Securekey is building a new identity system in Canada that will use Blockchain technology to secure personal data. The goal is to make the online digital identity similar and as trustworthy as the physical identity scenario while also making identity in the real world a better experience.

Defense Department taps Aware for biometric collection, screening; HID places NFC tags in New York and Easter Island for charity campaign; ImageWare and Aurionpro partner for biometric banking kiosks; Thursby released the new PKard Reader case for iPhone 6/6s.

The Fall 2016 Regarding ID magazine is online and includes stories covering Blockchain and identity; e-gates easing international travel; advanced card materials and desktop issuance and the future of identity within the federal government.

The FIDO Alliance is working with EMVCo to try and make in-store and in-app purchases more secure. FIDO will develop a new technical specification into its authentication suite to fulfill use cases provided by EMVCo

NIST released a proposed framework that can be used to quantify the security of authentication solutions and is looking for comments; Gemalto collaborating with Alibaba Group’s YunOS to provide connectivity and security for the OS; HYPR Corp. announced that it has secured $3 million in funding.

Enterprises are PKI-enabling more applications but many are failing to follow best practices. Use of the security technology is expected to grow as more enterprises move to the cloud and IoT grows.

Evolis currently ranks as a market leader in terms of card printers sold and boasted sales of more than 75 million euros in 2015. With more than 300 employees and distributors in 140 countries around the globe, Evolis has quickly progressed from a spinoff to a major player.