Biometric Verification

In 2018, I saw for the first time how difficult it is to verify an address in Nigeria. It was a hot Wednesday afternoon and I remember jotting down numbers in my journal when an unknown call came in. “My name is Isaac from Bank X, I came to check …

ISLAMABAD – The Department of National Health Services (NHS) and the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) have signed an agreement to strengthen the Sehat Sahulat program across the country. A statement released by the ministry here yesterday, the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on National Health Services, Dr Faisal Sultan, …

Socure has hired a new advisor and a new marketing director as he seeks hyper growth with his selfie biometrics and KYC software. Former Kount CMO Gary Sevounts has been appointed CMO of Socure, while FinTech and payments expert Eric Woodward has been appointed Senior Advisor to CEO Johnny Ayers …

A pair of biometrics vendors with substantially different missions are celebrating major milestones, with IrisGuard reaching the 20th anniversary of its iris biometrics for humanitarian aid delivery, and Veridas touting its status as the only vendor participating in 1: 1 and 1: N face biometric and speaker recognition assessments. IrisGuard …

The Aadhaar card has become the most important form of identity document in India. From your bank account and tax filing to many other government plans, everything is now tied to Aadhaar. Many online services offered by the government and various other agencies require verification of the Aadhaar card through …

Sharpening, an identity platform for fraud prevention and AML compliance, and Track side, a digital identity management provider, has partnered to provide mobile identity verification. The new Airside digital identity app allows consumers to control when, where and how they share their personal data. The app protects data privacy using …

The people of the region have not only adopted new payment technologies, but have made deliberate changes based in part on the need by NUR HAZIQAH A MALEK / Photo by HUSSEIN SHAHARUDDIN THE pandemic has sparked enthusiasm for a wider range of payment technologies in the Asia Pacific (APAC) …

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The World Bank has ranked Pakistan’s Ehsaas Emergency Cash program among the top four global social protection initiatives based on the number of people covered. Image Credit: Provided Islamabad: The World Bank ranked Pakistan’s Ehsaas Emergency Cash program among the top four global social protection initiatives based on the number …

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on Wednesday it had helped advance a five-year-old sexual assault case by locating the suspected fugitive. Fidel Ortiz Serna, a Mexican national who lived in Louisiana under lawful permanent resident status, also known as a green card, was prevented from crossing a pedestrian …

The government’s digital ID efforts and investments in biometric technology made up most of the main stories on last week’s biometric update. Plans to accelerate the deployment of PhilSys in the Philippines, the adoption of the mobile driver’s license in the United States, even if the implementation of REAL ID …

The issuing body of Aadhaar indicated that in the event of refusal of service or provision, the matter should be brought to the attention of the higher authorities of the departments concerned. India’s Unique Identification Authority (UIDAI) said on Saturday that no one should be denied a vaccine, medicine, hospitalization …

Suprema Inc. has updated its X-Station access control system with support for contactless mobile access, QR codes and RFID cards. The X-Station 2 also reads barcodes and accepts PIN codes for identity verification. The terminal is now also compatible with most types of RFID cards, including EM, MIFARE, iCLASS, DESFire …

DUBAI – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has exempted overseas Pakistanis from biometric verification to manage their accounts in Pakistan. Pakistani banks have been allowed to use NADRA Verisys instead of biometric verification, according to a statement issued by the Pakistani Embassy in the UAE. “Overseas Pakistanis would only …

Apex Market Research provides in-depth knowledge of the international Army Biometrics industry in the upcoming document titled “Global Government Biometrics Market Modes, Programs, Tests, Progress and Forecast to 2027”. The World Biometrics Army is trying to reach an X, X percent CAGR in value during the 2018-2027 prediction phase. The …

Selfie biometrics providers continue to position themselves in growing markets for online knowledge of your customer and other identity checks, with Shufti Pro announcing webinar, Socure being honored for its workplace culture, Ipsidy announcing a winning customer and GetID reporting customer success through an established partnership. Betterplace has joined the …

The National Communications Commission – the federal government agency that regulates Nigeria’s telecommunications industry – reiterated the importance of the biometric-based National Identification Number (NIN) and urged all citizens and legal residents to buy one as you go. published an updated policy on SIM registration. The new policy requires the …

President Joe Biden’s cybersecurity agenda is quickly taking shape. Aware of the destruction wrought by the SolarWinds breach last year, the White House moved quickly to prepare executive action – released May 12 – to reform the practices of the agencies that helped allow one of the worst violations of …

HIDALGO, Texas—US Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge (Hidalgo International Bridge) arrested Fidel Ortiz Serna, a Mexican national lawful permanent resident (LPR) of Louisiana after discovering he had a warrant Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office pending arrest sexual assault charges filed in 2016. …

The list of U.S. states launching Mobile Driver’s Licenses (mDLs) is growing rapidly, with five already implemented and three more official digital IDs on their way by early next year, by the start of the year. ‘next year. Associated press‘count. Utah, Iowa and Florida are expected to implement mDL soon, …

Voatz honored for his efforts to increase American voter turnout Voatz is celebrating awards for its work to increase voter turnout in the United States and beyond through its blockchain and biometrics technology that allows people to vote securely from anywhere. According to a corporate blog Publish, Voatz was recently …

With digitization leading to exclusion from the financial system in some cases, digital identity and biometric technologies need to be addressed in new regulatory frameworks, suggests a US state government official. Podcast Financial inclusion and beyond asked Matt Homer, executive deputy commissioner of the New York State Department of Financial …

Paravision has raised $ 23 million in funding, which the company says reflects its emergence as a technology partner of choice in a rapidly growing market, with plans to use the capital to develop its technology and its connected teams. partners, speed up their facial recognition and computer vision. development …

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