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Mauritius’ digital ID system success story showcased in ID4Africa livecast
The island Republic of Mauritius has had significant success in implementing a digital ID system for its citizens, and how it has done so, as well as the vision and strategy of the country going forward were the subjects of an online event with the participation of the key stakeholders involved in the process .. Read the full report here.

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Next steps for government digital ID systems considered in UK, Australia, Netherlands
The UK government is planning to set up a single sign-on (SSO) and uniform digital ID system across all government...
 
Idex Biometrics raises $27.5M, Precise, Fingerprint Cards, Nuance report earnings
Idex Biometrics has raised NOK 229 million (US$27.5 million) to invest in expansion and general corporate purposes through to commercially scalable...
Vuzix and KDDI launch face biometrics smart glasses for nursing care
Nursing care facilities can soon deploy face biometrics and speech synthesis technology for touchless care thanks to a recent partnership...
 
UK agency opens final round of challenge to solve biometric data privacy puzzles
The UK government has opened a final competition for grant money to be used on biometric and other digital information...
Digital currency hardware wallets featuring biometrics from Idex, Fingerprint Cards launched
A trial of hardware wallets for digital RMB has been launched by the Postal Savings Bank of China, in the...
 
Edge AI partnerships boost face biometrics in retail and smart city solutions
Two recent partnerships in the world of edge computing, one each involving Vsblty and CyberLink, will allow clients from various...
1Kosmos brings biometric and blockchain authentication out of stealth with $15M finding round
1Kosmos has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round and is exiting stealth mode to bring its security platform...
 
Belize PM says biometric passport system broken, urges immediate replacement
The Prime Minister of Belize, John Briceño, has said putting in place a new biometric passport system is becoming a...
Shufti Pro introduces biometric digital health pass for rapid verification of COVID tests
Shufti Pro has unveiled a Digital COVID Pass that it says can quickly verify COVID-19 test results and reduce manual...
 
AnyVision patent filing suggests face biometrics for delivery drones
A patent application filed by AnyVision for a system to adjust the flying position of drones to capture images for face...
Fingerprint readers are dead – aren’t they?
No doubt, the Corona pandemic, with all its implications, challenges the biometrics industry to a considerable extent. Of course, as...
 
Biometric body temperature scanners being adopted from main street to DHS
Integrated Operations and Altada have each formed new partnerships to meet the demand for biometric solutions with body temperature scanning...
Global Identity Fraud Report 2020
According to Merchant Savvy, global losses from fraud have tripled to USD 32.39 billion in 2020 from USD 9.84 billion...
 
The dawn of end-to-end AML compliance
AML fines are rising each year as financial institutions continue to make the same compliance mistakes. Often, organizations must cobble...
  Mauritius’ digital ID system success story showcased in ID4Africa livecast
  Estonia selects secunet biometric border control gates, Greece plans port system
  Biometric data privacy suit against Google to wait for answers from IBM proceedings
  Yoti provides face biometrics and liveness detection to UK Post Office for on and offline services
  Minneapolis passes restrictions on facial recognition use by local police
  GM files for trademark of biometric vehicle access control system in Mexico
Events and Webinars
ID4Africa LiveCast: Infant identity management and the legal identity agenda
  February 24, 2021 - February 24, 2021
ID4Africa LiveCast: Infant identity management and the legal identity agenda Online Feb 24: 13:30 – 15:30 GMT Join ID4Africa to...
Acuant’s “Mind the Gap” Webinar
  February 24, 2021 - February 24, 2021
Acuant’s “Mind the Gap” Webinar Online February 24, 2021, 11:00am ET The gap between physical and digital identity has been...
Identity redefined: Rebuilding trust in a post-Covid era
  February 25, 2021 - February 25, 2021
Identity redefined: Rebuilding trust in a post-Covid era Online February 25, 2021, 2-5pm CET This upcoming TrustReport.Live online conference will focus...
The Thoughtful Biometrics Workshop
  March 8, 2021 - March 12, 2021
The Thoughtful Biometrics Workshop Online March 8, 10 and 12, 2021, 9:00am-1:00 pm PST This new event intends to bring...
Demographic fairness in biometric systems
  March 9, 2021 - March 30, 2021
Demographic fairness in biometric systems EAB Online Seminar March 9 to March 30, 2021 The European Association for Biometrics (EAB)...
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