Onfido to provide biometric onboarding for financial inclusion blockchain network WORBLI
Blockchain network WORBLI has selected Onfido to provide it with machine learning-based identity verification technology to meet KYC and AML…
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Horizon Robotics raises up to $1 billion to address facial biometric and autonomous vehicle markets
Horizon Robotics has raised up to $1 billion in a Series B funding round which values the company at between…
EU Council expands scope of biometrics in Schengen Information System
The European Union Council has announced the adoption of a set of updated rules for the Schengen Information System which…
Multiple factors keep organizations from using MFA for mainframe applications
Only one in five organizations is using multi-factor authentication (MFA) to secure access to IBM mainframe applications or plans to…
Amazon upgrades facial recognition for challenging images and opens Alexa to device developers
Amazon has updated the face detection, analysis, and recognition features of its Rekognition software to improve its ability to detect…
SPS develops anti-skimming feature for dual interface payment cards
Smart Packaging Solutions (SPS) has introduced a technology to prevent data skimming from dual interface payment cards and reassure hesitant…
Tender process begins for biometric boarding at four Indian airports
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has issued the first requests for proposals (RFPs) for four airports to deploy the…
Startup Global e·dentity raises funds and receives patent for innovative biometric system
Multi-factor biometrics and digital identity startup Global e·dentity has been granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office…
Facial recognition system in China mistakes bus ad for jaywalker
A system deployed by the Chinese government to identify jaywalkers, reportedly using real-time facial recognition, has mistakenly identified a celebrity…
YITU holds on to place atop NIST Facial Recognition Vendor Test leaderboard
YITU has announced a win in the ongoing NIST Facial Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT), which the company says it the…
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