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We’re off to Amsterdam for Money20/20 Europe 2018, where we will be reporting from live next week, covering all the keynotes, panels and biometric FinTech announcements out of Europe’s most exiting financial industry conference. In preparation for this year’s event, FindBiometrics Managing Editor Peter Counter caught up with Pat Patel, Content Director for Money20/20. The conversation…
“While blockchain is often associated with cryptocurrency systems today, numerous organizations have started exploring its applications in areas such as civil identity, with the concept of a shared, immutable ledger offering considerable potential for citizen database programs…” A UK university has teamed up with a Hong Kong-based tech firm to explore the benefits of blockchain…
The World Identity Network has officially launched, the organization has announced. Its aim is to lead a global effort to advance universal ID using sophisticated solutions like blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT). WIN is being led by Marian Dahan, a key figure in the World Bank’s Identification for Development program. WIN will offer advisory…
There’s a new identity consultancy firm on the block. Called Identity Strategy Partners, or IdSP, the group has been founded by Mark Crego and Janice Kephart, who offer a combined experience in the identity and security field of almost 35 years. Crego spent 18 years at Accenture, and during that time he also spent five…
Yesterday at MWC Shanghai, FindBiometrics President Peter O’Neill took the stage to moderate the Identity & Personalisation keynote session. After providing a brief overview of how biometrics and identity management technologies are evolving along with the advance of mobility and connectivity, O’Neill welcomed KDDI President Takashi Tanaka to the stage, whose presentation was then followed…
Safran is rebranding its entire corporate structure including its many subsidiaries. In so doing, the company is going for a more consistent brand, with the new names of all corporate entities featuring the Safran name first and foremost, and generally followed by a generic reference to their areas of expertise. For example, Snecma has now…
MorphoTrust (Safran) has now received ISO 14298 certification for all of its driver license factories, the company has announced. The certification covers security processes in credential printing, essentially verifying that a given facility’s printing systems feature the highest level of security. MorphoTrust became the first US ID manufacturer to receive this certification for its production…
The Montana Department of Justice Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) has rolled out its new driver licence cards. Developed by MorphoTrust (Safran), the cards have been deployed alongside its MorphoTrust AutoTest system. In addition to new graphical design features, the driver licence cards gave improved security features such as barcodes, which should help to guard against…
Morpho (Safran) is taking the opportunity of International Women’s Day to celebrate projects promoting women’s rights around the world. In a post on the company’s website, CEO Anne Bouverot asserts that “possessing proof of one’s identity represents the first step towards freedom and independence for women,” and that’s why she supports the World Bank’s Identification…
Aware, Inc. has announced a new cluster computing platform ahead of the connect:ID expo later this month. Called Astra, the platform is designed to perform identity-related security tasks on a highly scalable basis. Such tasks include identity analytics, biometric authentication, biometric search, and deduplication, among others. The system can quickly search huge biometric databases, and employs a…
The United Nations has begun to use biometric technology to better obtain and manage data on refugees, according to a SciDev.Net article by Aamna Mohdin. The UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) is using iris scans, photographs, and fingerprints to collect this data. Traditionally, the agency has relied on surveys and estimates from NGOs…