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Business trends and innovations in biometric authentication and identity verification sectors

Mobbeel will be present at MWC 2023
Mobile phones have ceased to be a simple communication tool and have become an extension of ourselves. Searching for information, paying, booking holidays, playing online games, and checking our bank accounts are just some of the many functions we carry out daily with...

EBA: new guidelines on Digital Onboarding solutions
The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 motivates the digital transformation of the financial industry and remote customer onboarding. This change led the European Commission (EC) to set its Digital Finance Strategy in 2020. The main goals that the plan...

What is eIDAS2 and what changes from eIDAS?
On 23 July 2014, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union approved the entry into force of the eIDAS regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in Europe. eIDAS2 is a comprehensive framework established...

KYC in cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges will be mandatory by 2024
This institution has questioned the effective implementation of these assets since 2018. The same year, after the Fintech Action Plan publication, the UE asked The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) for its...

What is KYB and what does it involve for companies?
Money laundering is a persistent problem around the globe, and, based on Legaljobs statistics, money laundering activities cost the world 2% to 5% of its GDP. The growing concern about money laundering has led companies to adopt protection measures to face this...

Banco de Antigua now verifies users with Mobbeel Digital Onboarding
Banco de Antigua in Guatemala, fulfilling its promise to provide easy, accessible, and innovative financial solutions to families and entrepreneurs in the country, has launched a 100% digital savings account, using Mobbeel's Digital Onboarding technology, through its...

Mobbeel, sponsor and speaker at Extremadura Digital Day
Technology has entailed a real revolution for organisations and their business models. The upsurge of blockchain, deep learning, QA, and domotics are just some of the technologies transforming processes. The third edition of Extremadura Digital Day (EDD) comes in the...

How to prevent identity theft on social media
According to Europe social media analytics market - growth, trends, forecast (2022 - 2027), Europe has more than 300 million active users on social media. These people use social media on a daily basis. For instance, in the words of3, Spanish people spend...

Spain restricts loot boxes in video games for minors
No matter the country or the language. Many people play video games and engage in online communities daily. Spending part of your spare time playing online games like Fortnite or LoL (League of Legends) is not odd and has become a common practice. This hobby...

How digital onboarding improves user experience
Digital Era has made essential changes in users’ lives, making them more informed customers who can choose from countless buying options. The new paradigm implies that companies should provide quick and easy access to their products or services without causing...

Today is the first day of the rest of our lives
“Today is the first day of the rest of our lives” is the title of an article we posted 13 years ago (a post you could still find online) when we decided to quit our jobs and create Mobbeel. Since then, our company has reached many milestones. We are entirely proud of...

Mobbeel joins SIA, leaders in cybersecurity in Spain
SIA, a leading cybersecurity firm Minsait uses to channel its services in this field (both are Indra companies), consolidates its leadership in digital identity services after the acquisition of Mobbeel, a Spanish company and one of the most advanced in the field of...

Come and visit us at the Digital Enterprise Show
Mobbeel will be in the sixth edition of the Digital Enterprise Show (DES). This edition will be celebrated in Malaga on June 14th-16th. This event relating to digital transformation aims to be the world epicentre of the latest trends in the digital and technological...

What is OCR and how does it optimise identity verification?
OCR is a mechanism for reading data from identity documents. ID cards are essential to validate our data and our own identity. If they did not exist, we would not have the right to identity, nor would we be able to prove who we are or identify ourselves when carrying...

Join us at Money 2020 in Amsterdam
From 7 to 9 June 2022 we will be in Amsterdam, at the European edition of Money 20/20, where we will be presenting our digital identity solutions in the Spanish Pavilion. Money 20/20 Europe is the continent's leading Fintech event. Last year, despite being the first...

NFC chips security in the reading of identity documents
The vast majority of identity documents in their most modern versions and electronic passports follow international standards and have NFC chips that stores and processes the document information without risk. The information that the NFC chips incorporates usually...

What is FIDO2? What is it for and how does it work?
FIDO2 is the acronym for Fast Identity Online and allows users to use their own devices (smartphones or laptops with biometrics, USB security keys, etc.) to authenticate themselves on online services in mobile and desktop environments. FIDO is a technical...

What is the Advanced Electronic Signature? Normative, requirements and procedures
Amid the wave of digital transformation, companies, public bodies, and other organisations do not need to see each other physically to establish business relationships. That is why different electronic signature methods have emerged to identify people remotely. Among...

Our technology will be present at eMerge Americas 2022
Technological events are the ideal meeting point to put tech companies in contact with clients interested in the avant-garde solutions they offer. They are also an important opportunity to network and learn about the latest digital solutions which are transforming the...

Online identity verification trends to prepare for in 2022
Mobbeel has been working for many years in the online identity verification industry. We have been pioneers worldwide in the development of mobile biometrics since 2009 and have worked hard to keep up with the market demand. Our clients are the business core, so every...

What is SIM Swapping and how to avoid fraud
In the digital age, our mobile devices increasingly connect our lives. Nevertheless, security risks are also rising with the increasing reliance on mobile technology. One of the emerging dangers is SIM swapping fraud. SIM swapping is a technique in which criminals...

Meet you at Extremadura Tech Talent 2022
Extremadura Tech Talent is an event organised by Fundecyt-PCTEX through the Innovation Office that will be held on 18 February at the Polytechnic School of Cáceres (University of Extremadura), where companies from the digital ecosystem of our region will connect...

The future of identity verification in Latin America
Identity rights are fundamental principles in human rights that recognise the right of each individual to be identified as a unique and independent person with their history, origin, and characteristics. This right encloses different aspects, including the right to a...

What are utilities? identity verification in public services
The utilities sector, essential to the global economy, is at the forefront of an unprecedented transformation. Traditionally focused on providing basic services such as electricity, water, and gas, this industry is now facing a paradigm shift driven by technological...

EU Entry/Exit border control system with facial recognition
Every year, millions of people from non-EU countries pass through the borders of the Schengen Area, and all signs suggest that these numbers will continue to rise. Some of these travellers hold short-stay visas, while others come from countries that do not require a...

Identity and age verification for the protection of children
The banning of mobile devices for children under 16 has generated notable buzz lately, triggering debates about technology addiction and its impact on the neurodevelopment of young people. This issue is not only limited to the excessive use of devices but also to...

How does technology ease the identification of digital nomads?
Millions of people around the world use the concept of digital nomads. This lifestyle, adopted by citizens who combine remote work with discovering new countries, has experienced unprecedented growth in the last few years. Despite the difficulty in identifying how...

Impact of the Artificial Intelligence AI Act on biometric recognition
Few topics have sparked as much interest and debate over the past year as artificial intelligence (AI), especially with the rise of Large Language Models and generative AI. AI's vast potential to transform industries has been met with equal parts wonder and caution....

Mobbeel will have a presence at the Barcelona MWC 2024
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 is definitely one of the most expected events of the year for the mobile technology and connectivity industry. Among the companies that will be part of this event, Mobbeel is one of the key companies within the Spanish Pavilion, a...

How to address new identity fraud challenges?
At first glance, Franz Kafka and the modern digital world may seem different universes. If we examine Kafka's The Metamorphosis closely and the evolution of identity fraud, we find similarities in the transformation and depersonalisation of identity. In The...

Biometric technologies in the financial industry
Remote identity verification remains a concern for banks as it often constitutes the first contact with their clients. Therefore, addressing these processes with guarantees is a challenge. On the one hand, clients want systems that are usable and fast, while...

Privacy and biometric data protection: Biometrics and GDPR
The treatment, protection, and regulation of biometric data are essential to ensure the privacy and safeguarding of users. That's why it's important for you to understand what needs to be taken into account to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)...

Identity Proofing: The key to a strong digital identity
Any business today has a compelling reason to know its customers well: to protect against fraud and comply with regulations. However, in digital environments, merely asking for a name and some basic information is no longer sufficient to confirm the identity of the...

What is synthetic identity theft, and what does it involve?
Fraud is sadly all too common in our very world today. The increasing amount of personal data online has given rise to new forms, such as synthetic identity theft. According to the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology, synthetic identity fraud...