In an era where digital identity verification is paramount, Oz Forensics emerges as a beacon of innovation and biometric security. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Dubai, UAE, Oz Forensics has become synonymous with cutting-edge, AI-powered liveness detection and face-matching solutions. The company’s ethos, inspired by the fantastical elements of ‘The Wizard of Oz’, is to create a world where biometric security operates seamlessly behind the scenes, much like the unseen machinations of the Emerald City, delivering an excellent user experience that feels magical.
To delve deeper into Oz Forensics and its enchanting technology, we meet Artem Gerasimov, CEO of Oz Forensics. Artem, a visionary in the field of biometric security, has been instrumental in steering the company through the ever-evolving landscape of biometric technology. Under his leadership, Oz Forensics has not only developed solutions that are at the forefront of combating identity fraud but has also cultivated an environment where innovation thrives.
What inspired the founders to create Oz Forensics?
The inception of Oz Forensics was driven by the vision to craft a secure digital environment where the integrity of biometric authentication is unassailable. The founders recognized the burgeoning reliance on biometric systems and the accompanying threats that could undermine them. Thus, Oz Forensics was born, with a commitment to developing solutions that are not only technologically advanced but also imbued with a simplicity that belies their underlying complexity.
How is your role as a CEO and your impact on the creation of Oz Liveness?
As the CEO, my role is to steer the development and deployment of Oz Liveness, ensuring it aligns with our mission to bolster biometric security across industries. Oz Liveness is our flagship technology that authenticates live individuals, distinguishing them from fraudulent attempts using sophisticated biometric attacks. This product has been embraced by sectors ranging from banking to healthcare, reflecting our commitment to innovation and the protection of our clients against emerging biometric threats.
What was the primary goal in developing Oz Liveness?
The inception of Oz Liveness was primarily driven by the critical necessity to enhance security in the KYC onboarding process. Our objective was to devise a robust tool tailored for verifying identities in real-time during customer onboarding. This innovation aims to fortify the KYC procedures against various forms of biometric fraud, thereby ensuring that each user’s identity is accurately and securely authenticated. This is essential for protecting personal information and maintaining the integrity of transactions across diverse sectors, including financial services and government operations.
What trial options does Oz Forensics offer to demonstrate the capabilities of Oz Liveness?
In line with our commitment to accessibility and innovation, we are pleased to offer a trial version of Oz Liveness to test. This trial aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the solution’s capabilities and seamless integration:
- Experience Oz Liveness firsthand through one of Oz Forensics solution scenarios available in the Web Demo.
- Download the Android app Oz Liveness Demo from Google Play.
- Conduct up to 1,000 transactions with Oz Liveness On-cloud Free monthly without any charges.
- Obtain a personal account to explore our solutions’ integration into your program code after an online meeting with our experts.
- Generate your complimentary trial Mobile SDK license by completing an online form on our website, for those who are prepared to test Oz Liveness with an application ID.
How does Oz Forensics support startups, small businesses, and other organizations with the trial offers?
Oz Forensics extends a unique offer to all organizations, including universities, accelerators, charity and social projects, and more. Any entity can present its case for why it requires our services, and we may provide a free trial, allowing up to 1000 transactions per month. This trial includes access to our On-Cloud Free Liveness and On-Device Free Liveness technologies which can suit their needs in fast and reliable solutions for biometric authentication.
On-Cloud Liveness is a cloud-based solution that provides real-time face-liveness detection, ensuring secure identity verification over the Internet. This technology is particularly beneficial for organizations that require remote user authentication while maintaining high-security standards.
On-Device liveness, on the other hand, operates directly on user devices, providing immediate liveness checks without the need for an internet connection. This solution is ideal for scenarios where on-premises identity verification is crucial, and it supports a wide range of devices. Through these trial offers, Oz Forensics aims to foster a secure digital ecosystem where organizations, irrespective of their size or field, can protect themselves from identity fraud and other threats. We believe in empowering all entities to strengthen their biometric security, contributing to a safer digital world.
What are the typical threats that Oz Liveness counters in biometric identification systems?
Oz Liveness is designed to combat a range of sophisticated threats, including presentation attacks like replays and masks, stream spoofing attacks such as video substitution, and deepfakes. These threats represent a significant challenge to the integrity of biometric systems, and Oz Liveness stands as a formidable defense against them.
As an example of what our solutions are trying to do, please check yourself and find a fake in the pictures below. You will find the correct answer at the end of this article.
Can you share any statistics on identity fraud in the banking sector?
Identity fraud poses a significant threat to the banking industry, with fraudsters continually developing new methods to bypass security measures.
For instance, the Evocabank faced a 0.5% rate of biometric attacks, successfully thwarted by Oz Liveness and Biometry Solutions.
Moreover, 72% of all lending in the Eurasian bank is now conducted through remote biometric identification, showcasing the trust and reliability placed in Oz Forensics’ technology.
Additionally, it’s crucial to note the rising challenge of synthetic fraud. Deepfake attacks are becoming more sophisticated and make it increasingly difficult to discern authentic identities from fraudulent ones. This underscores the growing importance of advanced solutions like Oz Liveness in combating these evolving threats.
Share clients’ success stories. What kind of business values by using Oz Liveness are?
One of the most notable success stories is that of Eurasian Bank in Kazakhstan, which implemented Oz Forensics’ solutions, including Oz Biometry and Oz Liveness. The results were remarkable:
- Over 1 million clients were onboarded in a year, with complete protection from biometric fraud attacks.
- The bank tackled the 0.5% biometric attacks it faced effectively with these solutions.
- By the fourth quarter of 2022, 72% of all lending was conducted remotely via biometric identification in the mobile app.
Another success story is DOSTO S.A. in Ecuador, which enhanced its efficiency by 90% using Oz Forensics’ facial biometric solutions, serving 80% more clients with revolutionary identity verification processes.
Furthermore, Oz Forensics has significantly improved KYC processes for Plata’s POS WEB-credit products in Mexico, with an expectation of 2 million annual facial liveness verifications by 2024.
Thanks to the simple and highly accurate solutions Oz Liveness and Oz Biometry, Evocabank attracted more than 40,000 clients from all regions of Armenia in a year.
With Oz Forensics’ advanced facial liveness detection and biometric comparison, Oz Forensics ensures a secure and reliable identity verification process in POS terminals for RobleLabs, the Chilean technology company.
In addition, Oz Forensics’ impact extends globally, with a diverse client base across various countries. Our solutions are implemented in business institutions in Chile, Ecuador, Brazil, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Singapore, Mexico, India, Thailand, Ghana, Bahrain, UAE, Spain, and more. This worldwide adoption showcases the universal applicability and effectiveness of our technology in different regulatory and cultural environments.
How does Oz Liveness add value for clients compared to other market alternatives?
Oz Liveness distinguishes itself through several key advantages:
- Government-level security: According to several of our customers, the quality of Oz Forensics solutions in terms of attack detection and user conversion is #1 in the world. Oz Forensics software is unparalleled in its ability to thwart deepfakes and camera spoofing attacks, boasting a 100% detection accuracy rate as validated by ISO 30107-3 certification from iBeta Quality Assurance. Oz Liveness implementation leads to a customer conversion rate of over 97% and ensures a false rejection rate below 2,75%.
- Scalability: Oz Forensics solutions cater to organizations of all sizes from SMBs and small startups to government services with millions of users, and is capable of scaling in response to client growth.
- Cost-Effectiveness: Oz Forensics provides a competitive pricing model, making our liveness detection software a prudent investment for enhancing biometric security measures.
- Full On-Device Liveness: Oz Forensics solution offers full liveness detection capability directly on the user’s device, enhancing privacy and reducing reliance on server-side processing. For those customers who have regulatory requirements regarding the biometrical processing Oz Forensics Full On-Device Liveness guarantees that the data will not go outside the device.
What technological innovations underpin Oz Liveness?
At the core of Oz Liveness are deep learning methods, constantly refined through rigorous research. We leverage state-of-the-art techniques and create proprietary methods to stay ahead of threats. A crucial component of our technology is our datasets, which are expansive, representative, and meticulously curated to train our AI models effectively.
Which industries benefit the most from Oz Liveness?
While Oz Liveness has applications across a broad spectrum of industries, banking, microfinance, and fintech are among the sectors that reap the most significant benefits. These industries face a high risk of identity fraud and require robust, reliable solutions like Oz Liveness to secure their operations.
As well, Oz Liveness software provides substantial benefits to industries such as telecommunications, civil aviation, healthcare, insurance, government services, and online education.
What is the starting price for Oz Liveness, and how many transactions does it cover?
Understanding the importance of transparent pricing, Oz Forensics introduces a clear starting price for Oz Liveness: $2,625 per year for up to 12,500 transactions. This competitive pricing structure is designed to cater to the needs of diverse businesses, ensuring that top-tier biometric security is accessible without compromising quality or performance.
How does Oz Forensics tailor its pricing models to fit different business requirements?
Recognizing that every business has unique requirements, Oz Forensics offers flexible pricing models tailored to your specific use case. Whether your focus is on the number of transactions, the number of users, or even the number of devices, our commercial offers are designed to adapt accordingly. This flexibility ensures that whether you have many users performing multiple transactions on a single device or numerous devices catering to a multitude of users, our pricing can accommodate your business model. Our goal is to provide a scalable solution that grows with your business, ensuring you only pay for what you need.
What partnership opportunities does Oz Forensics offer to organizations in the realm of face-liveness detection technology?
Oz Forensics offers distinct advantages through two separate partnership programs: the Reseller Program and the Technology Alliance Community, each catering to different organizational needs in the realm of face-liveness detection technology.
The Reseller Program is specifically designed for Resellers, Value Added Resellers (VARs), Systems Integrators (SIs), and Managed Service Providers (MSPs). It focuses on organizations aspiring to become regional leaders in liveness technology by upselling this technology alongside existing biometric solutions. Key benefits include earning margins based on sales performance, deal registration and protection, marketing and pre-sales support, and access to a dedicated partner manager and joint selling opportunities.
The Technology Alliance Community is aimed at biometric companies, government identity providers, software vendors, system integrators, and KYC providers, focusing on the seamless integration of advanced liveness detection technology into their projects. This program offers quick, cost-free integration with comprehensive technical and sales support, access to a demo stand and developer’s sandbox for testing, flexible branding and customization options, compliance with ISO-30107 standards, and a white-label solution ability.
Conclusion
Oz Forensics, with its Oz Liveness solution, has established a new standard in biometric security. By marrying the enchantment of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ with the precision of cutting-edge technology, Oz Forensics has crafted a solution that is both magical in its user experience and formidable in its security capabilities. As digital threats evolve, so too does Oz Forensics, ensuring that the digital journey of every user is safeguarded with the highest level of assurance.
The correct answer for the fake challenge is: that both pictures are fake. Want to test more? Visit the Fake Challenge page on Oz Forensics website.
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