Austria Extends EU Entry-Exit System Contract to 2029 After Decade of Delays
Austria’s Federal Ministry of the Interior has extended its contract for the national implementation of the EU Entry-Exit System (EES) by three years, pushing…
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Sweden Awards 27.2M SEK ABIS Contract to Thales Subsidiary
Sweden’s Migration Agency, Migrationsverket, has awarded a contract worth 27.2 million SEK (approximately $2.5 million USD) for a new Automated Biometric…
ID Tech Digest – March 26, 2026
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: Norfolk…
Fime EMEA Lab Gains EMVCo Recognition for Biometric Payment Card Sensor Testing
Fime’s EMEA lab gains EMVCo recognition to test fingerprint sensors for biometric payment cards, supporting the shift from pilot deployments to commercial…
Wink and Vouched Integrate Biometric Proof of Personhood Into AI Agent Workflows
Wink and Vouched integrate multi-modal biometrics into AI agent workflows, creating verifiable human consent chains for agentic commerce transactions.
NIST Releases 10,000-Print Dataset and Open-Source Quality Software for Fingerprint Examiners
NIST releases 10,000 annotated fingerprints and open-source quality assessment software to train fingerprint matching systems and forensic examiners.
Singapore Rolls Out Facial Recognition for Motorcyclists at Woodlands Checkpoint
Singapore’s ICA will deploy facial recognition at Woodlands Checkpoint motorcycle lanes from March 31, replacing fingerprints after trials with 150,000 riders.
Indian Fintech Firm Enables Biometric Authentication for UPI Payments
CRED launches Face ID and fingerprint authentication for UPI payments up to Rs 5,000 in India, developed with NPCI as an alternative to PIN-based verification.
New South Wales Publishes Facial Recognition Code of Practice for Gaming Venues
NSW publishes a code of practice for facial recognition in gaming venues, setting standards for voluntary use ahead of mandatory requirements under new…
South Korea Extends Facial Recognition SIM Registration Pilot to June 2026
South Korea extends its facial recognition SIM registration pilot to June 2026 after industry feedback, as the system for verifying phone-line activations…