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Biometrics investments soar for compliant digital ID and reopening borders
Biometrics and digital ID providers rake in $275 million in investment, touchless airport systems deployments, digital health pass news, and in-display fingerprinting developments top this week’s headlines .. Read the full report here.

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This Week in Review
Jumio’s massive $150M investment to expand remote biometrics for ID verification, KYC and AML
Jumio has secured $150 million in funding from Great Hill Partners to automate its identity verification solutions, expand the breadth...
 
Can increasing consumer interest in biometrics stem $43B lost to digital identity fraud in 2020?
The 2021 edition of the Identity Fraud Study was released by Javelin Strategy & Research, revealing $56 billion of...
Pangiam acquires airport face biometrics platform veriScan
Travel services provider Pangiam has announced the acquisition of integrated biometric identification system veriScan from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority...
 
Ethical biometrics tools available now, education needed, Valid exec says
The technology for biometric data to be ethically and responsibly handled has raced out ahead of other areas of capability,...
ID.me plans secure digital ID platform expansion after raising $100M in funding
ID.me is planning to expand its secure digital ID platform thanks to a major new round of funding. The company,...
 
Incode rakes in $25M for aggressive biometrics growth push in NA, Europe
Incode Technologies has completed an impressive Series A funding round, bringing in $25 million with the objective of improving its...
Free GSMA service widens voice biometrics availability for customer authentication
Telecom industry organization GSMA is developing a multimodal solution to address the challenge of biometric authentication in low tech environments...
 
BIO-key revenues double, African biometrics projects and partner program boost outlook
BIO-key has announced major revenue gains in its results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, doubling its earnings from...
Biometric BACE API founder plans to bring AI problem-solving approach to all aspects of life
Charlette N’Guessan hit the headlines in September 2020 when she won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s £25,000 ($33,000) Africa Prize...
 
TrueID outlines plan for biometric applications in South Africa amid COVID-19 vaccination rollout
Bringing advanced cryptography to biometric fingerprint technology was the goal of a partnership formed between TrueID and Tech5. Their combined...
Integrated Biometrics and Phonexia now hiring as Laxton Group, ISS welcome new executives
Laxton Group and Intelligent Security Systems (ISS) have both announced they are bringing new executives on board to lead product...
 
Kairos developing ‘Bias API’ to address unequal biometrics performance as founder Brackeen returns
Brian Brackeen will chair the Scientific Advisory Board of Kairos, the company he founded before a sensational departure, and has...
  Shadowy origin story has observers picking at Clearview AI
  Using nationalism to refocus facial recognition concerns in China
  The growing global market for Civil ID on the path to digitization
  Cops made poor training wheels for AI in UK face biometrics trials
  Planning a theme park vacation? Get ready for your biometric closeup
  Global Counsel associate explores future of digital identity solutions in Europe
  ID R&D face biometrics and passive liveness support ambitious Latin American payments startup
  Biometric health pass solution launched by Telpo as major players ready vaccine credential standards
  UK digital identity conveyancing guidelines call for biometrics use, Thirdfort and Yoti confirm compliance
  Biometric cards user experience, potential markets touted by Fingerprints, Idex Biometrics, TietoEVRY
Biometrics White Papers
KYC Remediation: Mistakes and best practices
Regulatory scrutiny obliges banks to re-validate existing clients. Done right, it leads to better customer data and less fraud—but done...
 
Voice Biometric Revolution – Why voice ID is now secure enough for device unlock
There are numerous circumstances where a user needs hands-free access and cannot touch or look at the device directly. This...
Events and Webinars
Demographic fairness in biometric systems
  March 9, 2021 - March 30, 2021
Demographic fairness in biometric systems EAB Online Seminar March 9 to March 30, 2021 The European Association for Biometrics (EAB)...
2nd Annual Facial Recognition Summit
  April 7, 2021 - April 8, 2021
2nd Annual Facial Recognition Summit Online April 7 – 8, 2021 Facial recognition technology is riding high on a new...
ID4Africa Livecast – Vaccination Certificates & Identity Management
  April 8, 2021 - April 8, 2021
ID4Africa Livecast – Vaccination Certificates and Identity Management Online April 8, 2021 12:30-14:30 GMT Among governments and those in the...
Future of Biometric Authentication Webinar
  April 9, 2021 - April 9, 2021
Future of Biometric Authentication Webinar Online April, 9, 2021 Group Futurista, a major Global Events organizer is thrilled to announce...
Biometric Summit 2021
  April 13, 2021 - April 13, 2021
Biometric Summit 2021 Online April 13, 2021 This year’s Biometric Summit 2021 will be presented virtually on Tuesday 13th April....
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