DHS S&T announces Phase 2 of NIST tech demo

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 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...

Q&A: The reliable rating of TECH5’s technologies, Gold Sponsor at Identity Week Europe 2023!

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 credentialing programs design and execution, including research and development of biometric algorithms. All our technologies across three biometric modalities – face, fingerprint, and iris...

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DHS S&T announces Phase 2 of NIST tech demo
DHS S&T announces Phase 2 of NIST tech demo

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DHS S&T announces Phase 2 of NIST tech demo
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 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...