Acuant
With the acquisition of Acuant in 2021, IDology now havs more breadth and capabilities than ever before to deliver a comprehensive suite of identity verification, AML/KYC compliance and fraud management solutions.
Acuant Biometrics News
IDology adds, Trulioo updates biometric authentication for KYB
IDology and Trulioo each took separate steps to advance in the know your business (KYB) field with biometric authentication. IDology…
| May 25, 2022 | Preventing fraud, the alternative wayBy Gus Tomlinson, Chief Product Officer, EMEA at GBG Our digital identities allow us to buy and interact like never… |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Signs of a COVID hangover in results as China lockdowns dampen biometrics boomCompany financials bring an update on the state of the biometrics and identity sectors with positive figures as GBG releases… |
| Apr 6, 2022 | GBG reveals plans to take digital ID leadership in Americas and globally with new divisionsGBG has created new Americas and Global Product groups to bring together its recent acquisitions in the biometrics space. The combined… |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Prioritize onboarding and digital identity fraud protection or lose customers: GBG surveyMarket research from GBG suggests that mass smartphone adoption and digital identity creation places heightened emphasis on smooth onboarding processes… |
| Feb 1, 2022 | GBG reaches $19M deal for New Zealand selfie biometrics provider CloudcheckGBG has acquired New Zealand-based biometrics provider Cloudcheck in a £14 million (US$18.9 million) deal to strengthen its position in the Australasia… |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Fraud, deepfake threats rising as biometric IDV forecast for 4X market growth by 2030Face biometrics and liveness detection are proving effective against a rising tide of online fraud, in terms of the number… |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Microsoft-Nuance buyout deal slowed by regulator; GBG-Acuant completedIn selling and please-let-me-buy news, an ID-verification firm was sold by a U.S. private equity firm to UK-based GB Group,… |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Acuant face biometrics, document authentication listed to US government marketplaceThe U.S. Federal Government is planning to upgrade its overall security posture, and Acuant’s biometric authentication and recognition technologies have… |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Identity verification innovation: eSIMs, mobile network data and scanning the black marketNew digital identity verification systems and features bring security to eSIM onboarding, check mobile network operator records as a further… |
| Nov 19, 2021 | New CFO for Secret Double Octopus as digital ID technology providers unveil appointmentsSecret Double Octopus has appointed Yair Averbuch as its chief financial officer, describing him as an “IPO and scale out veteran”… |
| Nov 18, 2021 | GBG adds Acuant’s selfie biometrics and Trusted Identity Platform with $736M dealAcuant is the latest biometric identity verification provider to be snapped up, in a $736 million deal with GBG the latter expects… |
| Nov 10, 2021 | UK selects over a dozen biometrics providers for immigration self-enrollment trialThe biometric suppliers and sub-suppliers for the UK Home Office’s forensic border check trial have been unveiled. A privacy information… |
| Oct 26, 2021 | FacePhi, Veritran launch biometric KYC tools into expanding identity verification marketThe identity verification market is set to more than double over the next four years, according to a new report… |
| Oct 4, 2021 | Socure hits customer milestone as selfie biometrics providers disclose dealsA number of firms providing selfie biometrics for identity verification and know your customer checks have shared updates, with Socure… |
| Oct 1, 2021 | BIO-key, Plurilock and Onfido win Cybersecurity Breakthrough AwardsBIO-key, Plurilock and Onfido have each won 2021 Cybersecurity Breakthrough Awards for their biometrics and digital identity technologies. Elsewhere, 1Kosmos and… |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Acuant biometric KYC to secure decentralized finance for African studentsAcuant has established a partnership that will see its biometric know your customer (KYC) and document authentication technologies used to… |
| Sep 21, 2021 | Ondato, GBG hiring as biometric authentication businesses expandOndato is hiring up to 50 persons for different roles as the Lithuanian biometric authentication company is opening offices in… |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Selfie biometrics providers score partnerships, customer wins and fundraisingVeratad and GBG have each formed partnerships to distribute their selfie biometrics technologies to new customers. Customer wins in the… |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Biometric banking partnerships unveiled by Acuant and EntersektAcuant has entered a new biometrics partnership with Finaptic, which claims to be Canada’s only end-to-end, white-label Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider…. |
Acuant Industry Insights
5 ways fraud is reinventing itself in 2025
By Bess Farrell, Senior Product Manager, GBG Our online spaces are changing. Fast. Web and app traffic is surging, online…
| Preventing fraud, the alternative way | |
| Identity fraud is rising – here’s what you need to know | |
| Seven ways to win the race against identity-fraudsters |
