Verify
Verify is a publicly available background-check database enabling the use of facial recognition.
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Biometric Update regularly releases articles about background checks. The following set of links is available to help you find biometrics news about background checks. Additional tags may be explored by reviewing our comprehensive Biometrics Topics list.
VerifyFaces unveils facial recognition background check service for public
Australia and U.S.-based face biometrics provider VerifyFaces has unveiled its consumer-facing facial recognition service which can be used for background…
Pangea signs $70M biometric contract with Congo
Israeli firm Pangea has been awarded a government contract by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) worth more than $70…
Partners integrate Yoti, OCR Labs, IDnow selfie biometrics for compliant checks, onboarding
Sterling and Yoti have partnered to work on an integrated digital identity verification workflow for hiring processes in the EMEA…
Idemia NA fingerprint biometrics contract for US immigration extended, upgrade coming
Idemia Identity & Security North America has had its biometrics contract with U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) extended…
Telos wins contract for biometric background checks of Baltimore airport workers
Biometric background checks for workers at Thurgood Marshall International Airport, which serves the Baltimore and Washington areas, will be performed…
US air transport association renews contract to perform biometrics collection for TSA
The National Air Transportation Association – Compliance Services has signed on for another five-year partnership with the U.S. Transportation Security…
Sixteen Native American tribes added to biometric background check program
The U.S. Department of Justice has added sixteen federally recognized indigenous Tribes to its Tribal Access Program, which grants Tribal…
Almost a third of UK employers believe loyalty cards are acceptable right to work ID
Close to half of employers surveyed by Xydus, a certified identity service provider (IDSP) and agent for the UK’s new…
Software startup in UK gets key certificate for digital ID and background checks
A UK compliance and biometric onboarding vendor has earned government certification to sell into the digital ID service market. Amiqus…
