87% of failed biometric verifications in Southern Africa due to AI spoofing: Smile ID
A new report spotlights deepfake fraud posing an acute problem for Africa. Digital identity, banking and e-government are being used…
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Mastercard extends Smile ID KYC partnership to continue financial inclusion push
A strategic commercial partnership between Mastercard and South Africa-based Smile ID to accelerate the adoption of digital ID in Africa…
Signicat, Smile ID and Regula make new strides in financial industry
Identity verification, KYC and AML companies are making deals from Europe and Africa to Asia, including collaborations designed to boost…
GenAI fueling employee impersonation with biometric spoofs and counterfeit ID fraud
A new report on the state of identity fraud has revealed the startling statistic that half of businesses in North…
Synthetic identities drive need for enhanced fraud prevention in Africa
A comprehensive new report from identity verification vendor Smile ID digs into critical digital identity fraud trends across Africa. A…
Smile ID updates selfie biometrics software and aces Fime Level 2 PAD assessment
Smile ID has introduced upgraded liveness detection technology which has already passed an independent assessment by Fime for compliance with…
Smile ID rides Nigeria’s surge in biometric verifications to 200M milestone
Smile ID has completed 200 million identity verification checks across the African continent, after celebrating 150 million checks in June….
Nigeria embraces DTCs amid talks on passport-free travel in Africa
The Nigerian federal government has unveiled its intention to adopt digital travel credentials (DTCs), in a bid to streamline the…
Mastercard, Smile ID partner to scale up merchant KYC in 50+ African countries
Mastercard’s Digital Merchant Onboarding Program (MDOP) has integrated Smile ID’s identity and document verification suite to facilitate merchant onboarding in…
Smile ID surges past 150M identity verifications completed
Selfie biometrics provider Smile ID (formally Smile Identity) has achieved the completion of 150 million identity verifications – five months…
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