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Security, Trust Key to Consumer Adoption of Open Banking

More than three-quarters of those who opened a new financial account in the last year used digital channels to do so. Millennial and Gen Z consumers are more comfortable using digital channels to open accounts, take loans or apply for credit cards than their older cohorts.

Staff Reporter Feb 23, 2022 3 min read

Deloitte to Develop GOV.UK Smartphone ID-Checker App

The two-year £4.8m contract forms a part of the wider One Login programme.

Staff Reporter Feb 22, 2022 1 min read Public Utilities

SA Govt Eyes Digital Post Office amid Buyout Offer

The minister says her department is working with SAPO management and its board to reposition the troubled institution to become relevant in the digital era, while working towards the resolution of its financial challenges.

Staff Reporter Feb 17, 2022 3 min read Civic Infrastructure

‘Identity Theft Reaches Shocking New Heights’ – Reveals Shufti Pro Global ID Fraud Report 2021

Trusted as a global IDV provider, Shufti Pro, predicts a spike in identity scams in 2022 based on the fraud cases the company encountered in 2021.

Staff Reporter Feb 17, 2022 3 min read Cybersecurity

Democrats in US Senate Call for Removal of Facial Recognition Tech in UI Services

The lawmakers expressed their apprehensions regarding facial recognition tech, citing privacy concerns and a lack of transparency associated with private biometric technologies as invasive and potentially biased. They also noted that state agencies often outsource authentication capabilities to the private sector.

Staff Reporter Feb 17, 2022 2 min read Policy & Governance

Nadra to Soon Launch Digital Identity Wallets in Pakistan

The software enables capture biometric fingerprints, facial recognition, and scan documents needed for processing a person’s ID card using cellphones, without having to visit a Nadra office or embassy.

Staff Reporter Feb 8, 2022 2 min read Public Utilities

Aye or Nay: US Gov Agencies Battle It over Facial Recognition

The General Services Administration rejects facial recognition for its popular Login.gov sign-on service even as the IRS plans to make it a requirement to access tax records online

Staff Reporter Feb 7, 2022 2 min read Policy & Governance

Imageware to Streamline Biometric Data Collection for Arizona Corrections

The Arizona Department of Corrections has chosen the Imageware Law Enforcement Platform to expedite the collection of biometric and biographic data of inmates for intake at correctional facilities.

Staff Reporter Jan 24, 2022 2 min read Civic Infrastructure

Ethiopia Piloting Digital ID Project

NIDP Ethiopia has implemented a limited pilot program with TECH5 biometric and digital ID technologies for enrollment and authentication of residents as well as digital ID issuance.

Staff Reporter Jan 21, 2022 3 min read Civic Infrastructure

Israeli Interior Ministry Asks to Extend a Controversial Biometrics Database

Fingerprint collection is not included in the Biometric Database Law passed in 2017, but rather an emergency order set to expire in June

Staff Reporter Jan 21, 2022 1 min read Policy & Governance

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