By Abigail Opiah Easypaisa, a digital financial services platform in Pakistan, has begun charging users for failed biometric verification attempts. According to a report by…
By Ayang Macdonald Some Nigerians who are expected to benefit from a government cash assistance scheme aimed at cushioning the efforts of fuel subsidy removal…
By Ayang Macdonald Kuwaiti authorities say more than one million persons have now submitted their fingerprint biometrics as the project to set up a central…
By Bianca Gonzalez Wells Fargo has been hit with a putative class action alleging that they worked with a credit reporting agency that they co-own…
By Beverly Crawford-Westre Duality Health, a face biometrics patient identification software provider, and Acadian Ambulance, one of America’s largest privately held medical transportation companies, have…
By Jim Nash Depending on the point of view, online life in the United States is either marching toward safety for children or sliding into…
By Bianca Gonzalez 1Password and Microsoft are among vendors moving to passwordless login, switching to phishing-resistant biometric passkeys. In a blog post, 1Password announced a…
By Joel R. McConvey Yet another sector is raising red flags about the potential harms of artificial intelligence, this time with regard to biometric security….
By Chris Burt A London food bank is expanding its use of face biometrics to facilitate the distribution of food to its customers through local…
By Chris Burt Huge investments in biometrics for identity verification and ID documents dominated the headlines on Biometric Update this week, with ID.me claiming the…
By Larisa Redins LinkedIn has announced the launch of a new partnership with Clear to provide free identity verification for nearly 200 million U.S. users…
By Chris Burt Biometrics are playing a prominent role in the passwordless movement, digital wallets and national ID programs making headlines this week. Both Thales…
By Jesse Smith What began as a limited facial recognition pilot at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, DC during the COVID-19 “pandemic” has…
By Didi Rankovic In August, Pakistan was hit by severe flooding that caused extensive damage to large rural areas in the country, and yet, to…