Fobi moves into digital ID and credentials space with AltID
Vancouver-based technology firm Fobi is taking a leap forward from business analytics, IoT, and AI into the field of digital ID…
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Dutch buyout fund enters biometrics market with InnoValor investment
Main Capital Partners has purchased a majority stake in InnoValor, the Netherlands-based digital ID document-scanning and biometrics provider that offers…
Winning.I, Svort each launch biometric IDV initiatives for remote govt, financial services
South Korean biometrics and fintech authentication firm Winning.I has announced a national development research project for a non-face-to-face identification system…
Afghanistan goes for biometric SIM registration to fight crime
The growing wave of crimes committed using mobile phones has pushed the government in Afghanistan to consider the registration and…
Biometrics bring security for dating, matrimony – and betting
A series of developments around the world aim to reduce fraud and improve trust where people want it most –…
Digital ID fraud mostly through web channel in 2021: Shufti Pro report
The overall digital identity and financial fraud rate leapt to 37 percent of attempted transactions in 2021, from only 20…
Aggregating digital wallets is a bad idea
In my physical wallet, my credit cards, driver’s license, health insurance card, public transit cards, vaccination card, and yearly pass…
Nigerian EC criticized over failures of biometric kits intended for 2023 presidentials
Polls conducted last Saturday in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (Abuja) to elect Local Government Area executives has come under sharp…
FRVT-leading facial recognition algorithm powers Paravision’s expanded product suite
The facial recognition algorithm that placed Paravision atop the leaderboard in National Institute of Standards and Technology testing is powering the…
US House asks what happens to face biometrics of 7M already registered with ID.me
The Chairwoman of the influential House Committee on Oversight and Reform has written a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)…
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