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Biometrics for payments and border control announcements suggest ongoing industry momentum
Surveys and analysts say the stage is set for biometric payment cards adoption in the emerging new normal, and that along with contactless technologies for supporting returns to relative normality was the focus of the most-read stories on Biometric Update this week. A major new border control biometrics contract was announced, and a startup funding round shows the continuing robustness of investment in the industry .... Read the whole story here.

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Weekend Reading
Biometrics for payments and border control announcements suggest ongoing industry momentum
Surveys and analysts say the stage is set for biometric payment cards adoption in the emerging new normal, and that...
 
AU10TIX brings networked approach to synthetic ID fraud detection from payments to all digital identity
A new platform providing a scaling networked approach to combating synthetic identity fraud has been launched by AU10TIX to bring a...
Is palm vein recognition the future of biometrics in the new normal?
The vein recognition biometrics market is forecast to generate $1B annually by 2029, while the global biometrics market will surpass...
 
Evolving tech and politics team up to make real-time face recognition attractive
Multiple publications are reporting on the rush to sell software, hardware and services related to real-time surveillance using facial biometrics....
Fingerprint safety, advanced biometrics and data protection landscape discussed by ID4Africa panel
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted biometrics-backed identity programs and exacerbated difficulties felt by Africa’s most vulnerable populations, but government identity...
 
ID4Africa posts World Bank comparison of Privacy by Design practices for biometric national ID
The principles of Privacy by Design were outlined by Anne Cavoukian in 2011, but the way they are implemented in...
Digital identities: Making the patient the central point for data decisions
Making trustworthy digital identities for even just one sector of people’s lives, say, health care, is more complex than most...
 
Much more info needed on how public health identities might work: Ada Lovelace Institute
A UK technology research firm and think tank says it is putting a proposed public health identity under its microscope....
IBIA says draft bill to block new U.S. federal use of facial recognition would do more harm than good
The U.S. Congressional Oversight Committee should consider options for developing principles for the use of facial recognition and other biometrics...
 
WTTC calls for accelerated biometrics implementation among measures for safe air travel reopening
Accelerating the implementation of biometrics, along with automation and contactless touchpoints is one of many recommendations from a major industry...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Biometrics White Papers
Telco contact center fraud detector
When it comes to identity fraud specifically for telcos, fraudsters target the contact center with various scams. Fortunately, the latest...
 
Enabling biometric technologies to eliminate biometric data storage
Biometric technology is advancing rapidly. The complex technology, people, process and policies are being addressed to secure biometric data to...
The ABCs of eKYC
In today’s digital-first world, businesses subject to KYC requirements must find a way to create onboarding and authentication processes that...
 
Biometrics and the three elements of healthcare
In the case of healthcare, biometrics can offer greater efficiency and assurance for professionals in hospitals and clinics, optimal security...
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