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AI Update: A Major ClusterZuck

September 13, 2024

Welcome to the newest edition of FindBiometrics’ AI update. Here’s the latest big news on the shifting landscape of AI and identity technology: Meta has nearly completed the construction of […]

AI Update: The Least Funny Part of the Hype Cycle

August 30, 2024

Welcome to the newest edition of FindBiometrics’ AI update. Here’s the latest big news on the shifting landscape of AI and identity technology: A new funding round could bring OpenAI’s […]

Newest FaceTec Exec Brings Legal, Business Acumen

July 18, 2024

Trevor Chaplick has officially joined FaceTec’s executive leadership team. After helping the company for years as the company’s outside counsel, he will now serve as Chief Legal Officer and Executive […]

Jumio Appoints Jennifer N. Harris to Board

September 22, 2021

Selfie-based onboarding specialist Jumio has announced that Jennifer N. Harris will serve on its Board of Directors. Harris has a finance-focused executive track record, having served as Director of Finance […]

Biometric Screening Specialist CLEAR Files to Go Public on NYSE

June 8, 2021

Biometric screening specialist CLEAR is planning to go public. The company has filed an S-1 form with the SEC with the aim of listing on the New York Stock Exchange. […]

Megvii Files to List on China’s ‘Star Market’ Exchange

January 14, 2021

“The market’s aim is to foster the development of Chinese tech companies, allowing IPOs for companies in areas like AI, biotechnology, and clean energy.” Determined to go public, controversial China-based […]

AI Chip Maker Intellifusion Secures $141 Million in Pre-IPO Funding Round

April 9, 2020

Shenzen-based artificial intelligence (AI) chip maker Intellifusion announced that it has secured $141 million in a pre-IPO funding round led by Utrust VC, Forebright Capital and existing investor Walden International. […]

Hong Kong Regulators Want More Info Before Megvii IPO Can Be Approved

November 27, 2019

Beijing-based facial recognition company Megvii has indeed pressed ahead with its push for a Q4 IPO in Hong Kong, but has reportedly run into a regulatory obstacle. Citing anonymous sources […]

Taiwanese Minister Orders Investigation of Megvii Following US Blacklisting

October 17, 2019

Biometrics News – Facial Recognition Taiwanese Economic Minister Sheng Jong-chin has ordered an investigation into Chinese company Megvii Technology following its inclusion in a list of 28 Chinese entities that […]

Megvii Aiming for November IPO Despite Blacklisting: Report

October 16, 2019

“The blacklisting does not prevent companies from purchasing Megvii’s products and services, but it does prevent companies from selling to Megvii, which means that Megvii has been unable to buy […]

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FaceTec’s patented, industry-leading 3D Face Verification and Reverification software anchors digital identity, creating a chain of trust from user onboarding to ongoing authentication on all modern smart devices and webcams. FaceTec’s 3D FaceMaps™ finally make trusted, remote identity verification possible. As the only technology backed by a persistent spoof bounty program and NIST/iBeta Certified Liveness Detection, FaceTec is the global standard for 3D Liveness and Face Matching with millions of users on six continents in financial services, border security, transportation, blockchain, e-voting, social networks, online dating and more. www.facetec.com

AuthenticID provides 100% automated identity verification and fraud detection solutions that are leveraged by companies worldwide, including 2 of the top 3 U.S. Banks, 8 out the top 10 wireless providers in North America, and 2 of the 3 credit bureaus. Using proprietary computer vision and machine learning technology, these solutions help companies accurately verify the identity of their users across retail, digital and call center environments for onboarding and ongoing re-authentication events; KYC, IAM, and more. The solutions are easy to integrate and provide customers a large ROI by stopping fraud losses, increasing customer conversion at onboarding, reducing operational costs and allowing quick and cost-effective operational scalability, all while ensuring global privacy regulations are complied with. https://www.authenticid.com/

Anonybit is a privacy-focused technology platform that provides decentralized solutions for securing personal data, particularly biometric information. Rather than storing sensitive data in centralized repositories, which are vulnerable to breaches, Anonybit uses a distributed architecture that breaks data into smaller encrypted bits and stores them across a network of decentralized nodes. This approach ensures that no single entity has access to the full dataset, enhancing privacy and security, even preventing insider threats. Anonybit is used by leading banks, fintechs and other enterprises for critical biometric identity functions like deduplication and blocklist checks, step up authentication, passwordless login and account recovery https://anonybit.io/

Identity Week aims to be a significant identity industry catalyst. It’s our mission is to help accelerate the move towards a world where trusted identity solutions enable governments and commercial organisations to provide citizens, employees, customers and consumers with a multitude of opportunities to transact in a seamless, yet secure manner. All the while preventing the efforts of those intent on doing harm. https://identityweek.net/

The Biometric Digital Identity Prism is a market landscape framework designed to help influencers and decision makers understand, innovate, and implement digital identity technologies and solutions. This innovative framework for understanding and evaluating the rapidly evolving biometric digital identity marketplace is the only market model that is truly biometric-centric based on the foundational conviction that in the age of digital transformation the only true, reliable link between humans and their digital data is biometrics. https://www.the-prism-project.com

ID R&D is an innovator of biometric facial liveness, document liveness, and voice biometrics. Ranked #1 by NIST, our patented passive approach to liveness, and specialized detection of voice clones, injection attacks and deepfakes, empowers KYC and authentication systems with fast, accurate and secure biometric verification technologies. Over 140 partners in more than 70 countries are collectively processing hundreds of millions of identity checks per year. ID R&D solutions easily integrate with mobile, web, messaging, smart speakers, set-top boxes, and IoT devices. Learn more: www.idrnd.ai

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