SUMMERLIN, Nev., July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- FaceTec, the global leader in 3D Face Authentication software, and Gulf Data International (gDi), a leading IT solutions provider and systems integrator in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region, have entered into a five-year partnership agreement to provide FaceTec's acclaimed biometric authentication platform for federal and other large scale digital identity projects.
gDi, founded in 1983, is a highly respected technology integrator providing compliance, CRM, ERP, financial, transportation, office automation services to important MENA global business hubs, including Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Cairo.
"gDi is proud to have partnered with FaceTec, the global leader in Face Authentication technology,", said Sherine Sadek, Chief Executive Officer. "Their software enables all the important Identity related use cases in the region to come to life, as organizations will finally have the confidence needed in their biometric authentication provider to deploy widely."
Omar Atta, Chief Commercial Officer of gDi, added, "FaceTec is providing an enhanced security process, which is becoming the industry standard in the modern technology sector, due to their worldwide list of prestigious clients. Collaborating with FaceTec to bring their solution to this region will finally allow biometric authentication to flourish as it should, as it ensures the market will be using one of the best technologies available to maintain high security standards while greatly enhancing user experience."
FaceTec's world-leading Liveness and 3D Face Matching AI will be integrated into major digital identity programs to safely enable high-value online activities that include banking and finance, remote working, healthcare, and government ID programs. To meet the exceptionally high standards for this level of user authentication, demonstrably strong and reliable biometric authentication technology backed by a continuous Spoof Bounty Program, and the experience that comes from hundreds of millions of Liveness Checks, is required.
"We are excited to be working with gDi, a trusted and highly-regarded integration partner in the MENA region," said Kevin Alan Tussy, CEO of FaceTec. "The upcoming integration projects we will undertake with gDi require solutions that have consistently demonstrated exceptional performance and security, and have beaten out dozens of other vendors from around the world. We look forward to providing the most advanced 3D Face Authentication solution possible for such important, forward-thinking deployments."
About FaceTec & 3D Face Authentication
FaceTec's patented, industry-leading 3D Face Authentication software anchors digital identity to create a chain of trust from user onboarding to ongoing authentication on all modern smart devices and webcams. FaceTec's 3D FaceMaps™ make secure remote identity verification possible. As the only technology backed by a persistent spoof bounty program and NIST/iBeta Certified Liveness Detection, FaceTec is the global standard for Liveness and 3D Face Matching with millions of users on six continents in financial services, border security, transportation, blockchain, e-voting, social networks, online dating, and more. FaceTec was founded in 2013 and maintains offices in San Diego, CA and Summerlin, NV.
FaceTec pioneered 3D Liveness Detection, and is the only face authenticator to attain Level 1 and Level 2 Certifications in NIST-NVLAP-certified Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) tests guided by the ISO-30107 global standard. FaceTec provides 3D-to-3D matching, 3D-to-2D-photo-ID document matching, document anti-tampering checks, user age estimates, 1-to-N duplicate checks, and fraud list scans that work together to prevent synthetic identity creation, duplicate account creation, identity theft, and unauthorized access.
FaceTec's 3D Face Authentication Platform features:
- 100% software, for all modern smartphones, tablets, and PCs with webcams
- World-leading 3D Face Matching rate with a 1-in-4.2 million FAR at less than 1% FRR
- Patented UI that creates data-rich 3D FaceMaps™ with standard 2D cameras
- $75,000 Spoof Bounty Program & Level 1&2 Certified Liveness Detection
- Unshareable, unphishable, one-time use Liveness data doesn't create honeypots
- Server SDK Dashboard with integrated 1-to-N de-duplication & fraudulent user lists
- Highest-rated 1-in-500,000 FAR for 3D FaceMap-to-2D-Photo-ID matching
- Integrated, anonymous 3D & 2D age estimation and age checks
- Fast, intuitive interface provides 98-99% first-time-user success rates
FaceTec demo apps are available at FaceTec.com for iOS, Android, and web browser. Register for free developer accounts at FaceTec.
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About Gulf Data International
gDi is an IT solutions provider and systems integrator, founded in the United Arab Emirates in 1983. Currently, it operates from four offices across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), including Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Cairo. gDi delivers solutions in systems integration, enterprise resource planning, corporate performance management and systems development. It also delivers vertical solutions in transport management, manufacturing, asset management and waste management.
Having successfully implemented hundreds of projects all over the Middle East, their team of consultants, project managers, and developers are experienced professionals who combine a solid technology foundation with an in-depth understanding of business processes. gDi services are dedicated to 100% customer satisfaction. It does this through a series of full project life-cycle services including project management, planning, analysis, design, construction testing, deployment and post deployment support.
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