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Weekend Reading : Jan 18, 2025
Emerging biometrics markets draw a crowd
Biometrics startups and giant multinationals collide as each tries to navigate emerging markets in the most-read stories of the week…Read More
 
BorderAge promises 100% anonymous age assurance with hand gesture modality
Imagine a magician who waves their hands not to conjure a white rabbit, but to…
Leadership change at IBIA follows layoffs at Thales
A major leadership change has been kicked off at Thales Digital Identity & Security and…
State of passkeys 2025: passkeys move to mainstream
More than 1 billion people have activated at least one passkey according to the FIDO…
Socure: Nation-state fraud ramping up in 2025
Socure, a leading digital identity verification platform, believes 2025 will be the breakout year for…
Juniper: 5.6B people to have digital wallets by 2029
Most people will soon have digital wallets. That is the claim of Juniper Research in…
Surge of online gambling fraud pushing industry towards identity verification: Report
TransUnion, Sumsub and GeoComply are the leading fraud prevention companies in the global gambling sector,…
UK unveils national AI plan for change, ex-PM sees digital ID as needed disruption
Britain’s leader has pinned his hopes on AI to deliver “national renewal” in a newly…
Trump’s homeland security picks could have lasting impact on border biometrics
Donald Trump’s leadership picks for homeland security signals a potentially significant shift in border security…
Problem with police use of facial recognition isn’t with the biometrics
A major investigation by the Washington Post has revealed that police in the U.S. regularly…
Will change in the White House sound a different tune for AI-driven biometrics in law enforcement
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Flowing directly from the President’s…
 
Contracts / Tenders
Laxton to supply hundreds of biometric kits to Honduras under $1.9M UNDP contract
The United Nations Development Programme has selected Laxton to provide hundreds of Biometric Citizen Registration (BCR) kits for Honduras. The…Read More
 
Ethiopia tenders for information systems, biometric kits suppliers
Contractors are being sought for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of Information Systems, as…
Sri Lanka considers another tender to solve passport crisis
Sri Lanka’s government is likely to open another tender for e-passports after a legal dispute…
FBI seeks vendors for its Somalia ABIS
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), through its Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, has…
US Coast Guard seeks qualified sources for TWIC readers, support services
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has issued a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) to identify…
South African security industry regulator issues facial recognition tender
The South African Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSiRA) has issued a new facial recognition…
Indonesia plans digital transformation of Kominfo, seeks consultant
Indonesia is seeking help to plan its digital transformation with a request for tender as…
 
Age Assurance
BorderAge promises 100% anonymous age assurance with hand gesture modality
Imagine a magician who waves their hands not to conjure a white rabbit, but to provide age assurance without collecting…Read More
 
Ofcom publishes highly anticipated age assurance statement
Ofcom has published its Age Assurance and Children’s Access Statement. The much-anticipated statement includes guidance…
euCONSENT’s tokenized age verification set for PoC at upcoming age assurance summit
The European Union has its own ideas about how age assurance should be carried out…
Age assurance gets warm early response from U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court appears to be leaning toward support for Texas’ age assurance law,…
Texas age assurance law goes before U.S. Supreme Court
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of HB 1181,…
Singapore slaps app stores with age verification requirement for adult apps
Singapore will impose age assurance requirements on app stores starting in April 2025, blocking underage…
Age assurance legislation drives talk on how to create an age-aware internet
There are few hotter topics in biometrics and regulatory circles right now than the issue…
UK tech secretary says Online Safety Act won’t be changed to suit Silicon Valley
With age assurance and other online safety laws gaining momentum, stakeholders are facing the rugged…
 
U.S. Government
Trump’s homeland security picks could have lasting impact on border biometrics
Donald Trump’s leadership picks for homeland security signals a potentially significant shift in border security strategy, particularly as it applies…Read More
 
Biden executive order prioritizes privacy-preserving digital ID, mDLs
In one of his last official acts as President, Joe Biden on Thursday issued a…
COPPA changes specify children’s biometrics and government IDs for protection
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Thursday issued notice that it finalized substantial changes to the…
TikTok users flock to RedNote, another Chinese app with privacy, security issues
With the prospect of a TikTok ban looming in the United States, many users are…
TSA publishes final rule on REAL ID enforcement; does not extend deadline
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published its final rule establishing a phased approach for enforcing…
House lawmakers formally ask GAO to probe TSA’s use of AI, biometrics
House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green and Rep. Carlos Gimenez, chairman of…
GAO: Cybersecurity workforce management falls short, impacting security across the board
A new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit found that despite notable advancements, federal departments…
Will change in the White House sound a different tune for AI-driven biometrics in law enforcement
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Flowing directly from the President’s…
 
World
Afghanistan to open more digital ID centers as issuance passes 15M
Afghanistan’s National Information and Statistics Authority (NSIA) says it is in the process of opening up more centers for the…Read More
 
Caribbean countries look to India for digital public infrastructure solutions
India has been pitching its solutions for digital public infrastructure (DPI) across the Caribbean region.…
Germany still not ready to launch DeutschlandID
Germany’s little-known federal digital identity BundID still seems to be struggling to find popularity. According…
Japan’s DNP sets eyes on Asia-Pacific cross-border digital credentials
Global printing giant Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) is getting into the digital identity business. And…
Malawi swells civil registry with 74K biometric enrollments in one week
Malawi’s National Registration Bureau (NRB) says it enrolled 74,127 citizens into the national civil registry…
Malaysia digital ID deadline looms, pressure on to resolve delays
Malaysia’s digital minister has addressed the ongoing delay in rolling out the country’s MyDigital ID…
Nepal considers extending ID cards to foreign nationals of Nepali origin
Discussions are underway to issue identity cards to Nepali-origin individuals and families who have lived…
Nigeria steps up national ID enrolment efforts
Nigeria has a new target to issue at least 180 million digital IDs by December…
Pakistan switches digital ID applications from website to mobile app
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) is closing down its public service website and…
Qatar’s Trust Services strategy provides for creation of unified digital ID
A unified digital ID system will be established in Qatar as an integral part of…
NADRA powers Somalia’s digital transformation with foundational ID infrastructure
Somalia is certainly on the right path in the pursuit of its digital transformation ambitions,…
Turkey bolsters digital identity system with blockchain and biometrics
Turkey has been working to improve its digital identity system over the past several years…
Nearly 3,000 biometric kits shipped to Uganda ahead of mass ID enrollment
The National Registration and Identification Authority of Uganda (NIRA) has already received nearly 3,000 biometric…
 
Announcements
New BigBear CEO, executives at Socure, Alcatraz, Pindrop, and Vouched
BigBear.ai has appointed Kevin McAleenan as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors effective January 15, 2025. McAleenan…Read More
 
Edge computing firm Blaize IPOs, announces security deal with Vsblty
AI-powered edge computing company Blaize, known for its collaborations with biometric surveillance developers, went public…
Clearview AI facial recognition helps Michigan police identify scammers from out of state
The use of Clearview AI’s facial recognition technology by U.S. police departments continues to be…
Daon expanding in Japan thanks to Elements deal
Daon is expanding its footprint in Japan thanks to a deal with the country’s biometric…
Entrust PKI Hub offers ‘all-in-one, container-based virtual appliance’ for PKI
Entrust has announced the launch of PKI Hub, a unified suite of tools for scalable…
Humanity Protocol launches Humanity Foundation ahead of ‘big moves’
Humanity Protocol, one of the emergent contenders in the market for proof of personhood (PoP),…
Identity.com launches app for its decentralized identity
Decentralized identity verification platform Identity.com has launched an app for both the Apple App Store and…
Intersec 2025: HID, Idemia, Iris ID, Recfaces, Regula, Suprema among exhibitors
The 26th edition of Intersec is underway in Dubai – which is set to be…
J.P. Morgan adds 2 biometric authentication terminals to payments ecosystem
J.P. Morgan Payments (JPM) has announced the release of two new proprietary biometric payments terminals…
Keyless debuts on NIST biometric face verification evaluation
UK-based Keyless has joined the ranks of face biometrics developers evaluated by the U.S. National…
Paravision’s next generation algorithm cracks top 5 on NIST FRTE 1:N benchmark
Facial recognition from San Francisco-based Paravision has landed in the global top 5 in the…
Plaid positioned for more IDV transactions as eBay acquires car sales platform
eBay is expanding its car sales division with the acquisition of an automotive transaction platform,…
Prove acquires reusable digital ID verification firm Portabl
A post on Prove’s blog says the acquisition of digital ID startup Portabl “will enable…
Reality Defender dials in on voice deepfake fraud in banking
As deepfake technology evolves, the variety and sophistication of phishing attacks continues to increase. Organizations…
RealSense spinning out from Intel with biometrics expansion plans
The RealSense 3D camera division of Intel was never completely shuttered, and the company is…
Regula introduces digital travel credential support
Regula has updated its document reader software to support Digital Travel Credentials (DTC) as more…
Salto Systems releasing new facial recognition access control product
Spanish identity management and electronic locking company Salto Systems is launching a new biometric access…
Australian Open gets Wicket face biometrics for express entry
Fans attending this year’ Australian Open (AO) tennis tournament must agree to be monitored by…
World Network reaches 10 million ‘verified humans’ amid continued legal blocks
While it continues to face legal challenges worldwide, iris biometrics and digital identity company World…
 

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