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ID authentication vendor seeing fewer financial fraud attempts in Africa
ID fraud attempts are falling across Africa compared to the previous year, a new marketing KYC report from authentication firm…
| Jul 20, 2023 | New partnerships for document scanning and KYC expansions show ID verification demandIdentity verification providers are partnering and signing up new customers to extend the reach of their technologies, including Shufti Pro,… |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Smile acquires Appruve to expand identity verification footprint across AfricaWith company valuations down KYC and face biometrics provider Smile Identity, with offices in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and London,… |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Digital ID firms close two seeds and a series B funding round. One of them is a giantThe pipeline for early investments in biometric identity companies is nothing to dismiss. While jumbo series C through E deals… |
| Jan 31, 2023 | African demand for digital ID infrastructure growing, as is fraud: Smile Identity reportDigital ID verification company Smile Identity has highlighted increasing interest among African countries in developing critical digital identity infrastructure. This… |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Africa needs biometric de-duplication, Smile Identity arguesNobody loves an enticing promotional customer campaign more than an accomplished identity fraudster. That is as true in Africa as… |
| Apr 18, 2022 | Biometrics capture with feature phones to boost Africa’s financial inclusionThe potential of biometrics captured on feature phones, the importance of regulatory sandboxes, and the need for more flexible identity… |
| Feb 28, 2022 | Fintech-focused biometrics and KYC partnerships, new platforms unveiledFace biometrics providers continue to rapidly sign up new customers and partners for technologies to support remote customers, with FYNXT… |
| Aug 3, 2021 | Investment pours in for biometric startups developing new servicesBiometrics firms Smile Identity, Zenus and OneWave are reporting successful funding rounds for products ranging from ‘ethical facial recognition’ to… |
| Jul 8, 2021 | Biometrics investments roll on with $7M for Smile Identity, up to $8.7M for DaltreySelfie biometric authentication provider Smile Identity has closed a $7 million Series A funding round to advance its aim of unifying… |
| Jun 9, 2020 | IDology and Smile Identity biometrics tapped for financial KYC, onboarding, authenticationHydrogen has integrated its fintech platform with GBG subsidiary IDology to provide its clients with technology to run KYC checks… |
| Dec 15, 2019 | Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: biometric influencers in Tanzania, a ‘techno-political nightmare’ in NigeriaBiometrics and digital ID are becoming firmly embedded in everyday life in many parts of Africa. 150 social media influencers… |
