New partnerships for document scanning and KYC expansions show ID verification demand
Identity verification providers are partnering and signing up new customers to extend the reach of their technologies, including Shufti Pro,…
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Voice replication feature identified as potential threat to voice biometrics
With Apple’s iOS 17 upgrade, iPhone users can now sign up for the Personal Voice beta release, a voice generator…
Hong Kong extends biometric border program to 420K foreign ID holders
Beginning July 21, approximately 420,000 foreign domestic helpers, non-local students with Hong Kong ID cards, and other imported workers aged…
Guyana elections chair criticized for contradictory remarks on digital fingerprinting
A former member of the Guyana Election Commission (GECOM) Vincent Alexander has described as “ominous” recent comments from the chairperson…
Happy with results, ID.me and Sterling extend digital identity deal by 5 years
A pair of ID services companies say they have extended their product-development agreement until 2028. ID.me and Sterling Check say…
ChatGPT facial recognition potential makes OpenAI nervous
ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence-powered large language model, can analyze images including recognizing and describing people’s faces. But OpenAI, the company…
TikTok passkeys rollout snubs US, feds seek commercial phishing options
TikTok has had its share of security concerns, but this week it launched passkeys on iOS devices, allowing users to…
FaceTec posts another quarter of major revenue gains, reveals BixeLab evaluation
FaceTec says revenues from its face biometrics and liveness detection software increased by 72 percent, year over year, in the…
Startup’s doorbell would match a visitor biometrics to social media
A doorbell company wants to enable its buyers to identify visitors against images from social networks such as Facebook and…
Facia raises $1.2M for R&D, international expansion and passes iBeta liveness test
UK startup Facia has raised $1.2 million in an early funding round, with plans to invest in liveness detection capabilities…
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