US law enforcement biometrics systems face upgrade opportunity, challenges
Recent policy moves by the Executive Branch of America’s government have opened up an opportunity for biometrics capabilities, some of…
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Dignari awarded $99M deal by DHS for biometrics and security capabilities
Woman-owned security firm Dignari has been selected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide identity, credential, and…
World Bank official proposes digital identity steps to drive inclusion in West, Central Africa
The World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa, Ousmane Diagana, says the continent has strong digital growth potential,…
PhilSys to launch mobile version of biometric PhilID card
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has announced that it is working to launch the mobile version of the biometric Philippine…
Pakistan secures family trees, IDs foreign residents, prepares for electronic voting
A series of developments in Pakistan span a new digital ID card verification system; a way for people to check…
Biometric authentication provider abandons private money for a possible IPO
Before the pandemic and the political turmoil of Jan. 6, most U.S. tech unicorns laughed at the thought of filing…
Vietnam’s national biometric ID cards with Entrust tech to reach 50M issued in 2021
Vietnam began to issue 50 million chip-based digital ID cards with embedded biometrics to eligible citizens beginning in February of…
Confusion over Chile’s biometric passport bidding process
The process of awarding contracts for biometric Chilean passports is a jumble of odd events and accusations of improprieties involving…
Biometrics growth prompts ImageWare to tap Imperial Capital for strategic review
ImageWare says its Board of Directors has settled on investment bank Imperial Capital to conduct a strategic review process which…
Indian gov consults UIDAI on Aadhaar biometrics for voter registration
India’s Ministry of Law is consulting with the Unique Identification Authority (UIDAI) for the possibility of using the Aadhaar biometrics-based…
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