Why financial institutions need a multi-layered security approach to survive the digital transformation
By John E. Ahrens, CEO of Veratad Technologies In August 2003, hackers breached Yahoo’s secure personal records, impacting 3 billion…
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Almost half in UK would welcome digital health passes for public events
An industry-commissioned survey of United Kingdom adults found that almost half would feel safer at public events if COVID passports…
Nigeria counts on biometrics to recapture nearly 4K fleeing jail-breakers
Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said his ministry is working in collaboration with the Nigerian Identity Management Commission…
Emergency response biometrics: HID Global fingerprint reader, ERinfo face tool launched
HID Global has released a new plug and play fingerprint biometrics reader for law enforcement while ERinfo has devised a…
Xago claims neuromorphic biometrics deliver more secure client authentication
South African crypto-based money transfer fintech Xago has claimed a world-first in bringing neuromorphic computing to biometric verification and authentication. The…
Clear service IAL2-approved as biometric vaccination verification expands
Secure identity company Clear has seen a new biometric service approved by Kantara Inititative and has formed a partnership with…
UK selects over a dozen biometrics providers for immigration self-enrollment trial
The biometric suppliers and sub-suppliers for the UK Home Office’s forensic border check trial have been unveiled. A privacy information…
Government digital identity plans advance amid scepticism, lack of awareness
Britons do not feel well informed about common digital identity and biometrics, according to a recently published survey into opinions…
Thales inks biometrics and smart city deal in Vietnam, discusses ethical facial recognition
Thales has signed an extensive deal with Vietnam’s VNPT to accelerate the country’s digital transformation with biometrics, smart city and other…
Mastercard partners on Brazilian student digital ID to support remote exams
Mastercard has launched a digital identity partnership to secure the legitimacy of academic examination results in Brazil. The partnership between Mastercard,…
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