
Decentralised identity and access management: A new era of digital privacy and control
By Gal Helemski, CTO and Co-Founder of PlainID The digital age has brought about a growing need for enhanced privacy and control over personal data. Existing methods of securing personal data have, time and again, proved themselves vulnerable to the growing...

The best passports for travel without a visa
The top passports for travelling to destinations around the world without a visa have been ranked in a latest study. The study by Henley & Partners found that Japan ranks the highest for the last 5 years, permitting travel to 193 out of 227 destinations without a...

Julien DROUET, VP Identity Solutions at IDEMIA
Julien DROUET, VP Identity Solutions at IDEMIA Trained as an engineer with over 20 years of experience in the telecom, banking and now identity industries, Julien Drouet has worked in several highly successful international companies. 1. How can we efficiently...

eGovernment comes of age: Digital IDs are removing the barriers to public services for citizens, improving quality and efficiency for providers
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Removing police power to use LFR surveillance
One failing of biometric technology can be attributed to algorithm bias, which can commonly occur due to the immaturity of technologies. This can cause varying match results across different demographic groups. Whilst the infancy of biometric technologies is one...

World Economic Forum publishes key insights for transforming DPGs into DPIs
India, Singapore and Norway are some of the countries leading the way in the development of digital public infrastructure as a means of enabling secure and seamless experiences for their citizens. The AADHAAR card program introduced by the Indian Government has...

Association of Banks in Singapore: Measures to strengthen digital banking security
The Association of Banks in Singapore is collaborating with The Monetary Authority of Singapore on implementing further measures to protect consumers against the present risks of digital banking fraud, stepping up its actions announced in January. Banks across...

ACI Worldwide uncovers digital wallet fraud trend
Digital transformation has accelerated momentum around real-time, cross border payments and digital wallets. In 2021, GlobalData assessed that 118.3 billion real-time transactions were made globally with a forecast of 427.7 billion expected by 2026, equal to a quarter...

State of Access Control Report 2022: Expectations raised since pandemic
The pandemic has forged profound new ways of working remotely that have seen consumers demand more from technologies and have greater expectations around secure identity. IFSEC Global in partnership with HID Global, a global innovator in trusted identity solutions,...

Is Telangana the Surveillance Capital of India?
Facial recognition technology is rife in India's state of Telangana, where the Government's investment in technologies means the private sector and law enforcement monitor society to a worrying degree. Not only does Telangana deploy an extensive CCTV network across...

Takeaways of The Biometrics Institute Survey 2022
Circulated to over 220 member user organisations, the Biometrics Institute's annual survey helps define the trends and development in the biometrics industry. This year's findings confirmed digital identity is perceived to be the area of most development in the use...

Kyushu University study: The shortfalls of AI to match modified facial images
The applications of facial biometrics across many sectors eliminates any doubt as to the accuracy of artificial neural networks to match live facial images of people with advanced data. While this fact is not in dispute, researchers at Kyushu University have recently...

India’s successful UPI is sweeping the world
India's technology weapon against the West in the Unified Payment Interface looks set to expand to oversea markets after substantial success in the home domestic market. In a market case-study conducted by Sheer Analytics and Insights, it was reported that India's UPI...

IAM expenditure to top $26 BILLION by 2027, according to Juniper Research
A study by Juniper Research has predicted global expenditure in identity and access management could rise to $26 billion by 2027, due to subscription model growth. The new research identifies a shift in the IAM market moving away from term licenses to more SMEs...

Mastercard’s new study reveals lack of respect towards non-binary customers in financial services
All customers have the right to expect trust and respect over the use and handling of their personal data, however as a new study by Mastercard has revealed, non-binary individuals face discrimination in their financial experiences. The damning results of the study...

White Paper: Succeeding With Identity Document Design
The opportunity to redesign your country’s passport or national ID is often as daunting as it is exciting. Which new technologies will help you fight counterfeiting and protect people’s identities? Which visual elements will showcase your national heritage,...

Achieving trusted digital transactions across the globe: OIX and ToIP align to make it happen
Two of the most influential global membership organisations in the digital ID space have aligned to forge a faster and more secure route to a shared and trusted digital future. Both The Open Identity Exchange (OIX) and Trust over IP Foundation (ToIP) have...

Unlocking simple, safe, secure access control with biometric access cards
Author: Maria Pihlström, Director, Global Marketing and Comms at Fingerprints In mid-May Fingerprints was jointly exhibiting alongside Freevolt Technologies at IFSEC 2022, in London, one of the leading security events in Europe. Attendees at the show learnt how the...

Onfido’s Real Identity Platform Improves Performance by 12X with Fully Automated, End-to-End Identity Verification
Onfido, the leading global digital identity verification and authentication provider, today announced the expansion of its Real Identity Platform, improving fraud accuracy by 54% and fully automated performance by 12x. The platform simplifies identity for everyone....

Biometrically authenticated remote mobile payments to reach $1.2 trillion globally by 2027
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the value of biometrically authenticated remote mobile payments will reach $1.2 trillion globally by 2027; rising from $332 billion in 2022. These transactions use biometrics, typically facial and fingerprint...