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North American Airlines Prioritize AI and Biometrics, SITA Report Finds

North American airlines are embracing biometric and digital identity technologies at a faster pace than their global peers, according to SITA’s 2024 North…

May 5, 2025

Singapore's 'Home Team' Wins Innovation Award for Biometric Tech

iDenfy Named Among G2’s Top Software Products for Identity Verification

iDenfy, a Lithuania-based identity verification and fraud prevention company, has received recognition from G2, a major software marketplace that compiles…

May 5, 2025

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India Pilots Aadhaar Facial Authentication for NEET Medical Exam Security

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has successfully completed its first pilot of Aadhaar-based facial authentication during the 2025 National…

May 5, 2025

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Morocco Signs Major Digital ID Agreement to Accelerate E-Government Services

Morocco has taken a major step forward in its national digital transformation strategy with a new framework agreement between the Ministry of Digital…

May 5, 2025

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Facial Recognition Helps Foil Terror Plot at Lady Gaga Rio Concert

Brazilian authorities successfully foiled a planned terror attack targeting Lady Gaga’s massive free concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro over the…

May 5, 2025

Clearview AI Achieves Perfect Score in SOC 2 Security Audit

Clearview AI has announced the successful completion of its annual System and Organization Controls 2 (SOC 2) Type 2 audit, achieving a clean report with zero…

May 5, 2025

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World ID Faces Regulatory Setbacks in Indonesia and Kenya Over Biometric Data Practices

[Update 05/06/25: This article has been updated with commentary from Tools for Humanity in a concluding section.] The World ID project, developed by Tools for…

May 5, 2025

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AI Update: The Art of Persuasion

Welcome to the newest edition of ID Tech’s AI update. Here’s the latest big news on the shifting landscape of AI and identity technology: Reddit is considering…

May 2, 2025

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ID Tech Digest – May 2, 2025

Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: FaceTec Names…

May 2, 2025

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ebankIT Partners with Prove to Boost Digital Banking Security Worldwide

Digital banking solutions provider ebankIT has partnered with identity verification firm Prove to integrate Prove’s mobile-centric authentication technologies…

May 2, 2025

Partners

FaceTec’s patented, industry-leading 3D Face Verification and Reverification software anchors digital identity, creating a chain of trust from user onboarding to ongoing authentication on all modern smart devices and webcams. FaceTec’s 3D FaceMaps™ finally make trusted, remote identity verification possible. As the only technology backed by a persistent spoof bounty program and NIST/iBeta Certified Liveness Detection, FaceTec is the global standard for 3D Liveness and Face Matching with millions of users on six continents in financial services, border security, transportation, blockchain, e-voting, social networks, online dating and more. www.facetec.com

Unico is a global identity network that forges trust between people & companies. We identify people globally so they can have safe, efficient and private digital access to services around the world. Unico is present in over 20 countries, and serves 165 million users with over 1.5 billion identity verifications every year. We are the leading global identity network. www.unico.io

Innovatrics is an EU-based provider of trusted biometric solutions for governments and enterprises. Our algorithms consistently rank among the fastest and most accurate in fingerprint, face, and iris recognition. Since 2004, we have partnered with all types of organisations to build trusted and flexible biometric identification solutions. Our solutions are used in more than 80 countries, benefiting over a billion people worldwide. www.innovatrics.com

Identity Week aims to be a significant identity industry catalyst. It’s our mission is to help accelerate the move towards a world where trusted identity solutions enable governments and commercial organisations to provide citizens, employees, customers and consumers with a multitude of opportunities to transact in a seamless, yet secure manner. All the while preventing the efforts of those intent on doing harm. identityweek.net

The Biometric Digital Identity Prism is a market landscape framework designed to help influencers and decision makers understand, innovate, and implement digital identity technologies and solutions. This innovative framework for understanding and evaluating the rapidly evolving biometric digital identity marketplace is the only market model that is truly biometric-centric based on the foundational conviction that in the age of digital transformation the only true, reliable link between humans and their digital data is biometrics. www.the-prism-project.com