FPC expands Indian biometrics market presence with new distribution deal
Sweden-based Fingerprint Cards (FPC) has announced a new distribution partnership with Indian company SM Electronic Technologies (SMET), as part of…
Trade Notes
Trade notes refers to significant developments in the biometrics industry. This includes corporate appointments, venture capital, funding, mergers, acquisitions, litigation and launches.
Sumsub recognized for digital inclusion efforts, seeing continued growth
Sumsub’s recent digital services inclusion campaign has resulted in the company being invited to join the United Nations Global Sustainable…
Bain Capital to acquire Namirial
U.S.-based private investment firm Bain Capital is planning to acquire a controlling stake in electronic-signature and trust services company Namirial…
Hopae launches $1M digital ID developer challenge
Hopae has thrown down the gauntlet with a challenge to developers worldwide to work on digital identity verification and eID…
Event access ID verification app exposes biometrics, PII
A trove of files used by an identity verification, including selfies used for face biometrics, was exposed by a vulnerability…
Nect nets revenue-based financing of €2.5M to expand digital ID market reach
Hamburg-based digital identity firm Nect has secured €2.5 million (US$2.7M) in revenue-based financing from Round2 Capital, according to a release….
Intellicheck, Raonsecure invest in new IDV markets for steady growth
Market and investment strategy loom over the latest set of financial results from digital identity and biometrics providers. Intellicheck credits…
Chinese biometrics firms settle in Hong Kong for international market access
Chinese biometric recognition companies are eyeing Hong Kong as a springboard for expanding to foreign markets, according to company executives….
Clearview facial recognition service, web-scraping preserved with court approval
A U.S. district court judge has granted final approval to the settlement of Clearview AI’s multi-district litigation over alleged biometric…
DIATF-certified Vouchsafe raises £1m to address identity poverty with biometrics
UK biometric identity verification provider Vouchsafe has announced closure on an oversubscribed £1 million (US$1.3M) pre-seed funding round, led by…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection