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The acquisition strengthens Signicat’s offering with Inverid’s flagship solution, ReadID, which has set the global standard for NFC-based identity document verification. Similarly, this integration supports Signicat’s commitment to remain at the forefront of innovation. Signicat and Inverid have immediate synergies at both technological and commercial levels, as well as a strong cultural fit.
Ecuador’s border control authorities have deployed a suite of document examination devices from Regula to increase border security and fight document fraud.
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has proposed a new system of privacy-focused digital IDs. This system aims to enhance user privacy while ensuring that individuals can still be identified when necessary.
The Prime Minister made the announcement via a video message shared on the official St Kitts and Nevis government page.
Latin America shows the advantages that have accrued due to the linking up of digital ID systems of different countries, and the way forward
Designed by BSA professionals and former bank examiners, RiskScout's latest features enable community banks and credit unions to identify and stop fraud faster, without the burden of switching between tools or paying for every extra rule.
The larger system incorporating vascular biometrics is called VeinGoOne, according to a release.It analyzes palm vein images captured in real time, “allowing not only 2D visualization but also 3D reconstruction of vein depth using techniques such as stereoscopy or Time-of-Flight.
Offline access is evolving user experiences of Italy’s IT-wallet. The new feature for the wallet, used by over 5 million users, will mitigate connection issues and provide easier access to digital documents such as driving licence, health insurance card, and European Disability card in remote locations.
As service providers gear up to offering fully trusted services under eIDAS, Google owning its own global digital identity journey has offered localised age verification checks through its open source software library.
The implications for company directors who don’t comply with identity checks will have financial and reputational impacts for their businesses. Directors have been made to face up to identity checks to register a company in Companies House, and avoid fines or finding more expensive identity solutions than necessary.
Grindr has announced that users in the UK will be asked to confirm that they are 18 or over, using face biometric technology from FaceTec.
The release follows the publication of version 2 recommendations for the Verifiable Credentials standards by the W3C in May. The API enables users to consent to share credentials they carry in a digital wallet when requested to by a website.
