakistan safe city project stalls with nearly 1K facial recognition cameras not functioning
Since it was rolled out in 2016, the Lahore safe city project in Punjab province has been facing major challenges,…
