Assa Abloy acquires another facial recognition access control provider
Access control giant Assa Abloy has acquired Brazilian biometric hardware and software developer Control iD to integrate its access control…
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Avast joins FIDO Alliance, groups for decentralized and trusted digital ID
Avast’s plans for participation in the digital identity ecosystem are gradually becoming clearer, with the consumer cybersecurity provider announcing it…
UK age verification sector urges ICO not to follow European porn regulation
The Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA) has warned the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK data protection regulator, not to follow…
Imageware joins DHS 2022 Rally to demonstrate accuracy, bias mitigation of biometric fusion
Imageware is joining the 2022 DHS Science and Technology (S&T) Biometric Technology Rally to demonstrate the effectiveness of its biometric…
Alloy raises $52M in further Series C following digital ID partnerships
Know-your-customer (KYC) firm Alloy raised $52 million as a part of its Series C funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners…
RecFaces supports face biometrics expansion with new training center in Dubai
Facial recognition vendor RecFaces is opening a new training center next month in Dubai, where the company is based. The…
Funding available for Finland’s self-sovereign digital ID ecosystem pilot project
Finnish start-up Findynet Cooperative has received a grant from the Ministry of Finance to the tune of €3 million (US$2.9…
Vsblty closes second tranche of private placement for $2.5M, Q2 revenue up
Vsblty, the Canadian biometrics provider for retail analytics and security, has announced the closure of the second tranche of its…
Payment system platform gains support of Australia’s major banks for national digital ID
Eftpos’ ConnectID has received support from Australia’s ‘big four’ banks: ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac. The news comes from Australian…
Scammers alter fingerprint biometrics in India with limited success
Several individuals in India have recently been involved in events that saw the alteration or theft of fingerprint biometrics. Specifically,…
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