Mastercard Enters Age Verification Arena
Mastercard is getting into the age verification business, announcing a new “Identity Attribute Verification” service. In a blog post, the financial giant…
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Dubai Cuts Cruise Ship Immigration Screening by 20 Mins with Facial Recognition Tech
Dubai has implemented a facial recognition system for cruise ship arrivals that reduces immigration processing time to approximately 20 minutes. This new…
ID.me Share Sales May Point to IPO: Report
ID.me is enabling its employees and early investors to sell shares in a new deal that values the company at approximately $1.8 billion, reports Bloomberg. The…
Namibia Joins Biometric Pensioner Verification Trend
The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) of Namibia has announced a new biometric verification mobile application and handheld devices, launching the…
GSA Launches Face-Based Sign-In for Login.gov
The General Services Administration (GSA) has officially announced the general availability of facial recognition technology for Login.gov, its single sign-on…
Leidos Wins Six-Year, $249M Contract for Army’s Biometric Security Upgrade
Leidos has been awarded a six-year, $249 million Automated Installation Entry (AIE) Next Generation contract by the U.S. Army Contract Command for the Program…
Nigeria Looks to Contactless Biometric Capture for Remote Passport Renewal
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced plans to introduce a digital passport renewal system that includes contactless fingerprint and facial…
France to Bring Health Card Into Digital ID App, Forego Biometric Registration
France’s digital transformation in healthcare continues with the announcement that the Carte Vitale – the country’s health insurance card – will soon be…
European Commission Proposes Digital Passport App for Schengen Travel
The European Commission has introduced a proposal to digitalise passports and identity cards under a new initiative called the “EU Digital Travel application,”…
Indonesian Telco Trials Facial Recognition for Prepaid Card Registration
Indonesian telecommunications operator Telkomsel has begun trialing facial recognition technology to streamline its processes for prepaid card registration and…