Biometrics market forecast for $44B by 2026, industry survey sees digital identity focus
Biometrics industry development over the next five years will be focused primarily on digital identity, according to the latest industry…
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Governments consider digital health pass rules, seek balance between safety and exclusion
Event venues in the UK are being asked to adopt digital health passes to prevent the spread of COVID-19 “as…
Yoti, Pass provide biometrics for COVID test result apps as digital health pass issuance ramps up
India is planning to allow other nations to use its CoWIN platform for digital health passes and COVID track-and-trace applications,…
Google API update enables storage of COVID-19 status on Android devices
Google has updated its Passes application programming interface (API) to allow COVID vaccination and test result records to be stored…
IPOs, deployments and analysis aligned: face biometrics growth is exploding
Face biometrics were the top theme of the week on Biometric Update, with implementations for remote customer onboarding, identity verification,…
US domestic air travel recovering, biometrics and health passes needed for international rebound
U.S. domestic air travel was approaching 2 million passengers per day, roughly in line with 2019 levels, even before the…
One in 3 Liechtenstein citizens using official digital ID
Around one third of all Liechtenstein citizens have activated their ‘eID.li’ electronic identities and are using public services digitally a…
Belgium launches digital health pass with Zetes trust services
Belgium has launched its Digital COVID Certificate (DCC), with digital trust services provided by ZetesConfidens, Zetes’ digital transaction security business…
Clear IPO could raise up to $396M in hot biometrics investment market
Clear intends to raise up to $396 million, at a valuation of $2.2 billion, through its proposed initial public offering…
Fragmentation in details and niches as digital health passes roll out around the world
UK authorities are being asked by the country’s aviation sector to ditch the COVID test and isolation requirements it has…
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