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FEATURE: PHYSICAL SECURITY
UK facial
biometric firm
helps secure
international border
As technology evolves, it is
essential for an organisation
to desperately install the right
security measures. Security
provider iProov has taken
on the role of assisting US
Customs and Border Protection
with its passenger regulation,
emphasising Andrew Bud,
iProov’s CEO’s opinion that
we are at the beginning of a
digital revolution.
i
Proov, a leading provider of biometric facial verification technology,
has announced it has become the first British – and overseas –
company to be awarded a contract from the US Department of
Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’s Silicon
Valley Innovation Program (SVIP).
The contract has been awarded to iProov to help US Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) improve the passenger entry operation process.
The London-based firm was founded in 2011 by CEO, Andrew Bud. The
company’s facial biometric technology, patented in the US and UK, is
used by banks and governments around the world for secure customer
onboarding, log-on and authentication, to ensure new and returning
users are genuine and guard against fraudulent attempts to gain access
to personal data or use a stolen identity.
The contract iProov has won will see the company develop technology
that aims to enhance cross-border passenger travel at unmanned ports
of entries while reducing processing time. It could help US CBP quickly,
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