Kenyan telco requires face biometrics for SIM card re-registration
Safaricom, one of the leading mobile telephone network providers in Kenya, is reportedly asking users to visit the nearest Safaricom…
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Biometrics to lead IDV market’s $10B growth by 2026
The global market for digital identity verification technology is forecast for rapid growth, with MarketsandMarkets estimating a 16.6 percent compound…
GBG reaches $19M deal for New Zealand selfie biometrics provider Cloudcheck
GBG has acquired New Zealand-based biometrics provider Cloudcheck in a £14 million (US$18.9 million) deal to strengthen its position in the Australasia…
Contactless biometrics app to play key role in Pakistan’s digital wallet rollout
Pakistan is claiming a world’s first for using contactless biometrics on mobile devices to enroll individuals to its national ID…
India consults stakeholders on federated digital identity project
A plan has been proposed by India’s government to introduce a new digital ID overarching citizens’ different existing digital IDs…
Solving fraud in banking with trusted digital identities while improving customer convenience
By Roland Fournier, Senior Director, Product & Solutions with HID Global Banks are seeing growing demand for a more convenient…
Fourthline reports 170 percent YoY growth, predicts digital ID trends for 2022
Co-founder and CEO of KYC and compliance firm Fourthline, Krik Gunning, has published two separate articles on the company’s blog, discussing…
Zoloz biometric authentication deployed in Philippines financial inclusion push
CIMB Bank Philippines and Ant Group spin-off Zoloz have reached a deal for the deployment of the latter’s biometric authentication…
Selfie biometrics implemented for tax credits, loans, could protect an endangered species
Selfie biometrics are being used for identity verification by a wide range of applications, from online government services supported by…
LoginID partners on FIDO biometrics for eSIM issuance
Authentication specialist LoginID has signed a new collaboration agreement with Oasis Smart SIM, a subsidiary of Tata Communications Limited, to…
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