Supercharged biometrics market sees 9-figure funding rounds, IPOs and consolidation
Investments in biometrics by venture capital, institutional investors and other businesses reached its highest-yet level in 2021, by a wide…
acquisitions
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Austriacard acquires Nitecrest, prepares to take biometric payment cards worldwide
A newly-structured grouping of card manufacturers and personalizers intends to use its strong position in Europe and the UK to…
Aware acquires Fortress Identity for cloud biometrics and financial services tools
Aware is adding technical capabilities around biometric onboarding, know your customer (KYC) checks and authentication, and expanding its presence in the…
Checkin.com acquires Datacorp for AI image analysis in $4.7M deal
Checkin.com Group has acquired all shares in Estonian AI software firm Datacorp OÜ for €4.15 million (US$4.7 million) to add to…
Evernym acquisition sets next chapter for self-sovereign identity in Europe
There was big news in the world of self-sovereign digital identity last week, with the announcement of Avast acquiring Evernym….
Even IPO feint can’t hold biometrics investments below six-figure increase
A major telecom is moving into biometrics, with an impressive price tag unveiled for the previously-hinted at sale of VisionLabs,…
Deals for biometrics providers across market segments presage further adoption
A pair of biometrics deployments, one by ImageWare for a law enforcement customer and one by Mastercard for a payment…
Avast stakes SSI position with Evernym acquisition
Consumer cybersecurity giant Avast is acquiring self-sovereign identity pioneer Evernym, and plans to integrate its user-controlled digital identity technology and…
Microsoft-Nuance buyout deal slowed by regulator; GBG-Acuant completed
In 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,…
Jumio acquires 4Stop, integrates data sources to further build out biometric KYX Platform
Jumio has acquired strategic partner 4Stop, which provides orchestration along with a data marketplace for compliance and fraud prevention technologies,…
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