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Mastercard follows Visa, approves Zwipe Pay platform for biometric cards

Norway-based Zwipe’s biometric payment card platform has passed a raft of Mastercard tests to win a key certification from the…

 

Two concerning deepfake developments but new hope for robust detection

Another day, another hopeful deepfake detection tactic, but also, two chilling news reports. First, a pair of stories about the…

 

Deep-learning advance improves facial recognition for people wearing veils

A team of researchers spanning Asia, Europe and U.S. universities say they used a convolutional neural network to extract characteristics…

 

Sumsub promotes expansion of digital ID services with US office, popular YouTube account

London-based identity verification platform and regtech specialist Sumsub has opened its first U.S. office in Miami, Florida. The company made…

 

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,…

 

UK begins trying to identify who owns its property and businesses

It took Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for UK authorities to start getting to grips with establishing the overseas owners of…

 

Google Wallet enters 6 new countries, hints at digital ID feature for US airport checkpoints

The new Google Wallet app, unveiled by the tech giant in May, is now available in six new countries: Azerbaijan,…

 

Ondato partners for modular, biometric compliance solutions with transaction monitoring

Anti-money laundering transaction monitoring provider Hawk AI entered a new partnership with know-your-customer (KYC) compliance management platform Ondato. The new…

 

Canada’s DIACC has lessons for trusted digital identity in Australia

User choice and data minimization are both expected to play critical roles in establishing the public trust both Canada and…

 

Telos seals six new deals for biometric background check service, renews 11 others

Telos ID has announced new partnership deals with six airlines operating at some of the United States’ major airports for…

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