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Biometric cards rolling out for national and refugee ID systems, boosting company earnings
Biometric cards for payments, digital ID and refugee benefits is the theme of the week’s top industry news. Idex and Zwipe show positive earnings trends, national digital ID cards with embedded biometrics coming to Finland, Pakistan and UNHCR partner to maintain service access for refugees .. Read the full report here.

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Rethinking digital identity infrastructure: Persona CEO Rick Song on the path to a more human internet
Digitization raises new concerns regarding digital identity and the nature of the internet as we know it. Thanks in part...
 
Dr. Joseph Atick argues for new legal identity definition based on traceability on ID4Africa Livecast
A new definition for legal identity has been unveiled during the latest ID4Africa Livecast by the Movement’s Executive Chairman Dr. Joseph...
Most should go mobile: digital ID systems examined by Secure Identity Alliance for best practices
Mobile platforms offer a way to provide positive user experiences with enhanced security, including biometrics, according to a new report...
 
US govt facial recognition stakeholders must address public knowledge gap, case study shows
The American Federal Government’s use of facial recognition do not involve the vendors associated with low accuracy in consumer media...
Biometrics to boost digital UI, market forecast to hit $54.97B by 2025
Frost & Sullivan’s latest industry report lists biometric technologies among the most significant growth drivers for the global user interface...
 
Biometrics in healthcare: The future is now
By Dan Cermak, Vice President of Architecture & Product Planning at Ambiq In this pandemic-influenced era, the topic of personal...
Biometric health pass standardization races against implementation clock
A new COVID-test app with biometric security has been developed, and the trial of another is expanding, but fears of...
 
Idex Biometrics’ shares to open on Nasdaq March 1 to reach U.S. investors
The availability of Idex Biometrics shares on the Nasdaq exchange is set for March 1, 2021, with the registration of previously...
Updated biometric ID cards going to 1.4M Afghan refugees living in Pakistan
The United Nations and government of Pakistan plan to distribute 1.4 million replacement biometric ID cards for Afghan refugees living...
 
Border biometrics strategies planned through EU consultation, Australia RFI
Government border agency consultations in the EU and Australia are looking into new biometric technologies to replace their respective legacy...
Digital ID coming to Finland, Germany, and Mexico
Finland, Germany, and Mexico are each continuing to digitize their population management to join the growing global movement towards having...
 
Banks embrace biometrics for new account opening, remote access
Russia’s Ministry of Digital industry has declared that a register of organizations able to access the country’s Unified Biometric System...
Earnings rise and costs fall for Idex Biometrics and Zwipe in run-up to fingerprint card commercialization
Idex Biometrics has reported fourth quarter revenues of $598,000 as income begins to roll in from its work on biometric...
 
Next Biometrics and OneSpan forecast modest revenue growth, Nice sees bigger gains in 2021 outlook
Next Biometrics has recorded 15 design wins since the fourth quarter of 2019 and rejuvenated its PC fingerprint sensor business, according...
  Don’t remove AI’s training wheels at the border yet — authors
  NEC, Microsoft executives to lead SIA’s new biometrics advisory board
  BixeLab introduces independent biometrics testing services with launch event
  Rwanda’s new digital ID birth registration system brings services closer to citizens
  Major investments in contactless biometrics at airports expected by SITA, Frost & Sullivan
  Element, Ping Identity, Next Biometrics, HID announce new executives, Simprints recruiting
  Biometric computer vision algorithms can’t be fair until they accept racial complexity — paper
  UK government promotes biometrics companies Yoti, iProov in digital health solution showcase
  Standing in biometric privacy lawsuits needs clarification from U.S. Supreme Court, Clearview AI argues
Biometrics White Papers
Global Identity Fraud Report 2020
According to Merchant Savvy, global losses from fraud have tripled to USD 32.39 billion in 2020 from USD 9.84 billion...
 
Remote onboarding: How banks are changing the game
The number of new in-branch account openings was already on a sharp decline before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the shift...
Events and Webinars
The Thoughtful Biometrics Workshop
  March 8, 2021 - March 12, 2021
The Thoughtful Biometrics Workshop Online March 8, 10 and 12, 2021, 9:00am-1:00 pm PST This new event intends to bring...
Demographic fairness in biometric systems
  March 9, 2021 - March 30, 2021
Demographic fairness in biometric systems EAB Online Seminar March 9 to March 30, 2021 The European Association for Biometrics (EAB)...
Future of Cloud Security Management
  March 9, 2021 - March 9, 2021
Future of Cloud Security Management Online March 9, 2021 10:00 EST / 15:00 GMT According to a June report by...
2nd Annual Facial Recognition Summit
  April 7, 2021 - April 8, 2021
2nd Annual Facial Recognition Summit Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore April 7 – 8, 2021 Facial recognition technology is riding high...
Biometric Summit 2021
  April 13, 2021 - April 13, 2021
Biometric Summit 2021 Online April 13, 2021 This year’s Biometric Summit 2021 will be presented virtually on Tuesday 13th April....
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