iProov wins contract to help US CBP improve passenger entry process

iProov has secured a contract from the US Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) to help US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) improve the passenger entry operation process.

Under the terms of the contract, iProov will develop the new Flashmark technology that aims to improve cross-border passenger travel at unmanned ports of entries.

The technology is set to reduce processing time and will allow US CBP to quickly, accurately and reliably identify travellers when they process through US border crossings.

The Flashmark technology can be accessed through a user’s mobile phone and will work with existing CBP systems, on which details of the travellers are pre-registered.

Travellers can authenticate themselves securely to their pre-registered photo, through their mobile phone and will be able to self-serve the document check that normally happens at the point of border crossing.

iProov CEO Andrew Bud said: “We are delighted that iProov has been selected by the US Department of Homeland Security to enhance the way in which it processes people through US borders.

“Advances in machine learning and AI have enabled a revolution in facial biometrics in the last few years and we’re now seeing more and more cases of governments and banks turning to self-service, spoof-resilient face verification as the biometric of choice to both increase security and ensure ease of use.”

iProov’s facial biometric technology is patented in the US and UK.