Mobai wins Norwegian Research Council grant for user-controlled shareable biometrics
Facial biometrics company Mobai has won a 12.3 million Norwegian kroner (US$1.2 million) grant from the Research Council of Norway…
Trade Notes
Trade notes refers to significant developments in the biometrics industry. This includes corporate appointments, venture capital, funding, mergers, acquisitions, litigation and launches.
HID upgrades passkey, FIDO authentication capabilities with IDmelon acquisition
Texas-based HID has reached an agreement to acquire Vancouver, Canada-based logical access control provider IDmelon to upgrade its portfolio of…
Biometrics Institute spotlights 5 key industry concerns in annual report
Deepfakes are making it difficult for biometric systems to determine who is fake, while bots and AI agents are making…
AI, interest rates and fraud risks set up next potential digital identity M&A spree
Trends in the broader financial market and the policy arena are intersecting with trends in digital identity and cybersecurity in…
Coppernic acquires IDV, biometric hardware supplier Fovea, expands market presence
Coppernic is significantly expanding its market presence in identity verification and biometric technology with the acquisition of forensics and security…
Socure unveils no-code platform to create branded onboarding flows
Identity verification continues its journey of becoming more seamless, protective and simplified as biometrics companies partner up and launch new…
UK tribunal reinstates fine against Clearview AI, clarifies GDPR scope
A 7.5 million-pound (US$10 million) fine levied against Clearview AI by the UK Information Commissioner for violating data privacy regulations…
SSI startup TransCrypts raises $15M to expand digital identity, credential verification platform
TransCrypts, a Canadian blockchain self-sovereign identity (SSI) startup focusing on digital identity and credential verification, has secured US$15 million in…
RecFaces seeks new biometrics market opportunities, partnerships in Asia
The Business Development Director for Asia Pacific at RecFaces, Oleg Kurochkin, is embarking on what the company has described as…
Clear charts path from consumerization of biometrics to cross-sector platform
Clear’s transition to a digital identity platform for many different services includes plans to launch more products this year than…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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- Understanding MOSIP
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- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection