Contactable, a leading digital identity orchestration platform and provider of biometric identity proofing solutions for African businesses, will be using T5-AirSnap Face technology from TECH5, an innovator in the field of biometrics and digital identity management, for eKYC during the digital onboarding of customers.
T5-AirSnap Face is a fully contactless biometric capture technology powered by AI and deep learning for face biometric modality that is available for deployment on iOS, Android as native SDK or on the Web. T5-AirSnap Face allows for accurate biometric acquisition by using the built-in camera of a smartphone or a web-camera on a desktop and checking the quality of the frame being captured. Processing happens on the edge with the user receiving real time feedback and guidance: if the lighting conditions are poor or other artifacts are present, the T5-AirSnap Face continuously analyzes the frames until the quality thresholds are met. The resulting images are of the highest possible quality and are ICAO-compliant. Once the image is collected, T5-AirSnap Face ensures that the captured image is checked for liveness and then sent for verification or registration within seconds.
Contactable, as part of its orchestration platform, provides omni-channel customer onboarding capabilities and is using T5-AirSnap Face via Web interface to further reduce customer friction during the biometric capture process and will deploy it on smartphones as well in the near future.
“T5-AirSnap is one of our latest technologies that eliminates the need for capture through purpose-built devices or dedicated scanners, making biometric capture functionality easily available on a ubiquitous platform like a smartphone or laptop with adequate quality check and real-time user feedback.” – says Rahul Parthe, Co-Founder and CTO, TECH5 Group. “Digital onboarding is one of the most logical use cases where T5-AirSnap Face can be used for fast, accurate, and safe biometric capture, which is convenient for both the organization and their customer. We are delighted that Contactable, being a leading player in their industry, will be utilizing this technology.” – comments Mr. Parthe.
“TECH5 is providing its technologies to Contactable based on a commercial model that will allow them to flex transactions and costs in line with demand.” – says Ameya Bhagwat, SVP Sales, TECH5 Group.
“Our platform processes over 30 million transactional API calls per month for processes that require biometrics, data, onboarding, workflows, identity verification, and system integrations,” – says Shaun Strydom, CEO and Founder of Contactable. “T5-AirSnap Face and T5-MBAP (TECH5 Multi-Biometric Authentication Platform) will allow us to enrich our solutions with innovative biometric technologies to ensure smooth and efficient digital onboarding and verification processes.” – comments Mr. Strydom.
In the near future, Contactable is planning to implement TECH5 technologies for other use cases.