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Lufthansa, BigBear.ai and HID fly the future of digital transformation
The Lufthansa Group app is paving the way for air travel with new features and digital functionalities that interface with…
| Jun 6, 2025 | HID highlights image quality as key to effective facial recognition applicationsHID is in the midst of a push with its facial recognition hardware and software for secure access control and… |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Hypr partners with HID on unified access control, launches KYE, biometric toolsU.S.-based decentralized authentication company Hypr has announced a new partnership with HID, which has resulted in two product integrations. The… |
| Jun 1, 2025 | Harnessing AI to reinforce security and identity in AustraliaBy Ramesh Songukrishnasamy, SVP and CTO at HID As the Australian digital landscape evolves, security threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated… |
| Apr 30, 2025 | It’s World Passkey Day, actually: trust, adoption grows for FIDO credentialWorld Password Day is no longer. The annual day to promote secure password practices has run its course, and the… |
| Apr 4, 2025 | HID Integration Service simplifies integration of software, physical security componentsHID has announced the launch of HID Integration Service, a platform that integrates physical security, cybersecurity and digital identity management…. |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Assa Abloy sees growth in 2024, aims to prioritize biometrics with HID in 2025Access control giant Assa Abloy, which owns biometrics firm HID Global, has published its Annual Report for 2024. “We can… |
| Feb 13, 2025 | Mobile credentials and MFA driving biometric access control growth: surveyThe number of organizations using biometrics for physical access control is set to rise from 35 percent to 48 percent,… |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Biometric e-gates speeding up border processing around the worldFace biometrics is a fast-growing trend for border control and travel. The past year saw increasing implementation of biometrics for… |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Biometric access control demand growth in Middle East benefits HID, InvixiumA global biometric access control and security company is seeing impressive growth and potential in the Middle East. HID projects double-digit… |
| Jan 20, 2025 | Facial recognition for borders and travel: 2025 trends and insightsBy Vito Fabbrizio Managing Director, Biometrics Business Unit, HID The world of biometrics is constantly evolving, and 2024 was a transformative… |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Intersec 2025: HID, Idemia, Iris ID, Recfaces, Regula, Suprema among exhibitorsThe 26th edition of Intersec is underway in Dubai – which is set to be the largest yet held with… |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Assa Abloy absorbs US, UK access control firms into HIDA release from the Assa Abloy Group, the Stockholm-based multinational door and access conglomerate that owns trusted identity firm HID… |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Philippines pilots back-to-back birth and national ID registration for newbornsThe Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has piloted back-to-back birth and National ID registration. The pilot strategy means the PSA is… |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Kuwait’s Vision 2035 advancing digital identity with global partnershipsKuwait is struggling with an immense digital transition following its Vision 2035, which strives to diversify the economy and strengthen… |
| Nov 20, 2024 | The world’s oldest republic to get new HID contactless ID cardHID has won an ID card contract with the world’s fifth smallest country. San Marino, which has a claim to… |
| Nov 15, 2024 | HID tapped for secure office access control via mobile IDCorporate space management technology provider Deskbee has integrated HID’s Mobile Access and digital identity positioning offering into its platform, in… |
| Nov 13, 2024 | HID acquires Italy-based government ID document printing firmHID has acquired a manufacturer of advanced laser and color personalization systems for ID cards and biometric passports that’ll give… |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Stricter retail age verification on the agenda as UK fails to curb underage vapingA survey of vape users in Northern Ireland is causing alarm in the UK, with some observers warning that a… |
| Oct 29, 2024 | HID Rapid ID offers simple three-step fingerprint identity verification tool for policePolicing is one of the main drivers of the biometrics market, be it facial recognition algorithms or advanced biometric scanning… |
Access IS Industry Insights
Harnessing AI to reinforce security and identity in Australia
By Ramesh Songukrishnasamy, SVP and CTO at HID As the Australian digital landscape evolves, security threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated…
Brand Focus: Access IS
High-quality fingerprint enrollment still underpins government identity systems
As governments come to terms with the new global conditions, one of the areas affected are identity systems which rely…
Access IS White Papers
A definitive guide to fingerprint technology
Fingerprint technology is a mature, proven method for user authentication across a range of industries, use cases and environments. Selecting…
Biometrics Explainers by Access IS
Creating smarter government IDs: The process, from creation and enrollment to issuance
This is a guest post by Joby Mathew, HID Global Director: Citizen Identity Solutions EMEA The adoption of HID Global’s…
