iiDENTIFii secures $15M in funding to expand face biometric authentication across Africa
South Africa-based iiDENTIFii has secured 272 million South Africa Rand (approximately US$15.2 million) in a series A funding round to…
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Clearview granted patent for building biometric training dataset by USPTO
A patent has been granted to Clearview AI for its method of gathering and preparing training data for face biometrics…
Texas university launches lab to investigate AI bias with support from Pangiam
A new lab has been established at SMU (Southern Methodist University), with Pangiam as its first industry partner, to investigate…
How do biometric cards work?
Biometric smart cards with embedded fingerprint sensors for use in payments or access control applications have been developed and released…
Gates Foundation commits $200M to digital ID and other public infrastructure
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has renewed its commitment to digital ID, topping up its investment in the space…
Behavioral analytics from NeuroID integrated by TransUnion to stop fraud and false positives
TransUnion has integrated behavioral analytics from NeuroID to help businesses fight fraud and reduce false positives in fraud detection. The…
Expanding customer base for selfie biometrics in crypto draws Trulioo to Singapore
Immediately on the heels of announcing job cuts and a pivot to focus on higher-growth areas for its digital identity…
Use biometric and MFA layers to block gaps in fraud protection created by digitization
Digitization continues to change the kinds of fraud opportunities available to cybercriminals, even as the most common targets struggle to…
Liberia’s election commission seeks clarification on biometrics procurement rerun proposal
Biometrics providers bidding on the contract for Liberia’s voter registration may get a do-over, Front Page Africa reports, with the…
Oosto offers advice on facial recognition implementations for stadium security
When violence occurs in stadiums and arenas, security staff are often not surprised by the identity of the perpetrators, but…
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