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Francis Tuffy

31 March 2023

5 min read

Celebrating Innovation in Identity and Travel Documents

The regional ID Document of the Year Awards were presented as part of the industry’s High Security Printing (HSP) EMEA conference on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, with the awards presented at a special ceremony in the stunning grounds of the W Hotel on 8 March 2023.

Events ID Cards

Francis Tuffy

31 March 2023

5 min read

News in Brief

NSI Group, a pan-African company specialising in secured documents and electronic payment solutions, has announced plans to establish a base in Kenya. The move follows De La Rue’s decision to cease operations in Kenya by the end of March, leaving a gap in the market.

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Francis Tuffy

2 March 2023

5 min read

News in Brief

The boss of the UK’s Border Force has said that advances in biometrics and data security will soon make physical passports redundant.

News

Francis Tuffy

2 March 2023

2 min read

Striking a Balance Between Physical and Digital Identity Security

At a time when automated document checks and ID-proofing processes are becoming more and more widespread, the physical credential remains extremely important in securely establishing and underpinning a person’s identity.

Editorial Free Free

Francis Tuffy

2 March 2023

5 min read

Branded at Birth

Definitive proof that fingerprints are a unique biometric at birth has been published by a team of academic researchers in the journal Cell. But while the paper seems to confirm that they are unique – are fingerprints immutable and reliable?

Biometrics Studies, Reports

Francis Tuffy

2 March 2023

2 min read

Calls (Again) for UK ID Card – But This Time Its Digital

Two British politicians have joined forces to promote the introduction of digital ID cards, which has been met with mixed reactions.

Digital Identity ID Cards

Francis Tuffy

2 March 2023

3 min read

ID R&D Awarded Patent for Continuous Biometric Authentication

In the patent titled ‘System and method for multi-modal continuous biometric authentication for messenger and virtual assistants,’ the method described uses multiple biometrics in the background during chatbot communications to enhance security without complicating the user experience.

Authentication Biometrics

Francis Tuffy

2 March 2023

5 min read

Open Standards and Open-Source Software

Yiannis Theodorou and Debora Comparin warn of the pitfalls in creating closed and non-interoperable systems in this adaptation of their article ‘Modernising Digital-ID Systems: What Open Standards and Open-Source Software Really Mean’.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

2 March 2023

3 min read

Veridos Announces Partnership with Innovatrics

Identity solutions provider, Veridos, has announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with biometrics expert Innovatrics and its leading ABIS database, taking Veridos’ holistic VeriDNA solution for civilian use of DNA IDs to the next level.

Company

Francis Tuffy

2 March 2023

5 min read

Company News

The US Transportation Security Administration has awarded Dignari a biometric service contract, valued at $23.5 million, for credential and access management services.

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Francis Tuffy

2 March 2023

2 min read

New Document Issues

In this round up of recent new secure document issues, we record the new Swiss passport and ID card and the Slovak ID card.

Government ID Cards

Francis Tuffy

2 March 2023

2 min read

ODDS Conference Hits the Phygital Nerve

The programme for the second Optical and Digital Document Security™ (ODDS) conference is now available, demonstrating the importance of bringing together people involved in developing digital systems for identity and financial transactions with the more traditional security document community.

Events

Francis Tuffy

1 Feb. 2023

4 min read

World Bank Provides $250M for Indonesia Digital ID

Indonesia is set to receive $250 million in funding from the World Bank Group’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to strengthen the country’s civil registration.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

1 Feb. 2023

4 min read

Biometric Devices Sold on eBay Contained US Military Data

German researchers who purchased biometric capture devices on eBay have reported that they discovered sensitive US military data stored on their memory cards.

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Francis Tuffy

1 Feb. 2023

3 min read

EES Delay Should Make Holidaymakers Happy

Holidaymakers travelling to Europe this summer will be spared the anticipated longer queues at European borders, after the EU announced a delay to the rollout of the Entry/Exit System (EES).

Travel

Francis Tuffy

1 Feb. 2023

2 min read

ODDS Conference Hits the Phygital Nerve

Registration for the second Optical and Digital Document Security™ conference is now open, with a programme that demonstrates the importance of this event in bringing together people involved in developing digital systems for identity and financial transactions with the more traditional security document community.

Events

Francis Tuffy

1 Feb. 2023

3 min read

Regula Continues to Grow

Document and biometric verification company, Regula, has recently helped Ecuador to update its national forensic capabilities and has had its devices recognised in two Gartner reports.

Company

Francis Tuffy

1 Feb. 2023

2 min read

The Most Significant Events, Trends and Controversies in Our Industry

Without question, the most significant recent event that impacted everyone around the world was the COVID-19 pandemic. Literally overnight, the way we worked, interacted, transacted, and proved our identities changed.

Free Free

Francis Tuffy

1 Feb. 2023

5 min read

News in Brief

PopID’s biometric solution PopPay will be integrated into Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions’ Elera Commerce Platform, enabling the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based facial recognition software that authenticates consumers’ identities.

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Alan Hodgson

1 Feb. 2023

5 min read

Emerging Fingerprint Technologies for Smartphones

In the November 2022 edition of this publication, an article examined two use cases of fingerprint readers – smartphones and payment cards.

Biometrics

Latest News

Celebrating Innovation in Identity and Travel Documents

News in Brief

News in Brief

Striking a Balance Between Physical and Digital Identity Security

Branded at Birth

Calls (Again) for UK ID Card – But This Time Its Digital

ID R&D Awarded Patent for Continuous Biometric Authentication

Open Standards and Open-Source Software

Veridos Announces Partnership with Innovatrics

Company News

New Document Issues

ODDS Conference Hits the Phygital Nerve

World Bank Provides $250M for Indonesia Digital ID

Biometric Devices Sold on eBay Contained US Military Data

EES Delay Should Make Holidaymakers Happy

ODDS Conference Hits the Phygital Nerve

Regula Continues to Grow

The Most Significant Events, Trends and Controversies in Our Industry

News in Brief

Emerging Fingerprint Technologies for Smartphones

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