Frankfurt Airport Plans Facial Recognition for Secure-Area Staff Access
Fraport AG, the operator of Frankfurt Airport, is procuring a facial recognition system to control staff access to security-restricted areas, with each…
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Deutsche Bahn’s DB Systel Seeks a Group-Wide Corporate PKI Platform
DB Systel, the IT arm of Deutsche Bahn, is procuring a standardized public key infrastructure platform to issue and manage digital certificates across the…
Facewatch Gains ISO/IEC 42001 Certification for Its Facial Recognition AI Governance
Facewatch has been certified under ISO/IEC 42001, the international standard for artificial intelligence management systems, covering the governance behind its…
Germany’s Barmer Tenders One Identity Licensing and Support for Its IAM Stack
Barmer, one of Germany’s largest statutory health insurers, is tendering for licenses, maintenance, and support tied to One Identity, the identity management…
Malta’s MITA Opens €310,000 Tender for Online Identity Verification
The Malta Information Technology Agency has opened a tender worth 310,000 euros for an online identity verification service that would plug into the…
Vienna’s Fonds Soziales Wien Procures an eIDAS Signature and Seal Platform
Fonds Soziales Wien, the city of Vienna’s social-services fund, is procuring a cloud platform for electronic approvals, signatures, and seals that must support…
Residency Malta Awards Toppan a Direct Contract to Maintain Its Biometric Kiosks
Residency Malta has awarded Toppan Security a direct contract to support and maintain the two biometric capture self-service kiosks it uses to enroll…
Infosys Reported as Front-Runner for Sri Lanka’s e-NIC Digital Identity Tender
Infosys is being tipped as the likely winner of the tender to build Sri Lanka’s electronic national identity card, in local reporting on the India-funded…
Pakistan Requires Biometric Sponsor Verification for Russian Visa Applicants
Pakistan has introduced a biometric verification requirement for Russian nationals applying for Pakistani visas, mandating that their sponsors complete a…
DHS Document Outlines Plan to Put Facial Recognition in Local Police Hands
A Department of Homeland Security document revealed by NPR outlines plans to issue facial recognition technology to local police departments, a step that would…