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Robust digital identity systems pay off for pandemic relief: ID4Africa livecast
Emergency response measures by governments in Africa and around the world have been significantly more successful where robust and dynamic identity systems, typically backed by biometrics, were already in place ... Read the full report here.

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VisionLabs brings facial recognition to Atlas AI accelerator with Huawei partnership
VisionLabs has signed a cooperative agreement with Huawei to combine its face biometrics with the latter’s computer vision and artificial intelligence accelerator...
 
Biometric privacy lawsuit against Amazon and Pindrop refiled in federal court
A biometric data privacy lawsuit alleging that Amazon and Pindrop failed to meet the informed consent requirements of the Biometric Information Privacy...
Ambiq MCU to power SentryCard fingerprint biometrics for logical and physical access control
Sentry Enterprises and Ambiq Micro have partnered to develop a biometric identity card for physical and logical access control and proximity detection,...
 
Nigeria directs NIMC to speed up biometrics enrollment for digital identity
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Nigeria’s agency charged with handling digital identity issues, has been called upon to accelerate...
FacePhi and Plurilock bring on experienced hands for advisory roles
Spanish face biometrics solutions provider FacePhi and Canadian behavioral biometrics and cybersecurity company Plurilock have landed two experienced names in...
 
Banks could be the key to trusted national digital IDs
Even before COVID-19, banks were well placed throughout the developed world to take the central (non-political) role in making digital...
Zwipe reviews biometric payment cards progress and seeks up to $1.6M with subsequent offering
Zwipe has launched a subsequent offering of up to 1 million offer shares at the same subscription price as a recent...
 
US Army plans biometric authentication via wearables for operational systems in the field
As the U.S. Army plans to increase its use of wearables and other technologies, their biometric authentication capabilities could solve...
Precise Biometrics integrates facial recognition with open cloud-based access control platform
Precise Biometrics has integrated its biometric technology for physical access control with cloud-based access control system Telcred Access Manager, which supports...
 
TypingDNA and buguroo each present behavioral biometrics advantages for banks
The global market for biometrics in banking and financial services will be worth $10.8 billion by 2025, backed by increasing...
Secure remote access for administrators is possible — without VPNs
This is a guest post by Andy Smith, cybersecurity evangelist at Centrify. The prolonged stint of home working poses significant...
 
Biometric privacy suit targets Amazon’s COVID-19 screening
Employee COVID-19 screening measures by Amazon use biometrics without satisfying the legal requirements of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA),...
  Digital identity solutions for health status verification evaluated by aviation and hospitality industries
  Shinhan Card plans facial recognition retail payments expansion in South Korea
  Controversy trails facial recognition projects for New Zealand
  Issuance of biometric cards for Kenyans imminent as regulatory framework in place
  WorldReach biometric app used by more than 4M to apply for EU Settlement Scheme
  Transparency for public-private biometric deals? Not in the UK, at least
Events and Webinars
Biometrics Institute Congress
  October 7, 2020 - October 31, 2020
Biometrics Institute Congress Online October 7 – 31, 2020 The Biometrics Institute Congress is our flagship annual event which attracts...
Trusted and Contactless Products for the Future IoT
  October 21, 2020 - October 21, 2020
Trusted and Contactless Products for the Future IoT Online Oct 21, 2020, 9am PT Amid the COVID-19 crisis, businesses intend...
Digital Banking Forum
  October 22, 2020 - October 23, 2020
Digital Banking Forum Online October 22 – 23, 2020 Join our upcoming Digital Banking Forum which will be held ONLINE...
MoneyFest
  October 26, 2020 - October 29, 2020
MoneyFest Online October 26 – 29, 2020 We get it. Virtual events suck, which is why we’re hosting one with...
International Face Performance Conference (IFPC) 2020
  October 27, 2020 - October 29, 2020
International Face Performance Conference (IFPC) 2020 Online October 27-29, 2020 NIST has announced the IFPC 2020, which is focused on...
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