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LexisNexis Risk Solutions to Acquire AI Identity Verification Firm IDVerse

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has announced plans to acquire IDVerse, an AI-powered identity verification and document authentication company. The acquisition will…

December 10, 2024

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UK to Launch Digital ID Age Verification for Alcohol Sales in 2025

The United Kingdom is preparing to implement digital ID verification for alcohol purchases in pubs and clubs starting in 2025, building on the country’s…

December 10, 2024

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KakaoBank’s Digital Certificate Service Hits 15 Million Users in South Korea

KakaoBank’s digital certificate service has reached 15 million users in South Korea, marking a significant milestone just one year and ten months after its…

December 10, 2024

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Malaysia to Expand Airport Automation with QR-Enabled Facial Recognition Gates

Malaysia’s Immigration Department is expanding automated immigration clearance at its major airports with the installation of 40 new autogates at Kuala Lumpur…

December 10, 2024

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Facial Recognition in Spotlight as Police Arrest UnitedHealthcare Shooting Suspect

With news breaking today about the arrest of a suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week, the potential utility of facial…

December 9, 2024

Google Wallet Now Supports Digital US Passports for Domestic Air Travel

Google has officially launched a new feature that allows users to add their US passports to Google Wallet, enabling digital identification for domestic air…

December 9, 2024

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iProov Integrates Biometric Authentication with Microsoft Entra ID

iProov has integrated its biometric authentication platform with Microsoft Entra ID, extending enhanced security capabilities to over 345 million users…

December 9, 2024

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ID Tech Digest – December 9, 2024

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: Judge Advances…

December 9, 2024

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ID Talk: Anonybit’s Frances Zelazny on Privacy-First Biometrics and the Future of Identity

This week, the ID Talk podcast welcomes Anonybit co-founder and CEO Frances Zelazny to discuss the innovations driving the future of biometric security and…

December 9, 2024

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Russian University Partners with Centre for Biometric Technologies to Advance Research, Education Efforts

A new partnership between South Ural State University (SUSU) and the Centre for Biometric Technologies (CBT) aims to advance education and research in…

December 9, 2024

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