[Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article stated that the 2022 agreement between the IRS and ID.me required facial recognition for tax filing, rather than for account opening. It […]

The wearable authentication specialist Token has landed $13 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Grand Oaks Capital, and coincides with the appointment of John Gunn as […]

The access management start-up Quickpass Cybersecurity is looking to ramp up its operations after completing is Series A funding round. The company’s raise was originally sitting at a modest $4 […]

The Colombian identity verification specialist Truora is looking to expand after bringing in $15 million in a round of Series A funding. The company was founded in 2018, and started […]

Shufti Pro has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round, attesting to the considerable excitement about selfie-based remote onboarding technologies. In a statement, Shufti Pro explained that the […]

Humanode, the startup behind an eponymous blockchain platform based on ‘proof of existence’ staking, has closed a $2 million seed funding round led by Republic Capital. The project first came […]

Toronto-based password management firm 1Password has reached a $6.8 billion valuation after one of the biggest funding rounds in the history of the digital security industry. The $620 million Series […]

San Francisco-based authentication startup Stytch has raised $90 million in additional VC funding and has acquired a fellow passwordless authentication startup. The company has been developing an API and SDK […]

An up-and-coming behavioral biometrics specialist has raised $35 million in a recent funding round, and may be able to stoke further interest with an aspect of its solution that helps […]

“The company’s ability to stoke investor interest is understandable.” After reaching a $1.3 billion valuation through a Series D funding round earlier this year, Socure has dramatically upped the ante, […]