NSW Police Ends Facial Recognition Use Over Racial Bias Concerns
The New South Wales Police Force has formally deactivated the facial recognition component of its PhotoTrac Suspect Identification system, ending more than a…
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UAE to Replace National ID Cards with Facial Recognition System by 2025
The United Arab Emirates has announced plans to replace physical Emirates ID cards with a facial recognition-based digital identity system within the next…
ID Tech Digest – April 15, 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: Former Twilio CTO…
GLEIF’s VLEI System Aims to Give Organizations Digital IDs
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has entered the deployment phase for its Verifiable Legal Entity Identifier (VLEI) system, with live…
AU10TIX Names Payoneer Veteran Yair Tal as New CEO Amid Rising AI Fraud
AU10TIX has appointed Yair Tal as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective this month. Tal, who brings over two decades of leadership experience in payments…
Open Banking Powers New Sumsub-Volt Digital ID Verification System
Sumsub has partnered with real-time payments provider Volt to launch an enhanced user verification system powered by open banking capabilities. The…
Former Twilio CTO Joins Veriff Board Amid 75 Revenue Jump
Veriff has announced the appointment of Ott Kaukver to its Board of Directors. Kaukver, who previously served as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at both Twilio…
Google Expands Biometric Identity Check to All Android Devices in 2025
Google has announced that its Identity Check security feature will expand to a broader range of Android smartphones with the upcoming Android 16 release,…
Queensland Launches Digital ID System for All State Government Services
The Australian state of Queensland has officially launched the Queensland Digital Identity (QDI) system, replacing the legacy QGov platform as the unified…
NEC Launches Cloud-Based Biometric ID Service on Microsoft Azure
NEC Corporation of America has announced the launch of its Identity Cloud Service (ICS), a cloud-based identity verification platform that leverages NEC’s…