TECH5 launches a biometric-based security feature for preventing photo substitution on printed documents
TECH5, an innovator in the field of biometrics and digital identity management, launches T5-FaceLink – a biometric-based digital security feature to protect the facial image on a printed identity document from alteration or substitution. It can be used in various...
Identity Week Europe: Hear our ‘Digital Onboarding in Govt Services’ panel!
Want the detailed brief on what our panels will entail at Identity Week Europe 2023? Our stages are set and the highest calibre of identity industry speakers have travelled in from across Europe to prepare for the event's opening day, which will be full of impressive...
Identity Week Europe: Establishing government frameworks for national identity systems
One of our thought-led panel sessions will be exploring accessibility, retention and safety for physical national ID systems. How are national identity systems led by governments governed with suitable frameworks and how does this translate to efficient delivery of physical identity documents for all? First delving into the policy perspective, Emrys Schoemaker, Senior Research Director at Caribou Digital and advisor on "every day digital...
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Rahul Parthe, TECH5: Innovating biometrics, functional and foundational IDs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hINpayvnX4 TECH5 is an international technology leader and innovator that emerged into the identity industry with a biometrics-driven focus and has expanded today to deliver functional and foundational IDs. With a high NIST rating,...
Q&A: The reliable rating of TECH5’s technologies, Gold Sponsor at Identity Week Europe 2023!
TECH5 is a Gold Sponsor of Identity Week Amsterdam 2023, which takes place on 13-14 June at the RAI, Amsterdam. Q&A provided by TECH5 with Co-founder and CTO, Rahul Parthe. TECH5 is a team which combines 300+ years of experience in biometric and secure...
DHS S&T announces Phase 2 of NIST tech demo
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has announced the launch of a vendor competitive tech demo of remote identity validation technologies, sparking a "tremendous" response from companies. Held in partnership with the...
Google Wallet supports digital driving licences
Google has launched digital drivers licences in the Google Wallet - stepping in to the reusable digital ID space. Sarah Clark, Senior Vice President of Digital identity at Mastercard, took to LinkedIn congratulating Google for achieving this key milestone which is the...
Al Maryah Community Bank wins the ‘digital bank of the year’ E-Business Award 2023
Al Maryah Community Bank, the leading digital bank in the UAE, won the prestigious "Digital Bank of the Year" E-Business Award 2023 by Entrepreneur Middle East, recognising the bank's leading impact in revolutionising the banking industry in the digital business...
U.S. state passes age verification laws for children safeguarding, outlook on European privacy laws
As the U.S. state of Utah recently introduced age verification laws to protect children's safeguarding and privacy, Identityweek.net looks at comparative European privacy laws restricting adult content sites as well as age restricted purchases. Age assurance...
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, consortium deploying DTC pilot – hear more at Identity Week Europe 2023!
Across air travel, sea travel and global rail services, optimised customer experiences and safe travel amounting to global security is being made possible with the use of digital identity. Hear Nick van Straten from the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, one of the key players...
Jersey approved by UK to accept ID cards for French visitors
With the UK's permission, Jersey will authorise French travellers to visit the Channel Island with only an ID card instead of a passport. Jersey is implementing a pilot scheme during the summer which should encourage day visitors again following Brexit complications...
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Gen Z distrusts current levels of bank security
Joint research released by PMYNTS and Entersekt highlights the trust gap that still exists between banks and customers expecting a high degree of security during onboarding and authenticating online payments. Compared to the majority of customers that trusted their...
India’s exchanges to identify buyers receiving crypto wallet transfers
As reported in the Economic Times, cryptocurrency exchanges in India are cracking down on anonymous transactions and looking to apply proof of identification rules that banks follow to approve real payments and wallet transactions. This action would place more...
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Curity survey: 52% of businesses to implement digital identity
Commissioned by Curity, a report with the input of 200 IT decision makers and 1000 consumers has indicated that businesses are being driven by the demands of consumers to implement digital identity interfaces. Around half of decision makers are fully aware of how...
CBP and cruise line partner deploy biometrics at Boston seaport
The cruise debarkation process at the Port of Boston is being re-envisioned with facial biometrics checkpoints simplifying entry procedures. As well as air travel, the Custom and Border Protection's biometric mandate - outlined since 2002 - encompasses biometric...
FTC adopts policy statement on biometrics misuse
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/05/ftc-warns-about-misuses-biometric-information-harm-consumers In addition to a vote that led to action being taken against healthcare apps for violating privacy practices, on 18 May Federal Trade Commission...
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Identity Week Europe: Establishing government frameworks for national identity systems
One of our thought-led panel sessions will be exploring accessibility, retention and safety for physical national ID systems. How are national identity systems led by governments governed with suitable frameworks and how does this translate to efficient delivery of...
Jersey approved by UK to accept ID cards for French visitors
With the UK's permission, Jersey will authorise French travellers to visit the Channel Island with only an ID card instead of a passport. Jersey is implementing a pilot scheme during the summer which should encourage day visitors again following Brexit complications...
Have you booked one of our FREE press tickets? Because the two week countdown has already begun…
There is no time to delay getting your ticket for this year's Identity Week Europe 2023, taking place in less than TWO weeks on 13-14 June at the RAI, Amsterdam. Get two-day free entry to our conference theatres and exhibition where there will be thousands of...
Gardaí, Ireland to tighten travel document checks
An influx of asylum seekers managed to cross borders to reach Gardaí, in Ireland without possessing legal identity documents, according to a Freedom of Information request obtained by Newstalk. In the first part of 2023, the alarming number of people who successfully...
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The two week countdown to Identity Week Europe is on, with excitement from identity leaders reaching fever pitch! Europe's flagship identity event, Identity Week Europe, is returning on 13 and 14 June at the RAI, in Amsterdam - for the first time! The event gathers...
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TECH5 launches a biometric-based security feature for preventing photo substitution on printed documents
TECH5, an innovator in the field of biometrics and digital identity management, launches T5-FaceLink – a biometric-based digital security feature to protect the facial image on a printed identity document from alteration or substitution. It can be used in various...
Rahul Parthe, TECH5: Innovating biometrics, functional and foundational IDs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hINpayvnX4 TECH5 is an international technology leader and innovator that emerged into the identity industry with a biometrics-driven focus and has expanded today to deliver functional and foundational IDs. With a high NIST rating,...
Q&A: The reliable rating of TECH5’s technologies, Gold Sponsor at Identity Week Europe 2023!
TECH5 is a Gold Sponsor of Identity Week Amsterdam 2023, which takes place on 13-14 June at the RAI, Amsterdam. Q&A provided by TECH5 with Co-founder and CTO, Rahul Parthe. TECH5 is a team which combines 300+ years of experience in biometric and secure...
DHS S&T announces Phase 2 of NIST tech demo
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has announced the launch of a vendor competitive tech demo of remote identity validation technologies, sparking a "tremendous" response from companies. Held in partnership with the...
U.S. state passes age verification laws for children safeguarding, outlook on European privacy laws
As the U.S. state of Utah recently introduced age verification laws to protect children's safeguarding and privacy, Identityweek.net looks at comparative European privacy laws restricting adult content sites as well as age restricted purchases. Age assurance...
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Identity Week Europe: Hear our ‘Digital Onboarding in Govt Services’ panel!
Want the detailed brief on what our panels will entail at Identity Week Europe 2023? Our stages are set and the highest calibre of identity industry speakers have travelled in from across Europe to prepare for the event's opening day, which will be full of impressive...
Rahul Parthe, TECH5: Innovating biometrics, functional and foundational IDs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hINpayvnX4 TECH5 is an international technology leader and innovator that emerged into the identity industry with a biometrics-driven focus and has expanded today to deliver functional and foundational IDs. With a high NIST rating,...
DHS S&T announces Phase 2 of NIST tech demo
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has announced the launch of a vendor competitive tech demo of remote identity validation technologies, sparking a "tremendous" response from companies. Held in partnership with the...
Google Wallet supports digital driving licences
Google has launched digital drivers licences in the Google Wallet - stepping in to the reusable digital ID space. Sarah Clark, Senior Vice President of Digital identity at Mastercard, took to LinkedIn congratulating Google for achieving this key milestone which is the...
Al Maryah Community Bank wins the ‘digital bank of the year’ E-Business Award 2023
Al Maryah Community Bank, the leading digital bank in the UAE, won the prestigious "Digital Bank of the Year" E-Business Award 2023 by Entrepreneur Middle East, recognising the bank's leading impact in revolutionising the banking industry in the digital business...
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