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Identity verification, decoded.

Field notes from the team running eKYC for tier-1 ASEAN banks. New analysis each week on regulation, fraud patterns and ROI.

Insights 4 Aug 2023 9 min read

Job Loss Due To Automation? Don’t Panic Just Yet

Today, job loss due to automation is an increasingly heated topic. Self-driving cars are expected to heavily disrupt the logistics market in the US, an industry that employs about 8 million truck drivers as of 2019, 41.5% of which are from the racial minority. History has taught us that technologic

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Insights 3 Aug 2023 7 min read

6 Ways AI is Fighting Back against Identity Theft and Fraud

Identity theft is a serious issue today with the advancement of technology. The rise of AI technology has made this problem worse as thieves no longer require physical access to your data to commit fraud. They can often do a lot of damage by jeopardising your identity and working from afar. Technol

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Insights 30 Jul 2023 8 min read

Is Liveness Detection Essential For User Biometric Authentication?

User biometric authentication has rapidly gained popularity in various uses, from unlocking your smartphone to securing sensitive data. It relies on unique physical and behavioural characteristics to identify users and serves as an effective identity verification tool. However, cybercriminals have

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Insights 24 Jul 2023 8 min read

How Does Liveness Detection Counter Deepfake Attacks?

The rise of deepfake technology in recent years has been a cause of concern for individuals and institutions worldwide. These manipulated images can cause significant harm, from spreading misinformation to damaging reputations or even impacting national security. To combat this growing threat, com

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Insights 20 Jul 2023 4 min read

Can Facial Recognition Improve Access Control?

Access control is a crucial security technique for businesses and individuals in our increasingly digitalised world. Traditional access control systems typically relied on key-based mechanisms, access cards, or PIN codes. But recent studies have shown that these methods have inherent limitations.

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Insights 17 Jul 2023 7 min read

3 Methods to Read/Scan Photo ID

Customers need ot provide an ID (Identity Document) for any sign-up, enrolment, or onboarding process when conducting high-value, risky transactions. In the past, this is a manual process conducted by bank tellers, customer service personnel or admin staff. However, consumer trends have now shifted

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Insights 11 Jul 2023 9 min read

eKYC - Deep Learning Technology to Prevent Deepfake

Deepfake is a rising threat, especially in the form of impersonations. Fraudsters are combining and superimposing existing images onto source images/videos using a machine learning technique known as generative adversarial network. It is effective enough to satisfy liveness tests by imitating facial

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Insights 5 Jul 2023 5 min read

Is Facial Recognition Technology Secure?

Facial recognition technology has gained widespread adoption in recent years — improving business processes for various industries and sectors. This technology has shown its potential for convenience and security, from unlocking mobile devices to making contactless payments faster. As with any t

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Insights 30 Jun 2023 4 min read

What Are The Privacy Concerns Of Facial Recognition?

Facial recognition technology is an emerging authentication tool with the ability to identify individuals by analysing their unique facial features. This technology has become increasingly prevalent across various industries, finding applications in security and law enforcement, smartphone authentic

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Insights 23 Jun 2023 6 min read

How Does Facial Recognition Work?

Facial recognition technology has become increasingly prevalent across various industries, finding applications in security and law enforcement, smartphone authentication, and even enhancing user experiences. To an observer, the entire facial recognition process appears relatively simple. It happen

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Insights 20 Jun 2023 5 min read

Pros & Cons of Facial Recognition

  Facial recognition technology has become increasingly common in our daily lives, powering functions like phone unlocking and automatic friend tagging on social media apps. Not only within the consumer space, this advanced biometric technology has also gained traction in the business world

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Insights 14 Jun 2023 5 min read

Facial Recognition Vs Fingerprint Scanning

Security providers have largely shifted towards the use of biometrics as a more secure and efficient authentication tool when compared to traditional authentication methods. Among them — facial recognition and fingerprint scanning stand as the two most popular biometric tools. These two systems off

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