Nigeria Implements Biometric KYC Requirements for Starlink Subscribers
Nigeria’s communications regulator has extended subscriber identity verification requirements to satellite broadband services, with Starlink users facing…
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Stablecoins: Opportunity or Threat?
A guest essay by Raphaël Guilley, SVP Consulting at Consult Hyperion, consulting by Fime Stablecoins combine the speed and flexibility of cryptocurrency with…
FaceTec Names Cameron D’Ambrosi Head of Strategic Partnerships for North America and EU
FaceTec appoints Cameron D’Ambrosi as Head of Strategic Partnerships for North America and the EU, expanding its leadership team amid new deployments of 3D…
IriHealth Showcases AI Iris-Based Health Prescreening Concepts at CES 2026
IriHealth unveils AI-driven health prescreening systems using iris imaging and pupil reaction analysis at CES 2026, leveraging IriTech hardware for medical…
Accu-Time Reaches $1.5 Million Settlement in Illinois BIPA Fingerprint Time Clock Case
Accu-Time Systems has agreed to a proposed $1.5 million settlement in an Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) class action alleging improper…
Wegmans Posts Biometric Collection Notices at New York City Store Entrances
Wegmans has posted biometric-collection signage at the entrances of its New York City stores, publicly disclosing the potential use of facial recognition and…
Jordan Updates Sanad App With Instant Digital Identity Activation
Jordan’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship has rolled out a significant update to the government services app Sanad that removes the requirement…
Indonesia Renews National ID Technical Support Contract With InterBio Consortium
PT International Biometrics Indonesia, known as InterBio, has secured a renewed technical support contract for Indonesia’s National ID system for 2026,…
Credas Completes First Property Transaction Using Compliance Wallet
UK identity verification provider Credas reports that its Compliance Wallet has been used to complete its first live property transaction, marking an early…
Accenture and NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL Launch Universal Wallet Infrastructure for Digital Identity
[Editor’s note 01/08/26: This article has been updated to note the role of FaceTec 3D identity verification technology in the Universal Wallet Infrastructure…