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ID Tech Digest – April 22, 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: USCIS Demands…

April 22, 2025

Mijas Issues Tender for Cloud-Based E-Administration Platform with Biometric Signature Devices

The City Council of Mijas, in Spain’s Málaga province, has launched a public tender aimed at overhauling its administrative systems through a comprehensive…

April 22, 2025

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African Firms Partner to Merge Biometrics with Geospatial ID Verification

AfriGIS and iPulse Systems have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening identity verification capabilities across Africa by integrating…

April 22, 2025

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Vietnam to Extend Digital ID System to Foreign Nationals in July 2025

Vietnam will begin issuing digital identification accounts to foreign nationals through its VNeID platform starting July 1, 2025, as part of the country’s…

April 22, 2025

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Indonesia Health Agency Renews Major Digital ID Data Access Agreement

Indonesia’s largest healthcare agency, BPJS Kesehatan, has renewed its data access agreement with the Population and Civil Registration Directorate General…

April 22, 2025

Jumio Announces AI-Powered Fraud Detection System

Jumio has announced the general availability of its Cross-Transaction Risk platform, a new offering designed to enhance identity fraud detection by analyzing…

April 22, 2025

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Ukraine Expands Digital ID App to Include Online Vehicle Registration Renewals

Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation is expanding the capabilities of its Diia digital ID application to enable car owners to request replacements for…

April 22, 2025

USCIS Demands Biometric Data from H-1B Visa Holders in New Policy Shift

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun issuing Requests for Evidence (RFEs) to H-1B visa holders and applicants that demand both biometric…

April 22, 2025

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ID Tech Digest – April 21, 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: Meta Wins Right…

April 21, 2025

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Discord Tests Face Scanning and ID Upload for Age Verification in UK and Australia

Discord has launched a limited trial of a new age verification system in the United Kingdom and Australia, requiring select users to confirm their age through…

April 21, 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