Biometrics’ convergence with digital identity, wallets sparks resurgence of investment

Biometrics is backing a range of national government programs and technical standards for digital identity in some of the most-read articles on Biometric Update this week. Most welcome, however, is the series of investments in the space, with Anonybit and Prove each raising millions of dollars and Toppan Gravity acquiring a smart card manufacturer to further its market reach. Each is vying for share in a market growing towards mass adoption of digital identities, many of them stored in digital …

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