Today marks the start of the 2016 Global Identity Summit (GIS) in Tampa, Florida, and Crossmatch is there. The biometrics company is slated to unveil its latest solution, what Crossmatch’s government market director Ben Ball calls “the thinnest, … [Read more...] about INTERVIEW: Ben Ball, Government Market Director, Crossmatch

Government officials in Cameroon are preparing to register the biometrics of taxpayers. As Business in Cameroon reports, the Inland Revenue Administration will begin the process next week, on September 12th. In the beginning, officials will … [Read more...] about Cameroon Government to Collect Taxpayer Biometrics

Vision-Box recently found a major promotional opportunity for its biometric border control solutions. The company sponsored a conference on the theme of "Europe and the refugees - risks and opportunities" at this year's SEF/SCIF Annual Congress, a … [Read more...] about Vision-Box Promotes Border Control Solutions at Government Conference

MorphoTrust USA is receiving a major government honor for its collaborative efforts in protecting sensitive information and programs. Established in 1966 by the Defense Security Service (DSS), the annual James S. Cogswell Award is given to less than … [Read more...] about MorphoTrust Receives Government Honor for Collaborative Efforts

Last week at FindBiometrics we continued to explore Healthcare Month while FinTech, government applications and multimodal innovation made up the bulk of the biometrics industry news. Here’s a look back on the top digital identity stories from … [Read more...] about News Roundup: FinTech, Government Applications, Innovation

The Singaporean government has simplified the registration process for the system used by citizens to access government services as it seeks to get more individuals signed up for two-factor authentication (2FA). The system is called SingPass (for … [Read more...] about Singapore Streamlines 2FA Registration for Government e-Services

Morpho (Safran) has announced a new digital identity service called SecureIdentity. Scheduled to go live early next year, the system is designed to help British citizens access online government services through the GOV.UK Verify program. GOV.UK … [Read more...] about Morpho SecureIdentity Offers Mobile Authentication for Government Services

In the wake of the November 13th terror attacks in Paris, the US government has tightened the regulations of its visa waiver program. The program is designed to allow easier entry to the US for visitors from 38 partner countries including France … [Read more...] about US Government Tightens Visa Waiver Program Security

The FBI's Next Generation Identification (NGI) program has won a major award from the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC). At its 15th Annual Excellence.Gov Awards, the government IT organization recognized NGI in … [Read more...] about FBI’s NGI Wins ACT-IAC Award for ‘Excellence in Intergovernmental Collaboration’

The government body of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is raising red flags over the federal government's National Facial Biometric Matching Capability database. Initially a supporter of the Facial Verification Service being instituted to aid … [Read more...] about Regional Government Voices Opposition to Australian Facial Recognition Project