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KKR takes the lead in $48 million round for digital identity provider Privy
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Biometric Update Daily News
Voatz surges past 100 elections with biometrics securing remote voting
Mobile voting options continue to grow, with blockchain and biometrics-based elections platform Voatz announcing the successful completion of its 2022...
 
Losses widespread among digital ID and biometrics providers in tough third quarter
It was third-quarter losses for all the ID companies below. All but on-demand identity validation vendor Intellicheck saw the red...
US renews warning about Chinese biometric technology for a world audience
In December 2020, the U.S. Homeland Security Department warned that buying biometric systems from China is “a grave threat.” Almost...
 
Idemia, secunet, Tech5 achieve high scores in biometric benchmarks from NIST
Idemia has claimed it has achieved the most accurate matching algorithms for both fingerprint and palm-print datasets with accuracy 7...
Amazon claims to cut facial recognition bias with unlabeled data
Amazon Web Services has unveiled a method to evaluate bias in facial recognition algorithms without using annotated identity labels. A...
 
Italy to limit face biometrics systems use nationwide to police
Italy’s watchdog Data Protection Agency has warned two municipalities experimenting with face biometrics to stop until governing legislation is adopted...
Australian state poised for facial recognition to tackle problem gambling draws criticism
Australia’s New South Wales state is bent on installing facial recognition systems in clubs and pubs from next year to...
 
Securing democracy requires trust, biometrics commissioner warns new UK taskforce
“As almost all of our technological capability is in private ownership, the people we trust (police, emergency services, local and...
Biometric SIM registration curbs crime in Ghana, not as effective in Nigeria
Ghana’s Minister of Communications and Digitalization Ursula Owusu says there has been a noticeable drop in SIM card-related fraud in...
 
Cloud-native identity governance launched by ForgeRock to support hybrid workforces
ForgeRock has launched a cloud-native digital identity governance solution for large enterprises to help address security and compliance challenges at...
Smart Engines algorithm update improves speed and accuracy scanning ID documents’
Smart Engines has updated its algorithms for improved accuracy and speed when scanning MRZ, or Machine Readable Zone documents, according...
 
Retail video analytics investment defies market trend with Vsblty raise, March acquisition
A biometrics company, Vsblty Groupe, has pulled in what likely is one of the last rounds of funding in North...
KKR takes the lead in $48 million round for digital identity provider Privy
Indonesian digital identity software provider Privy has announced that it has found a lead investor for its $48 million series...
 
Crypto thefts explode; report says users will tolerate ID verification friction to stop it
A survey paid for by a digital ID verification company indicates that at least 70 percent of cryptocurrency users are...
  Facial recognition deployed for G20 immigration control, security in Bali
  Many UK convenience stores not checking ID for age-restricted products
  EU says it can have a digital ID wallet by ’24 regardless of challenges
  Student data privacy compromised in UK, at risk in US
  ID R&D, OneVault partnerships power new voice biometrics ‘as-a-service’ from iPulse
  ROC improves liveness, tattoo recognition in facial recognition SDK update
Biometrics White Papers
The ultimate retail experience starts with facial recognition
As digital transformation sweeps across our society, bringing together the physical and virtual worlds, the retail space is changing in...
 
On-demand webinar – Demographic Bias in Facial Liveness Detection: Impact, Measurement, and Mitigation
AI-powered facial liveness detection algorithms can introduce bias the same way matching algorithms can, causing mobile banking services to be...
ISO PAD and FIDO testing comparison
Two of the most popular testing services that iBeta offers are ISO 30107 compliance, and FIDO Biometrics Component Certification. To...
 
On-demand webinar – Human or machine: AI proves best at spotting biometric attacks
With large organizations processing millions of face checks monthly, one advantage of AI liveness detection is the reduced burden on...
Events and Webinars
International Face Performance Conference (IFPC) 2022
  November 15, 2022 - November 17, 2022
Next-Generation Cards 2022
  November 16, 2022 - November 17, 2022
Digital Trust World 2022
  November 21, 2022
The Cyber Security Financial Services Summit
  November 22, 2022
6th Border Management and Identity Conference (6th BMIC)
  December 7, 2022 - December 9, 2022
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