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Checkin.com acquires GetID for $9.5M
GetID Founder and CEO Dmitri Laush will continue with the organization, having taken only shares as compensation for his ownership stake. Key GetID personnel and shareholders will own approximately 3.2 percent of Checkin.com Group .. Keep reading this report here

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Biometric Update Daily News
Thales and Iris ID each strike biometrics distribution deals for Latin America
Digital systems integrator Sistemas Integrales de Automatización (SIASA) has reached separate distribution deals for Mexico and Latin America with Thales...
 
Integrated Biometrics to supply fingerprint scanners at 460 payments locations in Uruguay
Uruguayan payments and collections provider Redpagos has selected Integrated Biometrics’ fingerprint technology to verify the identity of its customers at...
Biometrics or emojis and URLs? Better online identity verification needed
The use of social media sites as hubs for services from banks and other businesses is creating demand for better...
 
Investment pours in for biometric startups developing new services
Biometrics firms Smile Identity, Zenus and OneWave are reporting successful funding rounds for products ranging from ‘ethical facial recognition’ to...
Face biometrics tested for payments in Moscow Metro, banking in Japan
The Moscow Metro transport system has begun testing its Face Pay biometric fare payment service with 1,000 users to provide...
 
$20M for conversational-AI builder in warming market
If a voice-industry startup’s conversation tool works as well as it is being billed, the $20 million series A round...
UK digital identity framework update invites organizations to begin testing
An updated framework for the UK’s plans for digital identity includes details on how technology providers would be assessed for certification,...
 
Checkin.com acquires GetID for $9.5M to add face biometrics, image recognition
GetID has been acquired by Checkin.com Group, which provides online check-in services, as the first step in the Group’s strategy to...
UK police forces trialing retrospective facial recognition from bodycam maker
British police forces are testing retrospective facial recognition software provided by Reveal, which also has a product line of bodycams...
 
Tanzania urged to regulate digital ID privacy, Zimbabwe to tackle exclusion
The government of Tanzania has been advised to put in place the necessary data protection and oversight regulation in order...
Amazon sees profit in your palmprint. Opponents see harmful surveillance capitalism
Days after privacy advocates asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to ban surveillance capitalism, particularly as practiced by Amazon, comes...
 
Idemia’s facial recognition accuracy confirmed as solution maintains top ranking in NIST FRVT
Idemia’s 1:N face biometric algorithm has again taken the number one spot on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s...
Indonesia, Philippines, Kenya contend with digital inclusion, South Korea extends verification
Authorities in South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines and Kenya are contending with multiple aspects of digital identity. South Korea plans...
 
Onfido and INTERPOL train US officers on biometric passport fraud
A training session on recognizing fraudulent travel identity documents jointly held by INTERPOL’s Counterfeit Currency and Security Documents (CCSD) unit...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Events and Webinars
2nd CCTV EXPO
  August 18, 2021 - August 19, 2021
2nd CCTV EXPO New Delhi, India August 18-19, 2021 CCTV Expo is a specialized exhibition in India for CCTVs, access...
5th India Homeland Security Expo
  August 18, 2021 - August 19, 2021
5th India Homeland Security Expo New Delhi, India August 18-19, 2021 Asian countries are spending heavily on the homeland security....
6th International Police Expo
  August 18, 2021 - August 19, 2021
6th International Police Expo New Delhi, India August 18-19, 2021 The International Police Expo is the only exhibition with an...
The Security Event
  September 7, 2021 - September 9, 2021
The Security Event Birmingham, UK September 7-9, 2021 The Security Event is the UK’s exhibition for the commercial and residential...
Turing Trustworthy Digital Identity Conference
  September 13, 2021 - September 13, 2021
Turing trustworthy digital identity conference Online September 13, 2021 – 10am-5pm BST This conference presented by The Alan Turing Institute...