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Passkey Support Grows, Startup Funding Flows – Identity News Digest

October 17, 2023

Welcome to FindBiometrics’ digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Raises Flags Over Data […]

Thales Brings Passkey Support to Colombian FinTech Platform

October 17, 2023

Thales has partnered with SoyYo, a Colombian startup that offers digital identity services to the financial services sector, on a solution that integrates passkey technology. Founded in 2019, SoyYo has […]

Google Makes Passkeys Default Login Option for Personal Accounts

October 11, 2023

In a major move to bolster cybersecurity, Google has announced its decision to make passkeys the primary login method for personal Google Accounts. Users are expected to start receiving prompts […]

UK Parliament Passes a Potentially Impactful Bill – Identity New Digest

September 20, 2023

Welcome to FindBiometrics’ digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Vietnam’s State Bank May Require Biometric Authentication […]

Law Enforcement’s Biometric Innovations and an Unusual Digital ID Deal – Identity News Digest

August 9, 2023

Welcome to FindBiometrics’ digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Armed With AI, Feds Reopen Child Abuse […]

The UK’s Home Office Wants a New Biometrics Vendor – Identity News Digest

May 15, 2023

Welcome to FindBiometrics’ digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Home Office Biometrics Project Delayed, New Vendor […]

Amazon and Papa John’s Can’t Escape BIPA: Identity News Digest

April 3, 2023

Welcome to FindBiometrics’ digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Amazon, Papa John’s Fail to Escape BIPA […]

Colombia-based Truora Raises $15 Million With WhatsApp-based Onboarding Platform

April 14, 2022

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 […]

Biometric Login Comes to WhatsApp on Desktop

February 2, 2021

Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has announced that a new update will allow most users to use biometrics and multi-factor authentication if they want to sync their account with WhatsApp’s browser […]

WhatsApp for Business Gets Third Party Voice Authentication

January 29, 2021

Biometric solutions provider ID R&D and Wittybots by SimpleTech, a robotic process automation (RPA) and conversation management platform, have announced the launch of the first in-app voice biometrics authentication solution for […]

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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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