6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (611+ words) The UK government has unveiled its Digital Standards Strategy 20262030, a plan which puts international standards into the spotlight, driving the country's next phase of digital transformation. The strategy aims to support economic growth, strengthen the UK's influence in global standards…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (340+ words) Rwandan authorities say more than 4. 4 million people have been biometrically enrolled in the country's new national digital identity system as Rwanda prepares for a full transition to digital ID by 2027. The National Identification Agency (NIDA) has been leading nationwide enrollment…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (434+ words) Google is testing a new re CAPTCHA method that asks users to perform simple hand gestures on camera. The service is part of Google Cloud Fraud Defense." The biometric verification system analyzes short video clips of a user's hand and…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (185+ words) Contactless Payments for Transit US 2026 San Francisco, CA September 15-16, 2026 The Contactless Payments for Transit US Conference is a premier platform bringing together transit agencies, fare collection leaders, payment technology providers, financial institutions, and mobility innovators to explore the future of…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (448+ words) Real Sense has shown off the D585 Pro at Automate 2026, a new depth camera aimed at improving AI'driven perception systems for robots. Robotics is driving edge'based sensing, with these cameras also offering biometrics uses. The device is described as an "AI'native…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (473+ words) Thailand's official postal service is getting a major digital wallet upgrade that could mark the beginning of a whole verifiable credentials ecosystem. Thailand Post has launched a verifiable credential wallet within its Prompt Post app " Prompt Pass. Prompt Pass is…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (422+ words) Discord is trialing Incode for both facial age estimation (FAE) and document-based age verification. Singapore-based compliance orchestration firm k-ID remains a named age assurance partner for video selfie verification and ID scans. What they will find is a complicated picture…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1050+ words) The Philippines is expanding its Google Cloud partnership to deploy AI across government services, strengthen cyber defences and upgrade connectivity. The e Gov PH app is growing rapidly and rising digital threats are prompting new safety measures and proposed laws…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (357+ words) Pakistan is phasing out machine-readable passports and plans to fully switch to electronic passports containing an NFC chip that stores biometric data and other information. "The contactless chip will allow border control and compatible smart devices to read facial biometric…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (418+ words) Security and access control company Hirsch has launched a SIM-based multi-factor authentication solution powered by technology from SIM authentication startup Unibeam. The new Secure SIM combines the device factor with identity data bound to secure SIM hardware for enterprise-grade authentication,…...