Jumio’s massive $150M investment to expand remote biometrics for ID verification, KYC and AML
Jumio has secured $150 million in funding from Great Hill Partners to automate its identity verification solutions, expand the breadth…
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France chooses Thales’ biometric kiosks to meet EU border check directive
France has opted for biometric pre-registration kiosks from Thales as the country prepares to meet the European Union’s requirement of…
ID.me plans secure digital ID platform expansion after raising $100M in funding
ID.me is planning to expand its secure digital ID platform thanks to a major new round of funding. The company,…
Idemia face, ID R&D voice, Aware fingerprint biometrics score top biometric accuracy rankings
Leading biometric accuracy results have been announced in different modalities by Idemia, ID R&D and Aware in a trio of…
Cops made poor training wheels for AI in UK face biometrics trials
Autonomous face biometrics does not have to be perfect yet, say proponents. Especially with systems used by police, humans can…
Kairos developing ‘Bias API’ to address unequal biometrics performance as founder Brackeen returns
Brian Brackeen will chair the Scientific Advisory Board of Kairos, the company he founded before a sensational departure, and has…
Using nationalism to refocus facial recognition concerns in China
China’s authoritarian government is shocked that its subjects have fallen victim to indiscriminate, secret facial recognition networks. It took a…
UK digital identity conveyancing guidelines call for biometrics use, Thirdfort and Yoti confirm compliance
Her Majesty’s Land Registry (HMLR) published its first digital identity standard, practice guide 81 (PG81) earlier this month, which recommends…
Pangiam acquires airport face biometrics platform veriScan
Travel services provider Pangiam has announced the acquisition of integrated biometric identification system veriScan from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority…
Uber faces more challenges over its face biometric driver ID system
The App Drivers and Courier Union (ADCU) and Worker Info Exchange (WIE) have called on Microsoft to suspend Uber’s use…
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