Jumio expanding biometric reusable digital identity across LatAm
Following a launch in Brazil last year, U.S.-based Jumio is expanding its face biometrics-based reusable digital identity product, selfie.DONE, across…
Articles By Masha Borak
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Enterprises must revamp IAM for comprehensive security
Traditional IAM approaches are falling short as attackers exploit stolen credentials across customer, workforce and third-party environments, according to a…
UK turns to better CCTV, facial recognition use for national knife crime strategy
The UK government has presented a new national strategy to tackle knife crime, which includes upgrading CCTV coverage to minimize…
Signzy integrates biometric KYC with Velocity FinCrime fraud, AML monitoring
Identity verification and regtech company Signzy has secured a deal to integrate its Know Your Customer (KYC) technology with Velocity…
Synthetic identity fraud soared 8X in 2025: LexisNexis
Theft using synthetic identities now accounts for 11 percent of all reported fraud, making it the fastest-growing fraud type worldwide,…
EU publishes Implementing Act for remote EUDI Wallet onboarding
The European Union has taken an important step in completing the legal basis of the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallets….
Idemia wins €7.5M immigration biometrics contract in Belgium
Idemia has won a 7.47 million euro (US$8.7 million) contract to renew and expand the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS)…
Nigerian Deputy Speaker touts DPI bill as ‘historic opportunity’
Nigeria’s Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has described the forthcoming National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill…
Greece announces social media age verification, calls for EU-wide tools
Greece is joining the growing number of countries raising the age limit for social media and insisting on enforcement, with…
Lip reading, emotion sensing, face biometrics vie for place in smart auto stack
Your car may soon know when you’re tipsy, stressed, or just mouthing words into the wind. From Ford’s lip-reading patent…
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