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EUDI Wallet provides baseline target for standards to enable agentic commerce

By Joel R. McConvey

- A new non-paper from the WE BUILD Consortium offers a policy vision for Europe’s chance to build a trusted identity…

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Beyond the password: Why behavioral biometrics is becoming banking’s last line of defense

By Divija Vijaya Ganiga

- By Divija Vijaya Ganiga, IEEE Senior Member A fraudster does not need to break down the door if they already…

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Why Veridas and Fourthline are building a new kind of identity platform

By Joel R. McConvey

- Consolidation in the biometrics industry continues, as firms find synergies in technology, regulatory coverage, and customer base. Recently, Veridas announced…

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EU AI Act enforcement reshapes Europe's technology strategy

By Joel R. McConvey

- Most new technologies have a “wild west” period, in which the push for innovation puts products into the market before…

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Faydaverse officially enters Africa’s DPI market

By Chris Burt

- Faydaverse was officially inaugurated as a state-owned enterprise (SOE) under the umbrella of government strategic investment arm Ethiopian Investment Holdings…

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Born bad – can biometrics decode criminality?

By Fraser Sampson

- By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner As we look to facial recognition and other biometrics to…

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Dispel launches biometric identity proofing for OT remote access

By Abhishek Jadhav

- Dispel has added government ID verification, facial matching and liveness detection to its operational technology (OT) remote access platform, allowing…

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Fraunhofer develops real-time deepfake detector for video calls

By Lu-Hai Liang

- As AI‑generated fraud rises, and video‑based scams seek out high-value targets, the fightback is afoot. The Fraunhofer Institute for Secure…

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Incode launches GovFaceMatch for DMV-based identity verification

By Joel R. McConvey

- Incode has announced the launch of GovFaceMatch, which a blog post calls “the first identity solution to verify biometrics directly…

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US Senate panel advances online child safety bill

By Anthony Kimery

- The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation unanimously advanced the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) on Wednesday,…

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EUDI Wallet provides baseline target for standards to enable agentic commerce
Joel R. McConvey |
US Senate panel advances online child safety bill
Anthony Kimery |
Incode launches GovFaceMatch for DMV-based identity verification
Joel R. McConvey |
Dispel launches biometric identity proofing for OT remote access
Abhishek Jadhav |
Fraunhofer develops real-time deepfake detector for video calls
Lu-Hai Liang |
Faydaverse officially enters Africa’s DPI market
Chris Burt |
EU AI Act enforcement reshapes Europe’s technology strategy
Joel R. McConvey |
Born bad – can biometrics decode criminality?
Fraser Sampson |
Immigration enforcement drives surge in FBI DNA database
Anthony Kimery |
Nigeria integrates national student IDs, digital identity system
Chris Burt |
Namibia steps up public outreach ahead of digital ID rollout
Ayang Macdonald |
Bitcoin platform Fold looks to Persona for smoother onboarding, improved conversion
Lu-Hai Liang |
Toppan develops post-quantum smart card for government, healthcare IDs
Abhishek Jadhav |
aiQ claims neuromorphic breakthrough for credential-free digital identity
Lu-Hai Liang |
Governments converge on age assurance but diverge on how to implement it
Chris Burt |
Germany’s EUDI Wallet push highlights Europe’s implementation gap
Joel R. McConvey |
Peru introduces biometric foreign resident ID linked to police systems
Lu-Hai Liang |
New Zealand sets thresholds for liveness detection in rules defining trusted assurance
Joel R. McConvey |
Vietnam’s digital ID push accelerates across airports, immigration and government
Lu-Hai Liang |
Everyday applications for French digital ID expand to bag checks, flight boarding
Chris Burt |

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Why Veridas and Fourthline are building a new kind of identity platform

By Joel R. McConvey

- Consolidation in the biometrics industry continues, as firms find synergies in technology, regulatory coverage, and customer base. Recently, Veridas announced…

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More Interviews and Features
Asia becomes testing ground for social media age assurance models
Joel R. McConvey |
NIST shifts focus from mobile driver’s license technology to adoption
Joel R. McConvey |
Age assurance explained: The laws reshaping the internet
Joel R. McConvey |
Listen: trust, identity and governance in the agentic age, with Alice Sesay Pope
Joel R. McConvey |
Diia architect warns against treating EUDI Wallet as another infrastructure project
Masha Borak |
Taceo CEO sees market for distributed biometrics processing coming together
Chris Burt |
BioRugged launches biometric camera platform for European system integrators
Chris Burt |
ITL’s age estimation headway in Germany proves market, regulatory readiness
Chris Burt |

Industry Insights

Biometric Update Industry Insights feature biometrics and digital ID industry experts discussing their unique perspectives.

Beyond the password: Why behavioral biometrics is becoming banking’s last line of defense

By Divija Vijaya Ganiga

- By Divija Vijaya Ganiga, IEEE Senior Member A fraudster does not need to break down the door if they already…

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More Industry Insights
Continuous authentication is the new trust infrastructure
Bob Long |
How AI is driving a new wave of motor fraud
Dave Rossi |
Within line of sight – personal issue police drones are on the horizon
Fraser Sampson |
The real impact of the Cyber Resilience Act
Eduard de Knegt |
Delegated authentication: A security essential plus strategic data asset
Dewald Nolte |
From body cams to subdermals – what’s next for wearable biometrics?
Fraser Sampson |

Digital Identity in Developing Nations

With UN SDG 16.9 calling for legal identity for all by 2030, Biometric Update is taking a special in-depth focus on digital ID projects in developing countries.

Pakistan fast-tracks digital identity as Digital Nation Act takes effect

By Lu-Hai Liang

- Pakistan is moving to speed deployment of core digital infrastructure. The GSMA’s Digital Pakistan 2030 report urges a shift while…

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Digital Identity in Developing Nations
Rwanda turns digital public infrastructure into a continental growth strategy
Lu-Hai Liang |
Kazakhstan bets DPI will drive its next phase of growth, private sector innovation
Lu-Hai Liang |
Digital identity’s next phase is about trust, not technology
Joel R. McConvey |
Putting digital trust first: Trinidad and Tobago takes bite-sized approach to DPI
Lu-Hai Liang |
India’s DPI export strategy evolves beyond identity and payments to AI
Lu-Hai Liang |
Nigeria’s ID authority takes on new duties to secure growing digital ecosystem
Chris Burt |

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