Fintech, mDLs and digital ID could be Apple’s ticket to Microsoft-like universality
A fintech trade journal has connected some dots and more patents to define where Apple stands with U.S. digital ID…
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CAT2 request goes out for facial recognition at US airports
The U.S. government is advertising for a vendor that can add face biometrics to its existing ability to validate document-credentialing…
Google Wallet enters 6 new countries, hints at digital ID feature for US airport checkpoints
The new Google Wallet app, unveiled by the tech giant in May, is now available in six new countries: Azerbaijan,…
Face biometrics checks roll out at 4 more airports across Americas
New face biometrics implementation plans have been unveiled at airports in the U.S. by Clear and in Brazil by Serpro,…
Dueling memos over how TSA is operating PreCheck biometric travel program
It might come as a surprise to anyone traveling by air in the United States, but about four years ago,…
Biometrics deployments to facilitate airport passenger checks gain traction in US, India
Systems to automate and expedite checks for passengers at airports with biometrics are finding more space as the travel industry…
TSA touts time savings. Vision-Box boasts a big finish in biometric rally
An official with the U.S.’ Transportation Security Administration says the agency is closer to being able to screen people as…
Bahrain latest addition to US biometric Global Entry Partnership
Bahrain is the latest country to fully join the Global Entry Partnership, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) program…
US is decades from completing biometric exit scans, but Customs plays by its own rules
Biometric systems in the U.S. federal government made news this month and as often is the case at that level,…
Flash a QR and your face biometrics and American will put you in a jet seat
Mobile IDs are coming to American Airlines customers. The company is using facial recognition to verify U.S. passenger information, enabling…
