Balancing Citi Ventures’ biometrics investments between internal innovation, returns
One of the ways large financial institutions keep up with the need for innovative technologies to drive their digital processes…
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Map services firm NextBillion.ai raises funds for “Facial AI and NLP” development
Microsoft’s corporate venture fund, M12, has placed $6.25 million in geospatial data startup NextBillion.ai, and its ambitions for enterprise AI,…
Unum ID secures funding and brings biometrics-backed digital ID to accelerator
San Francisco-based decentralized identity platform, Unum ID has secured funding from Franklin Templeton to support its vision of a ‘sharified’ (shared,…
Shadowy origin story has observers picking at Clearview AI
Privacy advocates are starting to worry publicly that Clearview AI, the infamous face-scraping biometric startup, ultimately will prevail in court…
Nodeflux and BasisAI partner on face biometrics following explainable AI startup program
Artificial intelligence technology firm BasisAI has run a prototype program with 12 startups in Singapore to help them develop their…
Canadian startup uses iPhone’s face biometrics camera for DIY shoe-sizing app
A Canadian startup is proposing to repurpose the computer vision technology behind 3D face biometrics to enable people to accurately…
Biometric authentication startup Ondato expands in Europe with $2M funding
Ondato, a Lithuanian biometric authentication software company, is expanding its presence across Europe in France, Germany, Spain and in the…
OWI launches lab and startup program for digital identity standards and innovation
One World Identity has launched a new laboratory to support the development of standards and innovation in digital identity with highly…
Mastercard admits mobile and biometric fintechs to Start Path accelerator
Mastercard has revealed ten startups that will join its Start Path program to develop innovative solutions related to financial inclusion,…
ALiCE Biometrics plans international expansion after €1.5M funding round
Gradiant spin-off ALiCE Biometrics has closed a €1.5 million (roughly US$1.8 million) investment round to fund the international development and expansion…
