Challenges and Trends in Identity Matching

Today we have come to accept the fact that our identity is checked for nearly every transaction we make. Among the checks performed by banks, shops, customs and airports, etc. a large number of them involve checking names against lists of sanctioned entities or high-risk persons. If you opened a bank account recently, your name will have been checked against these national and international lists before the account usage was authorised. The same applies whenever you take a plane, sign a mobile contract or even book a concert ticket…