Boosting Remote ID Validation via Smartphones & Cutting-Edge Biometrics

Published Date: 24/07/2024

Facial recognition, liveness detection, and optical character recognition are just the beginning for secure remote ID verification on smartphones.

"Smartphones have become an essential tool for remote identity verification (IDV), enabling advanced functionalities that complement biometrics, including document authentication and liveness detection. The companies behind these functionalities are emphasizing the importance of layered technologies to provide secure remote IDV.

Malaysia-based IDV provider Innov8tif Solutions has been granted a United States patent for its authentication technology for identification documents via smartphones. The patented technology leverages algorithms to verify the authenticity of documents, such as passports and driver’s licenses, to ensure they have not been tampered with or forged.

Innov8tif’s patent describes the use of the camera’s illumination function with a real-time video feed to compare the glare from a randomly-selected portion of the document and the security hologram for signs of authenticity. This approach ensures a more reliable and accurate authentication process through real-time video processing and advanced algorithmic techniques.

While selfie biometrics remain a crucial component of IDV, it is only the beginning. Innovatrics emphasizes the importance of combining face matching with other technologies to create a robust verification system through the use of a smartphone. This includes facial recognition, liveness detection, and optical character recognition (OCR), as well as NFC scanning for document verification.

Innovatrics notes that a single selfie can tell whether a person is indeed alive, which is a critical aspect of liveness detection. Vietnamese companies are also integrating liveness detection and document authentication into their mobile applications to enhance the overall security of digital transactions and boost user confidence in digital payment systems.

Several Vietnamese identity verification providers have undergone biometric PAD testing by America’s iBeta, including VNPay, VinBigData, and VPBank subsidiary Cake. Other Vietnamese biometrics providers that have also gone through testing include TrueID, Viettel, VNPT, and FPT.

  Information 

Innov8tif Solutions is a Malaysia-based IDV provider that offers a range of authentication solutions for identification documents via smartphones. 

Innovatrics is a company that specializes in IDV and biometric technologies.

iBeta is a US-based company that provides biometric testing and certification services."

FAQs:

"Q: What is the main advantage of using smartphones for remote ID verification?

A: The main advantage is that it enables advanced functionalities such as document authentication and liveness detection, which complement biometrics to provide secure remote IDV.

Q: What is liveness detection in the context of IDV?

A: Liveness detection is a technology that checks whether a person is indeed alive, which is a critical aspect of IDV to prevent fraud and identity theft.

Q: What is Innov8tif Solutions' patented technology used for?

A: Innov8tif Solutions' patented technology is used for authentication of identification documents via smartphones, ensuring that they have not been tampered with or forged.

Q: What is the role of iBeta in the IDV industry?

A: iBeta is a US-based company that provides biometric testing and certification services to IDV providers, helping to ensure the accuracy and security of their biometric systems.

Q: What is the significance of combining face matching with other technologies in IDV?

A: Combining face matching with other technologies such as facial recognition, liveness detection, and optical character recognition creates a robust verification system that provides secure remote IDV."

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