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Digital ID in Africa this week: biometrics for ECOWAS free movement, widespread passport reform
Neighbors Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have come to the fore this week. The two members of the Economic Community of West African States have worked together and apart on reinforcing the principles of the free movement of goods and people between member states, providing training to border staff on the protocols and ID checking ... Read the whole story here.

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Digital ID in Africa this week: biometrics for ECOWAS free movement, widespread passport reform
Neighbors Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have come to the fore this week. The two members of the Economic Community of...
 
London landlord deploys cameras with facial biometric capabilities over 67 acres
The Canary Wharf Group has deployed surveillance cameras with facial biometric across 67 acres of London’s Kings Cross estate, The...
Aadhaar enabled payment system used for 220M biometric transactions in July
India’s Aadhaar enabled payment system (AEPS) surpassed 200 million transactions with biometric authentication in the month of July, 2019, ZeeBiz...
 
CBP publishes draft tender for facial recognition services for Biometric Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking a vendor to help upgrade its system to process all passenger applications...
Three new biometric facial recognition offerings announced for remote customer onboarding
A trio of new biometric technologies have been released to serve the growing market for digital identity, which Goode Intelligence...
 
Crowdfunding campaign for biometric bike lock raises 10 times goal with 25 days to go
Fingerprint bike lock ZiiLock has run a successful crowdfunding campaign that seems likely to bring it to market. Unlock most...
Google announces biometric authentication services on Android with FIDO2
Google has rolled out biometric authentication for some services on Android devices leveraging FIDO2 standards, FIDO CTAP, and WebAuthn, according...
 
India National Population Register to collect biometrics and seeks Aadhaar database access
India is planning to collect biometric and family data from residents for the next stage of its National Population Register...
AMS makes bid for Osram at $4.8B valuation to create auto sensor giant
AMS has entered a bidding war for optical technology maker Osram Opto with a cash offer valuing the company at...
 
Idex to demo biometric card tech at APSCA Digital Payments South Asia 2019
IDEX Biometrics will be attending APSCA Digital Payments South Asia in Mumbai later this month and will available to demonstrate...
Algorithmic Justice League trademark attempt blocked by DC Comics
The Algorithmic Justice League is being opposed in its efforts to trademark its brand, which promotes the responsible use and...
 
Jumio and Acuant come up big in the 2019 IT World Awards
Jumio and Acuant have each been named Gold winners of the 2019 IT World Awards. Jumio was honored in the...
Survey shows biometrics more popular for UX than security
A survey from ThumbSignIn, One World Identity (OWI) and identity and access management (IAM) provider Gluu has found that 100...
 
Idemia licenses advanced optical array developed at ORNL
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has licensed an in-house developed advanced optical array to Idemia‘s Identity...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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