South Korea’s digital identity blockchain prepares to add new credentials, go international
South Korea’s blockchain-based national mobile digital identity system is not due to be fully operational until 2024, but it is…
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Government databases could replace document-based ID verification: Sumsub CTO
Government databases and centralized solutions may one day replace document-based verification, Vyacheslav Zholudev, Sumsub’s chief technology officer and co-founder told…
Laxton poised for acquisitions as biometrics platform enabler with latest investment
An investment in Laxton by private equity firm Enlightenment Capital sets the stage for potential acquisitions by the biometrics provider….
UK digital identity program stalls, DCMS calls for industry support at OIX
Digital identity products are live in the UK, but industry help is needed for the country to build momentum for…
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…
Veridos CEO doubles down on customer-centric approach to expand business
Veridos’ CEO Marc-Julian Siewert took his post in January 2022 after roughly two years of working at the company as…
Clearview patent on method for scaling biometric training dataset gets US notice of allowance
A patent for a method of biometric algorithm training filed by Clearview AI is on its way to being granted,…
BioCatch executive says behavioral biometrics excelling for PSD2 protections
From opening an account to your last login, how you behave when banking sends a constant stream of signals about…
Facewatch counters Big Brother Watch’s biometric surveillance claims, plans expansion
Face biometrics company Facewatch was recently under the spotlight when privacy advocate NGO Big Brother Watch filed a legal complaint…
Clearview reveals biometric presentation attack detection feature, talks training and testing
A new presentation attack detection feature has been added to the Clearview Consent API from Clearview AI to allow developers…
