View in Browser | Subscribe Today | | Experience the Future of Passenger Processing at PTE 2025 Today’s travelers demand a seamless identity verification experience at airports. Join HID at booth #1725 and transform passenger processing. | Daily News : Apr 1, 2025 | | NEC claims world-first facial recognition system for genomic custom cancer vaccines | A news release says NEC Corporation has developed and successfully demonstrated a facial recognition system for personalized cancer vaccine therapies.…Read More | | Explosion in identity and payments fraud forces governments, private companies to act | A common enemy can bring together unlikely allies, and right now the common enemy of… | SITA, IN Groupe, RecFaces address air passenger experience | SITA has completed the acquisition of CCM, which designs and produces and creates airport interiors.… | FaceTec gets Jumio’s law firm in liveness patent dispute disqualified | Law firm Perkins Coie has been disqualified as Jumio’s legal representation for the lawsuit filed… | Chinese LiDAR system could recognize a face from space | Chinese scientists have developed laser-imaging technology sufficiently powerful to capture face biometric details from more… | SandboxAQ quantum-resistant encryption algorithm approved by NIST | Palo Alto, California-based SandboxAQ has achieved a significant milestone with the National Institute of Standards… | EU to invest €1.3 billion in digital identity wallet, AI, cybersecurity | The EU Commission has allocated €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) for technological investment that it sees… | Idemia to supply Armenia with biometric passports, ID cards by second half of 2026 | A consortium between Idemia Identity Security France and ACI Technology S.à.rl has been selected to… | Cyprus expands Digital Citizen app to teens | Cypriot citizens who are between 14 and 18 years old are now eligible to access… | FPC expands Indian biometrics market presence with new distribution deal | Sweden-based Fingerprint Cards (FPC) has announced a new distribution partnership with Indian company SM Electronic… | Taiwan rolls out test-run for digital ID wallet | Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs this week launched a sandbox for the country’s digital wallet… | United States and Colombia deepen security ties with biometric data-sharing pact | In a significant move that is intended to enhance border security and law enforcement collaboration,… | Tunisia drives digitization agenda forward while navigating risks | Tunisia’s digital transformation has reached a crucial stage with the execution of E-Houwiya, a state-recognized… | Africa must take advantage of South Africa’s G20 presidency to expand DPI gains: Experts | Many African countries are already at full throttle with regard to their digital public infrastructure… | Understanding the results of DHS S&T’s RIVTD biometrics assessment | The Remote Identity Validation Technology Demonstration, held by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS)… | Supermarket chain Asda chooses FaiceTech for facial recognition surveillance | British supermarket chain Asda kicked off a live facial recognition trial in five of its… | AI agents and verifiable credentials: A match made in heaven? | With the arrival of AI agents, businesses are looking at growing future opportunities. One of… | Malta’s ID card racket stirs political strife | Malta’s illegal identity card scandal, linked to government agency Identità, continues to stir political uproar… | Retailers are at risk of ID fraud – better defenses are now imperative | By Jimmy Roussel, CEO, IDScan.net Retail ID fraud has risen 22.7 percent since December 2024,… | Demand for biometric authentication rises among gambling platforms | Gambling is emerging as a potential gold mine for biometrics and digital identity firms, as… | | More News | Guest Posts | Features |
| | | | Company news, announcements | | Japan’s tech giants, Facephi, Innovatrics climb NIST face biometrics ranks | The mix of companies represented on the leaderboard of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Face Recognition Technology…Read More | | 1Kosmos announces FIDO-compliant 1Kosmos 1Key | 1Kosmos, a company that specializes in unifying identity proofing and passwordless authentication, has announced 1Kosmos… | Digital ID inclusivity focus of partnership between Credas, IDGO | Cardiff-based identity verification provider Credas Technologies has announced a strategic partnership with IDGO, a licensed… | Corsight first in facial recognition certified to ISO AI explainability standard | Corsight AI is the first facial recognition provider in the world to be certified for… | Dock Labs teams up with Identity Fusion on digital ID upgrade | Reusable digital identity provider Dock Labs will be providing its technology to Identity Fusion, the… | HYPR declares Identity Renaissance in report on state of passwordless ID assurance | In its latest report on the risks and challenges facing digital identity assurance, Hypr takes… | InfoCert liveness passes CLR Cert tests for PAD, injection attack detection | InfoCert has received certificates of conformity to the international standards for biometric Presentation Attack Detection… | Intellicheck, Raonsecure invest in new IDV markets for steady growth | Market and investment strategy loom over the latest set of financial results from digital identity… | New Workforce MFA from iProov offers scalable, device-independent authentication | A new biometric authentication product from iProov aims to address the scourge of account takeover.… | Microsoft’s passkeys shift steers over 1B users towards biometrics | Microsoft is rolling out a new sign-in experience — and considering the vast number of… | NEC supplying biometric walkthrough gates for Japanese airports | Biometric walkthrough gates from NEC are coming to three of Japan’s largest airports to streamline… | Nect nets revenue-based financing of €2.5M to expand digital ID market reach | Hamburg-based digital identity firm Nect has secured €2.5 million (US$2.7M) in revenue-based financing from Round2… | Regula ID document fraud detection now covers 15K different types | Regula now has 15,000 document templates from over 250 countries and jurisdictions in its identity… | ROC highlights accuracy gains of latest fingerprint algorithm in NIST test | ROC has revealed a 35 percent improvement in the accuracy of its fingerprint biometric algorithm,… | Sumsub recognized for digital inclusion efforts, seeing continued growth | Sumsub’s recent digital services inclusion campaign has resulted in the company being invited to join… | | More News | Guest Posts | Features |
| | White Papers, On-Demand | | | Beyond borders: Biometric-driven efficiency in travel | The global travel industry is experiencing a significant resurgence, and we’ve noted significant reinvestment in aircraft, equipment, and facilities. The…Read More |
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| | | Digital identity: Powering the next wave of government transformation | As governments worldwide strive to accelerate digital service adoption, digital identity is increasingly becoming central to this transformation. However, this…Read More |
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| | | Face liveness market overview | Join Biometric Update Managing Editor Chris Burt and Goode Intelligence CEO and Chief Analyst Alan Goode as they discuss their…Read More |
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| | | Watch: Combatting video conferencing deepfake fraud | As deepfake technology advances and becomes more convincing, enterprises face significant challenges in securing video conferencing platforms and attendees from…Read More |
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| | | Protect your business and customers from threat of account fraud | Customer authentication and onboarding are important business interactions that set the tone for the relationship with the customer. However, these…Read More |
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| | | How a global bank mitigates contact center deepfake threats | Discover how one of the world’s largest financial institutions protects its high-net-worth clients from AI-driven impersonation attempts with Reality Defender.…Read More |
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| | | Watch: Protecting contact centers from AI-powered voice fraud | As deepfake technology becomes increasingly sophisticated, financial institutions enterprises face unprecedented challenges in protecting their contact centers from AI-enabled audio…Read More |
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| | | Decentralized identity for secure user authentication | This ebook by Youverse explores the potential of decentralized face recognition to make user authentication more private and secure. In…Read More |
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| | Upcoming Events | | | LivDet 2025: Fingerprint Liveness Detection Competition | Online February 1, 2025 - April 20, 2025 Read More |
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| | | Middle East Resilient Banking & Payments Symposium | Abu Dhabi, UAE April 9, 2025 - April 10, 2025 Read More |
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