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Articles By Chris Burt

Chris Burt is managing editor and industry analyst at Biometric Update. He has also written nonfiction about information technology, dramatic arts, sports culture, and fantasy basketball, as well as fiction about a doomed astronaut. He lives in Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter @AFakeChrisBurt.

 

Humaniq announces authentication partnership and expansion into new African markets

Humaniq has announced a partnership with authentication firm Prover to add forgery detection for video materials to its fintech platform,…

 

Decision in favor of mSIGNIA in suit against InAuth moves proceedings toward trial

mSIGNIA has announced what it calls a “milestone victory” in a patent dispute with InAuth, as the Patent Trial and…

 

Startup sesame launches free app to enable authentication with fingerprint or facial recognition

Austrian authentication startup sezame has launched a free application to enable biometric authentication to log in to websites and confirm…

 

TransUnion adds fraud intelligence and identity capabilities with acquisition of iovation

Credit reporting agency TransUnion will acquire authentication and device intelligence firm iovation to strengthen its fraud and identity management capabilities,…

 

Experian found most popular identity verification vendor in Forrester survey

Experian has announced it is the most commonly used identity verification vendor among respondents to a survey published in Forrester’s…

 

Long term guidance key to leveraging technology for financial inclusion in Africa

One of the informational sessions at ID4Africa 2018 explored how robust and affordable identity schemes can function as key enablers…

 

Startup IDnow reaches collaboration and investment partnership with Giesecke+Devrient

Startup IDnow and Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security have formed a partnership to collaborate on the development of artificial intelligence-based biometric and…

 

Implementation of CloudWalk facial recognition technology in Zimbabwe progressing in stages

Details are emerging about the recently signed strategic cooperation agreement between CloudWalk Technology Co. and the government of Zimbabwe to…

 

Are multi-modal biometrics the solution to blockchain’s private key-loss conundrum?

The potential of blockchain to enable internet users to exert control over their own online privacy and security, as well…

 

Nigeria to register biometrics at border under plan to curb conflict between farmers and herdsmen

Nigeria’s Minister of the Interior Abdulrahman Dambazau has announced the launch of a project to biometrically register entrants into the…

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