Retailers turn to facial recognition to curb $100B in losses amid ‘sweethearting’ surge
Retail theft is on the rise in the U.S., with losses topping an estimated $100 billion annually. In addition to…
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Benin receives 2,050 biometric terminals from World Bank to boost civil registration
The government of Benin will see a boost in its civil registration efforts thanks to a donation of 2,050 mobile…
New ACCS evaluation of Yoti age estimation shows shows further accuracy gain
Yoti has scored a compliance win for its facial age estimation (FAE) software. A blog from the age assurance and…
Idiap leads project on biometric template protection for aid distribution efficiency
The Biometrics Security and Privacy (BSP) group within the Idiap Research Institute will run a research project on the development…
LinkedIn investments in IDV begin generating trust dividend
LinkedIn now has 55 million verified users and has verified more identities than any other social media network, the company…
Jumio develops in-house biometric liveness detection capability
Jumio has launched a biometric liveness detection capability developed in-house to defend against advanced fraud, including injection attacks and deepfakes….
Oloid lands $6M investment round
More investment and new deals are coming to Oloid, the passwordless authentication firm that offers face and palm biometrics for…
Passwordless authentication for healthcare possible with biometrics: Imprivata
Imprivata has published a new white paper on how to navigate “the journey to passwordless for healthcare,” covering passwordless authentication…
Poland’s digital ID mDowód reaches 8 million users
Poland’s national digital identity has reached eight million users, according to the Ministry of Digital Affairs. The Central European country…
UNHCR concerned about slow registration of refugee children for Ethiopia’s digital ID program
The enrollment of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons for digital ID in Ethiopia has been ongoing since March, but…
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