Aadhaar amendment for voluntary biometric verification by private sector passes lower house
India’s lower house has passed the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, sending legislation establishing new rules for private…
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European Banking Authority sets conditions for PSD2 authentication compliance extension
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has agreed to allow conditional extensions of the deadline for implementing strong customer authentication (SCA)…
Mitek ID verification technology helps Flexi-Fi fast-track credit applications
Flexi-Fi is deploying Mitek‘s mobile capture and digital identity verification software solution as part of its customer onboarding process to…
Banco Bolivariano selects FacePhi biometric digital onboarding technology
Spanish biometrics company FacePhi announced today that Banco Bolivariano will deploy its SelphID facial recognition solution to enable clients to…
Sumsub brings biometric selfie and ID check to Polymath security token services marketplace
Biometric compliance-as-a-Service provider Sumsub has joined the Polymath Service Provider Marketplace to provide KYC and other regulatory checks to Polymath’s…
Mastercard and Orange: why global brands are delving into African biometrics
The speed at which African nations are implementing biometric systems for national ID and electoral rolls has created something of…
HooYu chosen for biometric selfie onboarding by NatWest
NatWest is the latest bank to adopt biometric facial recognition from HooYu for new account openings, after a successful pilot…
New Aadhaar legislation tabled to establish voluntary biometric verification rules
India’s government has tabled legislation in the Lok Sabha intended to set a legal foundation for the use of Aadhaar…
Fingerprint and facial biometric bank account openings in Thailand on for Q3
Thailand’s central bank has announced that biometrics can be used by the country’s financial institutions to verify account openings in…
Opportunities and risks of biometrics and digital identity in focus on day 2 of ID4Africa 2019
The second day of ID4Africa 2019 featured 16 informational tracks delving into a range of issues related to this year’s…
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