ID4Africa panel urges caution, debates trust framework for digital vaccine certificates
Some governments have begun accepting international travelers with digital proof of their health status. Questions around how these digital health…
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Role of biometrics in healthcare highlighted by Idemia in Panacea seminar
A seminar organized by Horizon 2020 research and innovation project Panacea took place last week, highlighting the role of biometrics…
Biometrics partnerships extend multimodal workplace security, digital health systems
New partnerships and successes from established collaborations make up the most read biometrics news this week. Deals between Jumio and…
Biometrics, kiosk firms build machine that might help addicts into recovery
A newly announced partnership between a vein biometrics vendor and kiosk builder is delivering automated opioid-dispensing machines designed to curb…
Biometric smart card partnerships formed by Ethernom for crypto and Toppan for healthcare
While biometric payment cards are attracting most of the attention in industry media, the established market for smart cards is…
Digital ID healthcare partnerships and solutions expand
Mastercard has formed a new partnership to offer smartphone-based healthcare digital ID, while Imprivata is extending its regional reach and…
Smart city growth creates biometrics opportunity
Smart city development is a growing market, especially within the realm of security, innovation and public health. Biometrics are due…
Persistent fraud threats drive consumer biometrics for payments and mobile credentials
A biometric spoof attack and new fraud report this week both indicate the challenge of ensuring financial transactions are legitimate,…
New patents signal dawn of optical health biometrics scanners in smartphones
Innovative and convenient health monitoring tools are set to enter smartphones as the health biometrics industry sees continued growth. While…
Healthcare digitization an emerging biometric scanning software market driver, report says
The biometric scanning software market is expected to grow at a strong 10.48 percent compound annual growth rate from 2021…
