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U.K. Facial Recognition Startup May Help Brexit’s Irish Border Problem

  • London-based Iproov used by U.K. Treasury, Nordic banks
  • Also won a contract from U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Pedestrians walk along Donegall Place in view of Belfast City Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on April 4, 2018. 

Pedestrians walk along Donegall Place in view of Belfast City Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on April 4, 2018. 

Photographer: Jacobia Dahm/Bloomberg
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A London-based facial recognition startup has talked to the U.K. government over how it can help manage border crossings between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland following the U.K.’s departure from the European Union.

Iproov, a six-year old company, has received interest from the U.K. government about working on border crossings and other possible use cases, Andrew Bud, Iproov’s founder and chief executive officer, said in an interview. "We had a great deal of focused and high-level interest in our technology," he said.