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Mitek acquires ID R&D for $49M
By integrating ID R&D’s biometric technologies, Mitek says it can now simplify and secure the entire transaction lifecycle for businesses and consumers with a single authentication solution .. Keep reading this report

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Biometric Update Daily News
Biometrically accessed digital wallet coming for EU citizens
EU citizens will be able to verify their ID, access public and private services across the bloc and store digital...
 
Jumio biometrics to secure Klever crypto wallets
Jumio has been chosen by cryptocurrency wallet Klever to provide biometric identity verification for fast, automated user onboarding compliant with...
Funding moves could see 4 biometric authentication providers raise over $188M
Plurilock and First Advantage have filed paperwork for funding activities that could bring in a combined $150 million, while idwall...
 
Mitek to integrate ID R&D biometrics for full transaction lifecycle security in $49M acquisition
In a major step towards biometrics industry consolidation, Mitek has acquired ID R&D for $49 million to integrate its face...
Aadhaar draft bill goes beyond biometric lock to protect against fraud
Holders of Aadhaar cards may be able to lock access not just to their biometrics held by the system, but...
 
Mobile robot takes orders from silhouetted hand gestures (not that one)
Researchers have created a new digital sense, something between vision and touch, for robots interacting with humans. A paper published...
Biometric payment cards can help banks build customer base post-COVID, says FPC
In a recent episode of On the Pulse, Fingerprint Cards (FPC) executives outlined how banks can better target consumer bases...
 
Red Cross highlights opportunities for digital ID in humanitarian sector
Humanitarian aid organizations are starting to digitize services and adapt to new developments in the digital identity and decentralized identification...
Biometric authentication market consolidates: Prove reaches UnifyID deal, Signicat acquires Encap
Prove has unveiled intentions to acquire UnifyID as part of its plans to enable customers benefit from award-winning behavioral biometric...
 
Onfido’s biometric data privacy arbitration case looks awfully iffy
Arbitration cases generally are pretty two dimensional. When a buyer signs a contract requiring that any subsequent disagreements must be...
Prodigy rolls out all-in-one biometric ID verification suite
Prodigy Ventures has launched a biometric identity verification platform dubbed IDVerifact, which it says is intended to address the complexities...
 
Kyrgyzstan launches biometric passport with advanced security features
Kyrgyzstan has launched a biometric passport embedded with enhanced security features, an IT Project Analyst and Architect who worked on...
CMITech and Virdi biometrics integrated for Spanish contactless access control market
Managed security services provider Telefonica Tech has added CMITech’s iris and face biometrics and body temperature screening technology to its...
 
Allegations in wrongful arrest suit involving face biometrics against Apple, contractor get worse
Apple is facing legal action over an alleged repeated pattern of carelessness and over-reliance on a face biometrics system, followed...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Events and Webinars
ATMINSEC ATM Security Conference and Exhibition
  June 1, 2021 - June 2, 2021
ATMINSEC ATM Security Conference and Exhibition Istanbul, Turkey June 1 – 2, 2021 ATMINSEC ATM Security Conference and Exhibition will...
ENBANTEC Retail Banking Conference EMEA
  June 2, 2021 - June 3, 2021
ENBANTEC Retail Banking Conference EMEA June 2 – 3, 2021 Live Virtual Event The ENBANTEC Retail Banking Conference EMEA on...
EAB workshop on fingerprint image quality (NFIQ2.1)
  June 15, 2021 - June 16, 2021
EAB workshop on fingerprint image quality (NFIQ2.1) Online June 15-16, 2021 The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) together with the...
FinTech Connect Toronto
  June 15, 2021 - June 16, 2021
FinTech Connect Toronto Online June 15-16, 2021 FinTech Connect North America is where teams from major financial institutions go to...
Identiverse
  June 21, 2021 - June 23, 2021
Identiverse Denver, CO June 21-23, 2021 Virtual Dates June 21-July 2  The brightest minds in the identity industry come here...