Cyber Magazine May 2023 | Page 50

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adds . “ It can clean up a blurry ID document so it can be read and assessed . Ultimately , our mission is to create one identity everywhere , speeding up authentication in a secure and compliant way , whilst giving businesses the tools they need to provide a convenient , swift , and seamless way of processing payments and other data transactions .”
Biometrics critical to building trust With online fraud on the rise , advanced technologies are critical for businesses to build trust with customers and mitigate risks , comments Desmond . “ Biometric authentication is leading the charge in the growing fight against identity fraud . Banks are already using AI-powered facial biometrics in conjunction with liveness detection to verify faces and documents , as well as ensuring fraudsters aren ’ t bypassing screening processes with photos of a printed image , for example .
“ But voice technology offers the next level up in powerful and convenient biometrics , with a critical role to play in improving anti-fraud defences . In fact , when combined with face biometrics , voice is one hundred times more powerful than face alone . In our experience , the combination of both voice and face biometrics makes the verification process
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