Image Recognition
Pensioners aligned with the private pension schemes that Sagicor Jamaica administers on behalf of companies can now use their own faces as proof that they are still alive. This is Jamaica’s largest life insurance company and pension fund manager has implemented facial recognition technology that will replace the notarised certificate that they had to submit annually as ‘proof of life’ in order for their pension payments to continue uninterrupted. Facial recognition technology works where various points on the face such as the mouth, the chin, cheekbones, the eyes and the nose, are used to establish features that are unique to each individual. Sagicor Group Jamaica partnered with the UTech Innovation Lab at the University of Technology Jamaica, on the technology and third-party vendor, ORBA. This will be particularly beneficial for pensioners currently living in the diaspora, who need to attain proof of life certificates, which are verified by notaries public overseas,” Sagicor added.