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I-Remit integrates Jumio biometric technology for AML, KYC compliance

Filipino-owned non-bank remittance service provider I-Remit has integrated Jumio’s biometric-based identity verification and authentication technology to improve digital onboarding and…

 

North Korea introducing facial recognition tech developed in-country to domestic market

The use of facial recognition and other biometrics in North Korea seems to be accelerating, with a new domestically developed…

 

Digital ID in Africa this week: biometric ghost-busting in Ghana, resolving double registration status in Kenya

Kenya dominated digital ID developments this week. What could have been its biggest story – downgrading the new role of…

 

Spoof attacks top this week’s biometrics and digital ID news

Spoof attacks in theory and practice and the deployment of facial recognition for use cases including aviation and border crossings,…

 

IBIA combats rhetoric in comments on proposed Massachusetts facial recognition ban

The root concern with facial recognition among privacy advocates and the general public is with surveillance, rather than the technology…

 

Juul and WeWork sued under BIPA for collecting customer biometrics

A pair of companies known for their modern approaches to old behaviors and recent controversy are among the defendants in…

 

Biometrics research briefs: UK applications, daily interactions, and global systems market

Most British people are happy to replace traditional identity verification methods with biometrics to unlock their phones, but support for…

 

U.S. Homeland Security to hold biometrics for 259M people by 2022 and seeks new capabilities

The IDENT database held by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will hold biometric data from at least 259…

 

Brazilian startup idwall raises $10M for biometric selfie onboarding as Mitek reports 33 percent growth

Brazilian biometric selfie and ID check startup idwall has raised $10 million in Series B funding to pursue the onboarding…

 

Next Biometrics, Imageware and Fingerprint Cards report Q3 2019 results next week

On Tuesday, November 12, Next Biometrics is scheduled to release its interim report for the third quarter 2019. The company…

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