Digital identity systems around Asia compared as Taiwan seeks path forward
Taiwan has underestimated the risks posed by its proposed digital ID system to user privacy and cybersecurity, according to a…
South Korea
T-Money trials face biometrics for contactless payments to public transportation
A pilot process to put in place and evaluate a system providing touchless biometric payment for public transportation in Korea…
Alchera forecasts bigger market for its facial recognition and lists to KOSDAQ, Kabn closes $3M private placement
Alchera says it plans to make more market in-routes with its AI-driven facial recognition solution as well as expand its…
FacePhi selfie biometrics software chosen by asset manager Hanwha
FacePhi has announced that it is expanding its presence in the Korean financial industry market with a partnership agreement for…
Shinhan Card plans facial recognition retail payments expansion in South Korea
The biometric payment system supplied by Shinhan Card to the CU convenience store at Hanyang University in Seoul has been…
FacePhi wins HancomWITH facial recognition access control contract
FacePhi has entered a biometrics partnership with cybersecurity company HancomWITH. The contract will see HancomWITH personnel using a FacePin created…
Papago readies Face8 biometrics for Southeast Asia smart city projects
Papago, a Taiwan-based developer of the biometric face recognition technology known as Face8, is looking to expand its market presence…
Biometric device makers Aiet and Creative Value Technology to present at Korean startup showcase
A pair of biometrics companies will participate in the 3rd annual “TIPS X beSUCCESS Korean Startup Showcase” later this month…
South Korea boasts 1 million digital driver’s license app users, plans to expand digital ID use
Over 1 million South Koreans have downloaded the digital driver’s license app, the Korea Herald reports, citing information released by…
Palm biometrics coming to South Korea’s Jeju International Airport, planned for every service
South Korea’s Jeju International Airport will implement palm biometric authentication to support the One ID initiative for seamless and contactless…
