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Persona, Serpro to Combat Identity Fraud in Brazil

Persona announced it has partnered with Serpro, the federal government technology company of Brazil. As part of the partnership, Persona has “integrated with Serpro to unlock the ability to validate both PII and biometric information against government data sources.” The joint initiative will enable organizations… Read More

Identity Infrastructure Company Persona Secures $50 Million Through Series B Funding Round Led By Index Ventures

  Persona, a U.S.-based identity infrastructure company offering businesses the building blocks to create a personalized identity verification experience for any use case, announced on Tuesday it secured $50 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by Index Ventures with participation from Coatue…. Read More

KYC is Broken and Should Be Put Out of its Misery

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Background checks are broken. They’re necessary, especially when verifying personnel for sensitive positions, but right now, the system is broken. It’s a really lucrative business if you’re a background check company, because the system is great at exploiting companies checking applicants and creating more work… Read More

Virtue Poker: Blockchain’s Peer-to-Peer Trust Functions Disrupting Fairness Issues in Gambling.

One of Ethereum’s cofounders, Joseph Lubin, is backing a new online poker platform built on Ethereum, a programmable cryptocurrency and cousin of Bitcoin. Virtue Poker promises to eliminate problems that may have informed a US-wide shut down of the online poker industry in 2011, a… Read More

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