Socure Adds Live-Agent Remote Verifier for the Identities Its Automated Checks Can’t Clear
Socure has added a human layer to its identity verification stack, launching Remote Verifier, a live-agent review service inside its RiskOS platform aimed at…
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Fourthline and Veridas Agree to Merge Into a Transatlantic Identity Verification Platform
Two of Europe’s larger identity verification firms are combining, with Amsterdam’s Fourthline signing an agreement to merge with Spain’s Veridas to build what…
Nigeria’s Airport Authority Moves Ahead With V-Pass Facial Recognition for Domestic Travel
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is pressing ahead with the rollout of V-Pass, a biometric identity verification system intended to let…
Lebanon Extends Biometric Passport Enrolment to Its Diaspora, Starting in Paris
Lebanese citizens in France can now complete biometric passport enrolment at their embassy rather than flying home to do it, after Lebanon launched its…
Bipartisan House Bill Would Mandate Facial Age Checks for Sportsbooks and Prediction Markets
A bipartisan bill introduced in the US House would require online sportsbooks and prediction markets to verify users’ ages with facial recognition before they…
India’s Envoy Says Sri Lanka’s SLUDI Digital ID Is Ready to Launch
Sri Lanka’s national digital identity program has cleared its substantive hurdles and needs only a few procedural steps before a formal launch announcement,…
HID Brings Amico Facial Recognition Readers to North America With SMBs in Mind
HID has made its Amico biometric facial recognition readers available across North America, pitching the access control line at a market segment that has…
Retrieve Medical Taps CLEAR to Verify Who Is Opening the Medical Passport
Health data startup Retrieve Medical is integrating CLEAR1, the identity verification platform operated by secure identity company CLEAR, into its Retrieve…
authID to Screen Employees for First Mile Labs as Fake-Worker Fraud Mounts
authID has been selected by First Mile Labs, a UK-based compliance orchestration provider for financial services, to verify the identities of employees being…
Grocery Outlet Stores Quietly Adopt SAFR Face Matching Against Shoplifter Watchlists
Discount grocer Grocery Outlet has begun using facial recognition in some of its California stores, with small signs by the doors disclosing that face matching…