Brazil’s ARCON/PA Issues Tender for Biometric Timekeeping Devices
Brazil’s Agência de Regulação e Controle de Serviços Públicos do Estado do Pará (ARCON/PA), the public services regulatory agency of Pará state, has published…
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Facephi Secures Five-Year Behavioral Biometrics and Mule Account Detection Deal with Central American Bank
Facephi has signed a five-year contract with a Central American banking institution to deploy its behavioral biometrics and mule account detection platform,…
Unico Opens Silicon Valley Headquarters, Signals Global IDV Expansion
Unico, the largest identity verification provider in Latin America, has opened a new headquarters in Menlo Park, California, as the company positions itself to…
Dominican Republic Moves Electronic Passport Program Into Live Issuance
The Dominican Republic says its electronic passport program has moved into live issuance, with the presidency and the General Directorate of Passports…
Dominican Republic Pilots Verifiable Credentials for Small Businesses as Latin America Scales Cross-Border Digital ID
The Dominican Republic is running a pilot program introducing verifiable credentials for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises while the broader Latin…
Facephi and Huenei Form Digital Identity Alliance for Latin America and the United States
Facephi and Huenei have formed a digital identity alliance aimed at expanding implementation capacity across Latin America and the U.S. for regulated sectors.
Mexico’s IMSS Mandates Biometric CURP for Social Security Procedures
Mexico’s Social Security Institute (IMSS) has published a definitive list of procedures now requiring the biometric CURP, the country’s upgraded national…
DuckDuckGoose Blocks Over 500,000 Synthetic Identities for Latin American Identity Platform
Dutch deepfake detection company DuckDuckGoose has reported that one of Latin America’s largest identity and fraud infrastructure providers blocked more than…
Facial Recognition Pilot on Santiago Buses Hits 98 Percent Accuracy, Expansion Planned for 2026
A completed pilot of facial recognition technology on Santiago’s public bus network has demonstrated 98 percent accuracy across varied real-world conditions,…
Mexico Clarifies Rules Linking Biometric CURP to SIM Registration, Ending Anonymous Mobile Numbers by Mid-2026
Mexico’s new rules link the biometric CURP to mandatory SIM registration, ending anonymous mobile numbers for 127 million cell lines by July 2026.