Biometrics or emojis and URLs? Better online identity verification needed
The use of social media sites as hubs for services from banks and other businesses is creating demand for better…
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Investment pours in for biometric startups developing new services
Biometrics firms Smile Identity, Zenus and OneWave are reporting successful funding rounds for products ranging from ‘ethical facial recognition’ to…
UK digital identity framework update invites organizations to begin testing
An updated framework for the UK’s plans for digital identity includes details on how technology providers would be assessed for certification,…
Checkin.com acquires GetID for $9.5M to add face biometrics, image recognition
GetID has been acquired by Checkin.com Group, which provides online check-in services, as the first step in the Group’s strategy to…
Tanzania urged to regulate digital ID privacy, Zimbabwe to tackle exclusion
The government of Tanzania has been advised to put in place the necessary data protection and oversight regulation in order…
Indonesia, Philippines, Kenya contend with digital inclusion, South Korea extends verification
Authorities in South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines and Kenya are contending with multiple aspects of digital identity. South Korea plans…
Onfido and INTERPOL train US officers on biometric passport fraud
A training session on recognizing fraudulent travel identity documents jointly held by INTERPOL’s Counterfeit Currency and Security Documents (CCSD) unit…
Tech5 positions biometric platform for Indian payments market with NPCI challenge win
Tech5 has won a challenge giving the company an opportunity to gain a substantial foothold within India’s biometric retail payments and…
Spain and Germany to test cross-border digital ID
The Governments of Spain and Germany recently signed an agreement to develop a joint cross-border pilot program for digital ID,…
Continuous facial, iris recognition for remote workers with Princeton Identity, EPAM partnership
Remote workers will undergo continuous facial recognition or iris scanning to allow ongoing access to a firm’s software system, using…
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