| Daily Biometrics News : Jul 9, 2025 |
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| Estonia adds identity verification to new digital government app |
| Estonia has launched an identity verification feature for the country’s digital government app to make it easier to access services.…Read More |
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| Sri Lanka wants feedback on Sovereign Cloud Strategy |
| The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) has launched a public consultation… |
| Kuwait gov’t considers more biometrics use in citizenship claims |
| The Kuwaiti government is set to approve key amendments to the Kuwaiti Nationality Law to… |
| STMicroelectronics unveils system-on-chip for contactless cards |
| STMicroelectronics has launched STPay-Topaz-2, its system-on-chip for contactless payment cards. Building on the more than… |
| South Africa Home Affairs requests $618M budget to advance digital transformation |
| South Africa’s Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber has tabled a budget request of 11… |
| Italy gets offline digital wallet access as country advances digitalization |
| Italy is seeing a seismic shift in its civil status registers as it leaves behind… |
| Credas launches digital wallet, payments as property sector adapts to UK changes |
| Credas has launched a digital wallet to carry out compliance checks with reusable credentials, starting… |
| India’s gig-economy startups need Aadhaar verification, biometrics providers can help |
| Indian start-ups in food delivery, ecommerce and ride-hailing are lining up to seek government approval… |
| BioID biometric liveness detection 99.7% successful in certification refresh |
| BioID’s biometric liveness detection has passed a test to refresh its standards compliance confirmation with… |
| World Bank highlights Pakistan’s progress on digital infrastructure, inclusive ID |
| As Pakistan transitions to a more digital economy, access, infrastructure, and inclusion remain major challenges.… |
| Irish online safety regulator promises to prosecute noncompliance on age checks |
| There has been more noise about the UK’s online safety codes, but Ireland’s new Online… |
| Raonsecure to develop professional credential digital ID as Korea targets AI dominance |
| Raonsecure has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Korea Artificial Intelligence Association and… |
| NextG lands $10M ID cards, passport contracts extension with Malaysian govt |
| Malaysia’s Ministry of Home Affairs has extended four existing contracts it has with partner NextG,… |
| AI voice deepfake of U.S. Secretary of State triggers global security alert |
| In one of the most audacious examples yet of AI-enabled political deception, an individual posing… |
| Advent reportedly prepping Idemia Public Security sale for up to €3 billion |
| Hollywood summer blockbusters are increasingly sequels, so perhaps it should be little surprise that the… |
| Pimloc raises $5M to fuel global expansion of video privacy redaction tool |
| Pimloc has raised $5 million in a strategic investment round led by Amadeus Capital Partners… |
| UK Companies House identity verification requirement nears |
| Money laundering won’t go away. In fact, the problem is growing. Strict anti money laundering… |
| Sumsub integrates with Verax, launches APAC roadshow |
| Sumsub has unveiled its integration with Verax — the attestation service built on Linea, Consensys’… |
| Cameroon unveils plan to modernize local digital govt services |
| The government of Cameroon has disclosed that it is working to update a Digital Master… |
| Data privacy issues in Philippines trigger move to amend national ID law |
| A Filipino senator has introduced a bill seeking an amendment of the Philippine Identification System… |
