GuyID combines IDV with reputation for online dating
Ravi Shankar wants you to trust him. The founder of Ottawa-based startup GuyID is combining identity verification with vouching in…
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Scaut, Trinsic bring reusable digital credentials to background screening
Czech-headquartered background screening platform Scaut has partnered with Trinsic, a US-based identity acceptance network, to integrate cryptographic digital ID verification…
Nametag launches identity verification platform for AI-era hiring fraud
Nametag has unveiled Recruit to help employers confirm that job candidates are real people, and the same people, throughout the…
Checkr launches sharable profiles, integrates Socure into Checkr Trust
Biometric background check provider Checkr has launched Checkr Profiles for verified credentials. According to a release, the product allows individuals…
UK payroll provider deal brings Credas’ biometric right to work checks to 150K
UK payroll software platform Finity has struck a deal with Credas to use its biometric identity verification to carry out…
Accurate launches enhanced IDV to stem candidate fraud
It’s important to hire the right people, but with bad actors out there acting fraudulently, this is getting harder. More…
Canadian parliament seeks to expand biometric background checks nationwide
Canada’s lower legislative branch is looking for a supplier to help extend its fingerprint biometrics capability for background checks across…
CBP moves to modernize fingerprinting at national scale
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is preparing to hire a single contractor to run a nationwide electronic fingerprinting program…
Checkr crossed $800M gross in 2025 as biometric background checks expand
Biometric background check provider Checkr is celebrating 2025 as its most successful year ever, with gross revenue surpassing $800 million…
Unissey to provide biometric matching, liveness for iCover background checks
Biometric authentication company Unissey has signed a deal to provide its facial matching and liveness detection to identity verification and…
