FaceTec triples scope and payout in Spoof Bounty to thwart biometric liveness attacks
FaceTec has expanded its Spoof Bounty to both iOS and Android operating systems and tripled the total payouts available from…
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Fintechs sign up for biometric customer onboarding from Ondato, Onfido, ID-Pal
Identity verification and selfie biometrics providers Ondato, Onfido and ID-Pal have announced new fintech customers. Lithuanian know-your-customer (KYC) solution provider…
New Asian partnerships: Next Biometrics expands in China, Accops in India
Next Biometrics has announced a new strategic collaboration with Guangzhou-based technology partner Wiser to bring its solutions to China. According…
Biometric liveness detection from OCR Labs shows no bias in BixeLab testing
Facial liveness detection technology from OCR Labs Global has been shown to have a 0 percent difference in demographic performance,…
Transparency can drive digital ID equity, policy forum panelists say
An event last week on ‘Identity, Authentication and the Road Ahead’ held by the Better Identity Coalition, the FIDO Alliance…
Digital ID financing quietly hums: Strata gets $26M from VCs, Saviynt gets $205M loan
Venture funding for digital identity plays is there to be had, but pretty quiet, forcing more companies to look for…
Digital ID management software makers bought out by Veridos in Serbia, UST in Canada
Business uncertainty has digital ID players thinking broadly for financing. In this case, it is through buyouts. Executives at NetSeT,…
Philippines urges voters to complete biometric registration by deadline
The Philippines’ Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson, George Garcia, has called on people eligible to vote in the October 2023…
Nigeria’s INEC cedes ground, extends voter ID collection deadline to 5 February
Nigerians who have registered to vote in the upcoming general elections now have until 5 February to collect their Permanent…
Cognitec upgrades biometric capture hardware with PAD and on-device facial recognition
A rendering of the FaceVACS-Entry device. Credit: Cognitec. Germany-based firm Cognitec has upgraded its biometric FaceVACS-Entry photo capture device with…
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