Philippines and Malaysia add new biometric banking options
One of the Philippine’s largest banks is introducing biometric verification through voice recognition in order to stem fraud. UnionBank will…
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Cybernetica and Theta partner on digital ID services for Malaysian market
Cybernetica and Theta Edge Berhad have signed an MoU to collaborate on a digital identity product exclusive to the Malaysian…
ASEAN launches talks on regionwide digital public infrastructure development agreement
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has begun negotiations on a Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) that will define…
US, UK and ASEAN debating how to regulate AI
Governments, civil society and businesses are all attempting to steer the development of artificial intelligence. The Ada Lovelace Institute wants…
Pangea deploys AI stress detection system for Southeast Asia government
Pangea has announced that a Southeast Asia government organization will employ its Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems for analyzing psycho-physiological indicators….
Hong Seng acquires 51% of eKYC firm Innov8tif for $7M
Malaysian investment holding company Hong Seng Consolidated Berhad has acquired a 51 percent stake in eKYC firm Innov8tif Holdings by…
BIO-key partnership brings expanded IAM and biometric solutions to SE Asia
Cybersecurity and network solutions provider Progreso Network & Security is adding identity-bound biometric authentication to its identity management and data…
Trust at center of digital ID for financial services in Southeast Asia, UK still struggle
Southeast Asian countries increasingly rely on the public perception of service providers’ integrity when considering the deployment of digital IDs…
ABIS contracts are swirling in Southeast Asia. NEC and Totm sign biometrics deals
A pair of biometric identification contracts in Southeast Asia have been signed, one in Indonesia by Totm and another in…
Advance.AI integrates Visa credit-scoring service to onboard SE Asia’s unbanked
Singapore-based AI and digital identity verification provider Advance.AI has integrated credit scoring capabilities from Visa to help it address unbanked…
