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Biometrics to support more national programs as legal frameworks and modalities advance
Changes in data protection plans and national digital ID systems made up some of the top news we reported on this week .. read the full report here

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Biometric Update Weekend Reading
Enlightenment Capital moves into biometrics with PrintScan acquisition, Infinite ID launch
Investment firm Enlightenment Capital has completed the purchase of biometric company PrintScan via its identity software subsidiary Infinite ID, established...
 
Home Office identifies areas for improvement in biometrics self-enrollment systems
Thumbs and eyeglasses are notable challenges for biometric self-enrollment solutions, the UK Home Office has found, and informed the audience...
Ethiopia’s national digital ID prepares foundation ahead of scale-up
The lessons learned from other countries implementing digital ID systems have helped inform the development of Ethiopia’s national program, panelists...
 
Nigerian parliament set to scrutinize new draft data protection law
Any day now, Nigerian lawmakers will receive for deliberation a new draft personal data protection bill, after it was recently...
US creeps towards digital ID legislation as election looms
The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has voted to advance the Improving Digital Identity Act, moving one...
 
UK digital identity program stalls, DCMS calls for industry support at OIX
Digital identity products are live in the UK, but industry help is needed for the country to build momentum for...
Optus hack spurs interest in digital identity within Australian government, banks
Demand for digital ID in Australia appears to have been boosted by the recent data breach from Optus, which resulted...
 
Digital ID credentials come to the Apple Wallet, inform apps, but EU may cause friction
Apple’s input on developing the standards for mobile driving licences (mDLs) has culminated in the IDs entering the Apple Wallet...
Charting cooperation for inclusive, trusted digital public infrastructure at the UN
Digital cooperation and the building of resilience through safe, trusted and inclusive digital public infrastructure anchored one of the forums...
 
How to spend World Bank money on biometrics: a World Bank guide
The World Bank Group’s Identification for Development (ID4D) division has published a ‘Primer on Biometrics for ID Systems’ (full PDF)...
ID Day boost, SDG warning and dynamic new identity and inclusion models for Togo
Positive results for ID Day 2022 and the role of biometric, digital ID in the digital transformation of Togo were...
 
Panel probes future potential of face biometrics for elections, DNA for civil registries
Biometrics applications could look quite different five years from now, with different modalities used in elections and civil registries, and...
UK biometrics commissioner has some words of caution for the information commissioner
The United Kingdom’s biometric surveillance commissioner has posted a “But have you considered…?” memo to another regulator that wants to...
 
Uncle Sam wants you if you can contribute to biometrics for travel, shipping
As a venture capital firm partner once said, inspiration is essential for business success, but execution is essentialer (VC really...
  Age verification measures by online businesses inadequate: Jumio survey
  Vietnam govt-owned VNPT’s face biometric algorithm debuts in NIST FRVT
  vAIsual launches Dataset Shop for legally clean face biometrics training data
  Advance.AI integrates Visa credit-scoring service to onboard SE Asia’s unbanked
  Paravision launches biometric search engine and tips expanded focus at Converge
  Infinity extends face biometrics to cryptographic identity systems with ZeroVault launch
  Yoti partners with Talent Clouds on DBS checks with digital ID, receives UK certification
  ID R&D claims first place in global voice biometrics competition for ‘in the wild’ samples
  FacePhi and Grabba make pitches for accelerator resources to scale mobile biometrics
  NIST IREX 10 scores show speed and accuracy of Innovatrics’ new iris biometric algorithm
Biometrics White Papers
On-demand webinar: Why combine customer identity verification and authentication?
Customer identity verification and authentication are often treated as separate processes, dealt with by separate teams and supported by separate...
 
Biometrics are transforming the retail landscape
The retail experience has undergone profound shifts in the past decade. As consumers grew more comfortable making purchases online, they...
Better banking experiences start with strong authentication and face biometric
Banking should be easy and safe. Financial institutions need to meet increasing customer demand for accessibility and convenience while ensuring...
 
ISO PAD and FIDO testing comparison
Two of the most popular testing services that iBeta offers are ISO 30107 compliance, and FIDO Biometrics Component Certification. To...
Events and Webinars
GITEX Global
  October 10, 2022 - October 14, 2022
Digital Transformation EXPO (DTX)
  October 12, 2022 - October 13, 2022
Authenticate 2022
  October 17, 2022 - October 19, 2022
IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference
  October 18, 2022 - October 19, 2022
Digital Identity and Digital Onboarding for Banking 3rd Annual
  October 20, 2022 - October 21, 2022
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