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Mitek acquires HooYu for £98M
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Biometric Update Daily News
Researcher shows progress on explainability in biometric PAD systems
Explaining the decisions of artificial intelligence systems like those used in biometric presentation attack detection is a complicated matter, and...
 
Identity in reverse – mobile phones as leverage to enroll for digital ID, plus SIM overlays
As the deadline for linking SIM cards and digital ID numbers looms (again) in Nigeria, representatives from its mobile network...
Apple introduces mobile driver’s license support in Arizona
Apple has officially launched support for digital ID and mobile driving licenses (mDLs) in the Apple Wallet in Arizona. Starting...
 
Precise Biometrics partners on ‘smart-energy’ access control pilot
Precise Biometrics has entered a new partnership with Compare-IT, which focuses on the combination of biometric access technologies and smart...
Massachusetts panel says use of facial recognition should be restricted to state police
A divided commonwealth commission in Massachusetts has recommended that law enforcement agencies confine the use of facial recognition systems to...
 
Clearview AI facial recognition being used to deliver news of Russian war dead to families
The use facial recognition is being put to in the Ukrainian warzone has been clarified, with the country’s vice prime...
authID.ai results reflect increased mobile face biometrics investment
New York-based authID.ai has announced its financial and operational results for 2021, highlighting its achievements and financial status, with a notable...
 
Avast makes another major decentralized digital ID acquisition with SecureKey deal
Avast has followed up its acquisition of Evernym by picking up Canada-based digital identity and authentication provider SecureKey Technologies. SecureKey...
Mitek adds HooYu biometric identity orchestration in £98M acquisition
Mitek has acquired remote customer onboarding platform HooYu in a £98 million (approximately US$129.2 million) deal to upgrade its digital identity orchestration...
 
Pindrop voice biometrics integrated into Bandwidth contact center platform
Voice biometrics services provider Pindrop has entered a new partnership with enterprise cloud communications company Bandwidth to make its authentication...
Interswitch introducing biometrics to ATMs to tackle banking fraud in Nigeria
Digital payments solution provider Interswitch is in the process of rolling out a new solution designed with advanced biometric features...
 
EU lawmaker highlights law enforcement benefits of AI applications, face biometrics
European Parliament lawmaker Svenja Hahn called for the establishment of a “positive approach” to rules for artificial intelligence applications, including...
CBP’s new biometric kiosks processing travelers in 3.5 seconds
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is nearing completion on an upgrade of the software for its biometric ‘facial comparison’ kiosks,...
 
NCJTC and Biometrica partner on facial recognition training for law enforcement
The National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC) of Fox Valley Technical College has entered a new collaboration on instruction for...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Events and Webinars
ID4Africa LiveCasts: Mobile for Identity Management and Inclusive ID4D
  March 9, 2022 - April 27, 2022
ID4Africa LiveCasts: Mobile for Identity Management and Inclusive ID4D March 23, April 13 & 27: 13:30 GMT From the producers...
FTT Lending 3.0
  March 30, 2022 - March 30, 2022
FTT Lending 3.0 London, UK March 30th, 2022 Borrowers have more choice than ever as new technologies emerge, challenger banks...
3D Imaging of Biometric Features of Human Skin
  April 5, 2022 - April 5, 2022
3D Imaging of Biometric Features of Human Skin EAB virtual lunch talk April 5, 2022 at 12:30-1:30pm CEST The European...
Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience North America
  April 6, 2022 - April 8, 2022
Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience North America New Orleans, USA April 6th – 8th, 2022 Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21):...
Identity Management Symposium
  April 6, 2022 - April 7, 2022
Identity Management Symposium Oxon Hill, Maryland April 6-7, 2022 DSI’s 8th Annual Identity Management Symposium will focus on the technologies...