MOSIP partnership with Ethiopia on foundational digital ID expands, along with ecosystem
The partnership between Ethiopia’s National ID Program (NIDP) and MOSIP has been extended with a memorandum of understanding to enable extensive…
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BioID shares encouraging research on deepfakes and biometric liveness detection with EAB
Deepfake images and videos pose a significant threat to biometric systems used for remote identity verification, and existing liveness technologies…
Idex reports curve bending upwards for biometric payment card orders, revenues, costs too
Norway’s Idex Biometrics has reported revenues of $787,000 for its fiscal fourth quarter of 2021, up 8 percent sequentially on…
Telpo reviews success of facial recognition terminals at 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Facial recognition terminals from Guangdong-based Telpo were deployed at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games to provide convenient identity verification without…
Next Biometrics reports design wins presage revenue growth, digital identity boosts TeleSign
Next Biometrics says a 47 percent gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to only 17 percent in the…
Clearview AI, Trust Stamp add biometrics research leaders amid patent pushes
Clearview AI has filed a patent application to protect its method of fast and low-cost face biometric algorithm training, co-authored by…
NEC Africa takes South African government to court over biometric contract awarded to Idemia
NEC Africa is taking South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and technology services provider EOH to court to have a…
Global face biometrics pass rate 95 percent; Sumsub sees room for improvement
The average global pass rate for remote identity checks with face biometrics is 95 percent, according to new research from…
FacePhi expands face biometrics and passive liveness detection to ridesharing
Spain’s FacePhi is extending its selfie biometrics to the shared mobility industry with the announcement that carsharing service WiBLE is using…
California BIPA copy proposed as biometric data privacy proposals proliferate
State legislators in California are proposing copycat legislation modeled on the regulation which has proven most punitive for businesses using…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection