INTERVIEW: FaceTec CEO Kevin Alan Tussy on “The Best Performing 1:1 Face Matching Algorithm in History”

Biometric face authentication specialist FaceTec recently announced a major achievement: after undergoing a rigorous and transparent in-house benchmarking process, the company declared its ZoOm 3D FaceMap technology is “the best performing 1:1 face matching algorithm in history.” Following a methodology detailed in a comprehensive white paper, the evaluation revealed a real-world false acceptance rate (FAR)…

FaceTec Benchmarks ZoOm 3D Biometric Face Authentication, Professes ‘Best 1:1 Face Matching in History’

FaceTec’s 3D face biometrics algorithm called “the best performing 1:1 face matching algorithm in history.” Biometric face authentication specialist FaceTec announced a major benchmarking breakthrough today, issuing a press release stating its ZoOm 3D FaceMap technology is is 668-percent better performing than the operating point of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) #1…

Money20/20 Europe: FaceTec’s Steve Cook on PSD2, GDPR, and Liveness in Biometrics [AUDIO]

FaceTec is one of a small handful of facial recognition experts that have been buoyed by the booming interest in selfie authentication technology of the last few years. But the company stands out from its peers with its highly sophisticated liveness detection technology, and its certifications from the NIST NVLAP accredited iBeta testing laboratory. In…

OnePlus 7 Pro Biometrics Spoof Underlines Importance of Liveness Detection

Posted on May 28, 2019

“It all helps to make the case for liveness detection, technology designed to ensure that a live user is present for every session of biometric authentication.” The OnePlus 7 Pro’s fingerprint sensor can easily be spoofed using basic materials including glue and tinfoil, as demonstrated by the YouTube channel Max Tech. The channel posted a…

Vision-Box Establishes New Japan Wing for Airport Biometrics

Posted on May 27, 2019

“In announcing its new Japanese division, Vision-Box emphasized the travel growth anticipated for the country, with a sizeable boost expected for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.” Vision-Box is taking aim at the Japanese market for airport biometrics, opening a new office and “Center of Excellence” in Tokyo. Accordingly, the company has also appointed a Managing Director…

FaceTec: High-Profile Spoofs on New Phones Reveal Problematic Biometric Security Claims

Security exaggerations damage the industry’s reputation. They need to stop, says FaceTec. Recently in news that made it around the world, the latest flagship smartphone from Samsung was reported to be spoofed – again. As every hardware-based face and fingerprint biometric has been spoofed shortly after new phones were introduced, each highly visible incident casts…

Excitement Over Biometric Selfie-Authentication Tech Helps Fuel 60% YoY Sales Growth in Jumio’s Q1 Update

Posted on April 22, 2019

“Other highlights noted in the update include Jumio’s multiple industry awards over the course of the first quarter…” Jumio is celebrating continuing revenue growth in its first quarterly update for 2019. The privately held company says it saw a 60 percent jump in sales year-over-year for Q1. Jumio also pointed to a number of other…

FaceTec’s Rich Lobovsky Demystifies Biometric Liveness Detection in Conversation with FindBiometrics

Posted on April 2, 2019

In 2019 there are two critical trends developing in biometrics: liveness detection for authentication, and user education. That’s why FindBiometrics Managing Editor Peter Counter recently interviewed Rich Lobovsky, SVP Business Development, FaceTec. Their conversation centers around the biometric face authentication specialist’s latest entry in a series of educational white papers, “Liveness Detection: Biometric Frontline or…

FaceTec Biometrics Guard Yoti ID Solution Against Spoofing

Seeking to enhance the biometrics of its digital identity platform, Yoti has teamed up with 3D facial recognition specialist FaceTec. The companies have announced that the latter’s FaceTec ZoOm 3D Authentication solution is now part of the Yoti portfolio. A New Kind of ID At just about a year and a half after its launch,…

The Week’s Most-Read Biometrics News: March 16-22

This week’s most-read articles on FindBiometrics cover a range of topics, including liveness detection, security in the Internet of Things, and even a bit of biometrics controversy. First, though, some good news. Despite incursions from facial recognition in the wake of Apple’s launch of Face ID, the overall fingerprint biometrics market is going to continue…

The Week’s Most-Read Biometrics News: March 9-15

Facial recognition proved to be the hot topic with respect to this week’s most-read articles on FindBiometrics, though a couple of other important trends also shared the spotlight. One of the latter was the ongoing integration of biometric technologies into consumer laptops and PCs, in this case from Microsoft: Microsoft Patents a Windows Key Fingerprint…

Jumio Announces New Sales Office in Brazil

Posted on March 7, 2019

“The move is in keeping with Jumio’s recent push into Latin America…” Jumio is expanding its presence in Latin America with a new sales office in Brazil. The expansion effort will be led by newly appointed Regional Director Samer Atassi, who brings more than 25 years of strategic planning and international sales experience to the…

‘Jumio Authentication’ Leverages FaceTec’s Biometric Liveness Detection

Posted on February 13, 2019

“With this technology now integrated into one of the most popular and successful mobile onboarding and authentication solution on the market, client organizations and end users will have access to a sophisticated authentication solution offering an unprecedented level of security.” Jumio has empowered its selfie-based authentication platform with the market’s only iBeta Level-1 and Level-2…

The Year in Biometrics Leadership: FaceTec

Posted on February 5, 2019

The 2018 FindBiometrics Year in Review results are in. Drawing data from nearly 200 identity and identity-adjacent professionals, the 16th annual biometrics industry survey is a snapshot of attitudes in authentication, security, privacy, and surveillance from the experts who know it best. Among the 2018 Year in Review’s strongest trends were excitement about facial recognition,…

FaceTec Reaches a New Level in iBeta Spoofing Evaluation

“FaceTec says that, all told, its Level-1 and Level-2 PAD testing involved over 3,300 spoofing attempts over a period of 12 days.” FaceTec has done it again. The company announced that it has now become the first and only company to attain Level-2 certification in the iBeta Presentation Attack Detection evaluation. The news comes after…

Year in Review: Strong Consensus On the Need for Standardized Testing

Posted on January 23, 2019

The latest FindBiometrics Year in Review survey saw some considerable consensus across a number of issues, with the question of standardized testing delivering some of the strongest. Question 20 of the survey asked participants to indicate how much they agreed with the statement, “Standardized biometric testing is crucial for the industry’s future.” Fully 89 percent…

Year in Review: A Critical Time for Standards Testing

Posted on December 28, 2018

Every year, FindBiometrics’ Year in Review survey takes the pulse of the industry, gauging perceptions and attitudes across a range of topics. And while this year’s survey is as varied as ever, the topic of biometric testing is more important than ever. Standardized testing has long been an important component of the biometrics industry, particularly…

FaceTec Aims for 2019 Business Growth with Latest Executive Appointment

Posted on December 19, 2018

“We’re in the right place at the right time with the right technology, and now we’re building our business development team to match to our incredible dev team.” – Kevin Alan Tussy, CEO, FaceTec FaceTec has a new business development executive aiming to build up its activities on the west side of the Atlantic: Richard Lobovsky…

A Year In, ForgeRock Trust Network Emerges as Key Channel to Market

Posted on December 3, 2018

On the occasion of the Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit this week in Las Vegas, ForgeRock is celebrating a successful year: The company has announced that in a single year, it has seen 54 technology partners join its Trust Network platform. ForgeRock Trust Network is the company’s curated security solutions platform. It’s the central…