Alcatraz closes $50M Series B, plans new verticals and international market expansion
California-based biometric access control firm Alcatraz AI has closed a US$50 million Series B funding round, which it will use…
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Reality Defender strikes deal to provide deepfake detection to French Orange
AI security firm Reality Defender will provide its deepfake detection capabilities to Orange Business, the enterprise division of French telecommunications…
1Kosmos adds IL4 status to FedRAMP high identity credentials
1Kosmos said it has achieved U.S. Department of Defense Impact Level 4 authorization for its identity platform, a designation that…
Russia’s Max app opens platform to business services
Russia’s state-backed “super app” Max has officially launched business services, allowing companies to create chatbots and mini apps, open channels,…
Hong Kong airport adds more biometric immigration lanes to speed clearance
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has introduced 12 additional automated biometric clearance lanes for immigration, known as e-Channels, allowing eligible…
Venom Stealer pushes credential theft into more dangerous phase
Venom Stealer is a new malware-as-a-service infostealer that security researchers say is more dangerous than many older credential theft tools…
Ethiopia unveils digital signature platform to secure online public services
Ethiopia has reached a new milestone in its digital transformation with the launch of teleSign, a digital signature platform aimed…
Just because they can – the biometric conundrum for law enforcement
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner They could have done more but didn’t’. That’s an unpolished…
Talks on potential Ghana Card ‘digital wallet’ payment feature ongoing
High-level discussions on the planned use of the Ghana Card for payment transactions are ongoing, but the digital wallet feature…
Wizz, Tech Coalition talk child online safety with Biometric Update Podcast
Wizz, the online social chat app that matches kids based on their age group, says it puts safety at the…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection