Private sector involvement in ID verification: successes, failures and inaction
Public-private partnerships can play an important role in deploying elements of digital identity, if not the entire scheme. Bringing in…
Trade Notes
Trade notes refers to significant developments in the biometrics industry. This includes corporate appointments, venture capital, funding, mergers, acquisitions, litigation and launches.
Asia Pacific privacy conference covers biometric data collection, voice ID case
Privacy authorities from the Asia-Pacific region discussed privacy rights, biometric data collection, artificial intelligence, and other cross-border security issues at…
Cognitec, OneID appoint new executives
Facial recognition tech firm Cognitec Systems has made Mikael Fagerlund its new vice president for sales and marketing with the…
Multi-factor authentication firm Hypr nets $25M in latest round of fundraising
A multi-factor authentication startup closed a $25 million series C1 led by a private equity fund that led a previous…
OCR Labs Global and OkularID contribute digital ID expertise to Open Identity Exchange
Two companies specializing in digital ID solutions have officially joined the Open Identity Exchange (OIX), a community aimed at creating…
ID4Africa unveils digital public infrastructure theme, dates of 2023 AGM
Proceedings at ID4Africa’s 2023 Augmented General Meeting to be held in-person in the Kenyan capital Nairobi from 23 to 25…
Socially minded startup gets $900K investment for biometric, contactless kiosks
A niche maker of digital systems for nonprofits has raised £750,000 (roughly $900,000) in equity funding from an equally niche…
Takeover begets Mangopay takeover in biometric fraud prevention sector
Payment infrastructure vendor Mangopay is buying Nethone, a behavioral biometric fraud detection and prevention software firm. The buyout, for which…
New Fujitsu security research center in Israel to further develop digital identity tools
Japanese tech giant Fujitsu has announced plans to set up a research center for data and security in Israel as…
Reorg to shave millions in one-time costs for Precise Biometrics
As demand weakens for mobile phones, Precise Biometrics is losing a key member of its management team to another firm…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection