Norway to replace BankID on mobile with biometric apps for improved security
Norway says it plans to replace the digital ID authentication platform BankID with new apps that will require either face…
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Immigrant tracking biometric app contract expanded by US agency
The U.S. immigration agency has renewed a biometric surveillance contract to create a new facial recognition app for tracking immigrants…
Zimbabwe’s mobile biometric voter registration phase ends
The second phase of a mobile biometric voter registration in Zimbabwe was officially ended on April 30 by the country’s…
Veiled Bangladeshi women urge fingerprint biometrics as alternative to photo ID
Members of a Muslim women’s organization in Bangladesh demanded that biometrics be a replacement for photos on national ID documents…
Everyone wants online IDs strictly controlled — their way
European politicians are nearing a deal to push accountability on online posters through digital ID verification, while in China, executives…
Nigeria government, telecom bodies collaborate on rapid digital ID issuance to unblock SIMs
Nigeria’s National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) will work with the country’s telecom authority and main industry body to unblock SIMs…
GlobalPass
GlobalPass is an innovative company aiming to change the way identity verification and screening industry is shaped. GlobalPass smart platform…
NEC enrolls biometrics of 50M Vietnamese for ID authentication
Around 50 million Vietnamese have had their biometrics captured for ID authentication as the country is modernizing its digital ID…
Selfie biometrics onboarding takeover continues with new customers, success stories
A number of companies in the identity space have announced new biometric partnerships this week, with TendedBar joining forces with…
Ex-bureaucrat says fraud can be cut and fed’s broken digital ID management fixed
A former U.S. government official writing about meaningfully minimizing fraud perpetrated at the federal and state levels has accomplished something…
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