Sleep biometrics, remote healthcare, sports visualization draw millions in investment
Biometric health monitoring with wearables could reach potential new users numbering in the hundreds of millions as sub-$100 smartwatch sales…
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High-profile investor funds Zwipe through biometrics launches expected in 2022
Swedish billionaire Erik Selin has invested NOK 104 million (approximately US$11.9 million) in Zwipe through a private placement of 4 million…
Vouched secures $4.5M for selfie biometrics in hot remote onboarding market
Steadily rising demand for remote onboarding and compliance with know your customer and anti money-laundering regulations has led to a…
No funds yet allocated to Nigeria’s 2023 digital voting plan
The Independent Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC) is increasingly concerned about the continued lack of funds for it to go…
Will $500M for smart cities in historic US Senate spending bill fund biometric surveillance?
Half a billion dollars was written into the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed Wednesday by the U.S. Senate to pay…
Brazilian startup Unico raises $120M for face biometrics-powered authentication
Brazilian biometric identity authentication provider Unico has raised 625 million reals (US$120.27 million) in a funding round led by General…
Investment pours in for biometric startups developing new services
Biometrics firms Smile Identity, Zenus and OneWave are reporting successful funding rounds for products ranging from ‘ethical facial recognition’ to…
$20M for conversational-AI builder in warming market
If a voice-industry startup’s conversation tool works as well as it is being billed, the $20 million series A round…
Digital ID technologies to extend KYC launched, funded, reach new use cases and grow revenue
Digital ID and know your customer (KYC) solution providers are bringing new technologies to market, in the case of Socure…
Innovatrics partners on biometric password manager, 1Password raises $100M
Innovatrics has partnered with cryptography and cybersecurity firm Crayonic to develop a password management system secured with fingerprint biometrics. The new…
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