Facebook releases pilot version of biometrics-backed digital wallet app Novi
Facebook has officially released the first pilot of the Novi digital wallet app with biometric onboarding in Guatemala and the…
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Study shines positive light on biometric wearables, and feds are looking
Predictive health checks performed by wrist-wearables that record a person’s biometrics are possible, according to a small study. They are…
New facial recognition ethics tool being tested in the Netherlands
A reality-check pilot project has been launched in the Netherlands to see if a proposed governance framework can mitigate the…
NZ airport face biometrics trial deployed against Privacy Commissioner advice
New Zealand’s Aviation Security Service (AvSec), a branch of the country’s Civil Aviation Authority, started trials of a new face…
Biometric payment cards from Zwipe, Idemia rolling out
Zwipe Pay ONE has been selected by an unnamed ‘Global Tier-1’ bank headquartered in Europe for a pilot it plans to…
Biometric payment cards advance with Zwipe Middle East pilot, Crédit Agricole September launch
Zwipe and its regional partner Middle East Payment Services (MEPS) have announced the launch of a pilot of biometric payment cards…
UK police forces trialing retrospective facial recognition from bodycam maker
British police forces are testing retrospective facial recognition software provided by Reveal, which also has a product line of bodycams…
Vision-Box launches Frontex biometric border pilot in Bulgaria
Vision-Box has officially unveiled its Frontex awarded trial aimed at implementing a new biometric Entry/Exit System (EES) pilot project at…
UK supermarkets trial Yoti age estimation biometrics for alcohol purchases
Digital identity platform Yoti is piloting its biometrics-based age estimation technology in several British supermarkets to allow people to buy…
Utah trials GET Group’s digital ID in mobile driver’s license pilot
Utah drivers could soon be issued mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) thanks to the state’s collaboration with digital ID firm GET…
