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Veridocs Expands Physical ID Authentication Into Banking
Veridocs is expanding its physical identity authentication business into banking, offering branch-level document checks to banks and credit unions. The company…
South Korea Asks Carriers to Drop ‘ID’ From PASS Service Name
South Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety has asked the country’s three mobile carriers to drop the word “ID” from the name of their PASS identity…
Philippine Senate Passes Bill Barring Under-18s From High-Risk Platforms
The Philippine Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill that would bar people under 18 from accessing or creating accounts on “high-risk” online…
FINMA Opens Swiss Remote Account Opening to the E-ID and Adds Liveness Requirement
Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has revised its rules for opening financial accounts remotely so that banks and other financial…
GDS Expects One Login to Reach Every Central Government Service Within 18 Months
GOV.UK One Login, the UK government’s single sign-in and identity verification service, is likely to provide access to every central government service within…
Checkr Adds Deepfake Detection and Selfie-to-ID Checks to Hiring Fraud Suite
Background-check provider Checkr has launched a Fraud Detection Suite that checks job candidates’ identities at several points in the hiring process, combining…
IDEMIA Launches MFACE Gen2 Face Capture Device for Border and Travel Processing
IDEMIA Public Security has launched MFACE Gen2, the next generation of its facial recognition device for processing travelers at airports, seaports and land…
Intercede Expects 32 Percent First-Half Revenue Growth and Reports £3 Million in New Orders
Intercede, the UK-based credential management software company, expects revenue of approximately £10.85 million for the six months to September 30, up 32.1…
Bank of Sharjah Adds Emirates Face Recognition Authentication for Fund Transfers
Bank of Sharjah has begun using facial authentication from Emirates Face Recognition (EFR) to approve customer fund transfers, and plans to extend the…
Cardano Foundation Spins Out Veridian as an Independent Digital Identity Company
The Cardano Foundation has spun out Veridian, a digital identity company it developed internally over three years, as an independent commercial business.…