Bianca Maria Gonzalez

Tech, Data and Social Impact

Community Solutions

03/26/2024

Metro Denver achieves quality data in five out of nine subregions

Metro Denver's subregional, data-driven approach has helped them reduce veteran homelessness by 30% in four years.

Next City

06/13/2024

AI May Be Coming to Your Neighborhood Credit Union

A new partnership is increasing the use of AI at CDFI credit unions across the country.

Next City & Mastercard

05/17/2023

The Secret Ingredients to Thriving Small Businesses

Sponsored: Why did the COVID-19 pandemic cause some businesses to close, while others persisted? Here's the support economists say small businesses need most.

Next City & Mastercard

08/09/2023

From Wall Street to Main Street: Inside the FinTech Helping Companies Invest in Communities

This women-led firm has a solution to make investing in racial equity easier and more transparent.

Community Solutions

08/09/2023

Detroit reduces veteran homelessness by nearly 50%

Strong partnerships and leadership allow the large city to make strides in the last mile to functional zero.

SaaS and Resource Planning

Biometric Update

12/27/2023

Demystifying the relationship between commercial biometrics and privacy

iometric payment systems and computer vision-based shopping experiences are popping up at more establishments throughout the world.

Professional Services Management Journal (PSMJ)

4/29/2025

Fostering Innovation and Integrating AI Into Your AEC Firm’s DNA

Discover how AEC firms can embed innovation and AI into their operations, featuring insights from EKI's Ayman Alafifi on bridging tech and leadership.

Biometric Update

06/21/2023

Smart Engines ID document scanning tech receives US patent

The technology uses GreenOCR character recognition technology, which minimizes energy consumption while enabling high speed and quality.

Professional Services Management Journal (PSMJ)

07/16/2025

Cloud Storage and RRM Design Group's Project Management Delivery

Lindsay Helmick, COO of RRM Design Group, shares why she decided to transition her firm to cloud-based project management solutions.

Identity Verification and Authentication

Biometric Update

03/11/2024

How KYC goes beyond identity verification

It might be obvious that you can identify someone without really knowing them, and yet for so many businesses, KYC checks stop at identity verification.

Biometric Update

10/24/2023

Amazon announces passkey rollout for biometric passwordless login

Amazon has now formally announced that it supports passkeys on browsers and the iOS Amazon Shopping App. Passkeys for Android users are coming soon.

Biometric Update

09/20/2023

Increase in FinCEN fraud reports reveals growing urgency for digital identity

The FinCEN Identity Project found that 37 percent of the 3.8 million suspicious activity reports from 2021 data are related to identity fraud.

Biometric Update

09/05/2023

Socure pitches biometric ID verification to close an underaged drinking loophole

Socure is using biometric ID verification to stop those who are underage from accessing alcohol through delivery apps that require little age verification.

Quantum and Supercomputing

Biometric Update

04/16/2024

Under-display facial recognition possible with quantum-inspired computational chemistry

Under-display cameras and facial recognition are in high demand as consumers yearn for smartphones with a bezel-free display.

Biometric Update

01/30/2024

Prepare now for when quantum computers break biometric encryption: Trust Stamp

Trust Stamp has released a white paper explaining the threat of quantum computing to biometric systems and making recommendations to minimize the risks.

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