Apple, Google device biometrics to be available to third-party developers in Japan
Beyond any specific would-be trade deal, the general sense that the world should no longer lean on the U.S. will…
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Fime develops interoperability test tool for Japan’s digital ID
Japan has enlisted the help of strategic consultancy and testing provider Fime to enable interoperable and scalable testing for mobile…
Hitachi partners on biometric tourism service with Panasonic FRT
Hitachi and JTB Corporation have partnered to develop a digital ticketing service with biometric authentication for the tourism industry. The…
Japan tightens rules for remote bank account openings, mandates IC chip-based IDV
Japan will tighten its rules for remote account openings at banks and financial institutions by mandating IC chip-based identity verification…
Raonsecure’s decentralized digital ID reach expands in Japan, reaches new markets
Raonsecure’s biometric authentication service TouchEn OnePass for financial services, fintechs and educational institutions in Japan has surpassed 7 million monthly…
EU, Japan pledge to strengthen cooperation on digital ID, trust services
Japan and the European Union (EU) have discussed ways of bolstering their digital cooperation in several areas including the development…
Panasonic supplies facial recognition to Osaka Expo 2025 for staff access
Panasonic Connect is supplying biometric technology to the Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025 in Japan, which is expected to host 28 million…
NEC face biometrics for passenger boarding in self-driving bus trial with JAL
The Japan Airlines Co. (JAL) and NEC Corporation are experimenting with self-driving buses and using Neoface facial recognition to verify…
Passkeys for enterprise report from FIDO says adoption is growing
A new report from the FIDO Alliance aims to understand the state of passkey deployments by enterprises in the U.S….
Liquid identity verifications surge past 60M as Japan leans into chip-scanning
Liquid has reached the 60 million digital identity verification milestone with its online KYC service, with a surge in verifications…
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