Biometric Update for May 29, 2026

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

US defense bill sustains military biometric identification infrastructure

By Anthony Kimery

May 29, 2026 - Two modest biometric funding lines in the House version of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) point…

Digital Travel Credentials move identity verification beyond the border

By Frank Schmalz

May 27, 2026 - By Frank Schmalz is Director of Strategic Portfolio Management at Veridos Global travel is not just growing, it is outpacing…

There’s no digital ID without data protection: Mauritius privacy chief

By Ayang Macdonald

May 27, 2026 - Drudeisha Madhub, the Data Protection Commissioner of Mauritius, has emphasized that technologies like digital identity systems cannot operate in a…

Liberia restructures national ID deal with OSD, plans issuance restart

By Ayang Macdonald

May 28, 2026 - Liberia has agreed on a concession arrangement with Austrian identity company OSD International, paving the way for the resumption of…

MotionAnalytics takes biometric identification beyond face, fingerprint and iris

By Lu-Hai Liang

May 29, 2026 - Move over faces, fingers and irises, there’s a new biometric game in town, and it’s all about motion. While the…

Hopae adds Polish IDV provider Identt to growing European network

By Lu-Hai Liang

May 29, 2026 - Hopae has partnered with Polish identity verification provider Identt as it continues to build out its European digital identity network…

Trust inevitable in building human rights-sensitive digital ID systems

By Ayang Macdonald

May 25, 2026 - Some digital rights advocates who spoke at the recent ID4Africa 2026 AGM in Abidjan emphasized that for African governments to…

From data to trust, democracy in the age of artificial intelligence

By Prof.dr. Almir Badnjević

May 25, 2026 - By Prof.dr. Almir Badnjević, Director of Agency for Identification Documents, Register and Data Exchange of Bosnia and Herzegovina Processing data…

SecureAuth launches platform to govern AI agent identities in real time

By Joel R. McConvey

May 29, 2026 - SecureAuth has issued a release marking the launch of its Agentic Authority Platform, a real-time, zero-trust control layer for agentic…

Neurotechnology takes top spot in NIST iris recognition evaluation

By Masha Borak

May 29, 2026 - Neurotechnology has taken first place across all reported accuracy metrics in the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Ongoing Evaluation…

Indicio, Idemia PS see opening for reusable digital identity after Treasury endorsement

By Lu-Hai Liang

May 28, 2026 - Indicio and Idemia Public Security strategically partnered to bring globally interoperable biometric identity verification software to markets around the world.…

Sweden authorizes police use of live facial recognition

By Masha Borak

May 29, 2026 - Swedish police will be allowed to use live facial recognition (LFR) in cases involving kidnapping, human trafficking, serious crimes and…

The Biometric Update Podcast and The Trust Files

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Biometric Update Podcast: Claire Ma explores the next phase of government digital identity

Biometrics lawyer Dan Saeedi talks BIPA on Biometric Update Podcast

Biometric Update Podcast explores identification at scale using browser fingerprinting

ADVP and NO2ID back DVS framework from opposing perspectives

Sweden authorizes police use of live facial recognition
Masha Borak | 47 seconds ago

US defense bill sustains military biometric identification infrastructure
Anthony Kimery | 4 minutes ago

Neurotechnology takes top spot in NIST iris recognition evaluation
Masha Borak | 58 minutes ago

MotionAnalytics takes biometric identification beyond face, fingerprint and iris
Lu-Hai Liang | 3 hours ago

Hopae adds Polish IDV provider Identt to growing European network
Lu-Hai Liang | 3 hours ago

SecureAuth launches platform to govern AI agent identities in real time
Joel R. McConvey | 3 hours ago

Ghana moves toward mandatory biometric verification as child ID enrollment expands
Ayang Macdonald | 4 hours ago

Barbados, Guyana to accept national IDs for cross-border travel
Ayang Macdonald | 4 hours ago

UK migrant age assessment errors intensify debate over biometric age estimation
Masha Borak | 20 hours ago

London police transparency push raises more facial recognition concerns
Masha Borak | 20 hours ago

Why decentralized digital identity looks different in every country
Joel R. McConvey | 20 hours ago

ROC tops NIST fingerprint identification benchmark
Masha Borak | 20 hours ago

EU research projects target face morph attacks threatening border, identity systems
Joel R. McConvey | 23 hours ago

Indicio, Idemia PS see opening for reusable digital identity after Treasury endorsement
Lu-Hai Liang | 23 hours ago

Incode mobile identity verification posts zero bypasses in adversarial testing
Joel R. McConvey | 23 hours ago

Nect selected to provide digital ID alternative to BundID in Schleswig-Holstein
Masha Borak | 23 hours ago

Hancomwith launches AI-powered continuous authentication for zero-trust security
Lu-Hai Liang | 24 hours ago

Sierra Leone launches biometric verification drive for foreign nationals
Ayang Macdonald | 24 hours ago

Ghana rolls out biometric digital visas as part of travel modernization push
Ayang Macdonald | 24 hours ago

Liberia restructures national ID deal with OSD, plans issuance restart
Ayang Macdonald | Yesterday

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Indicio, Idemia PS see opening for reusable digital identity after Treasury endorsement

By Lu-Hai Liang

May 28, 2026 - Indicio and Idemia Public Security strategically partnered to bring globally interoperable biometric identity verification software to markets around the world.…

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Liberia restructures national ID deal with OSD, plans issuance restart
Ayang Macdonald | Yesterday

There’s no digital ID without data protection: Mauritius privacy chief
Ayang Macdonald | 2 days ago

Trust inevitable in building human rights-sensitive digital ID systems
Ayang Macdonald | 4 days ago

Biometric Update Podcast: Claire Ma explores the next phase of government digital identity
Joel R. McConvey | 7 days ago

Direction for open source DPI sustainability, local ownership established
Chris Burt | 1 week ago

Africa’s altered market may mean new leading tech providers, ID4Africa EC says
Chris Burt | 1 week ago

ID4Africa speakers urge legal identity inclusion for refugees, stateless persons
Ayang Macdonald | 2 weeks ago

Biometrics lawyer Dan Saeedi talks BIPA on Biometric Update Podcast
Joel R. McConvey | 2 weeks ago

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Digital Travel Credentials move identity verification beyond the border

By Frank Schmalz

May 27, 2026 - By Frank Schmalz is Director of Strategic Portfolio Management at Veridos Global travel is not just growing, it is outpacing…

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From data to trust, democracy in the age of artificial intelligence
Prof.dr. Almir Badnjević | 4 days ago

Why blockchain will be vital for the next generation of biometrics
Thomas Berndorfer | 2 weeks ago

KYC in the age of LLMs: Why agent-based ID scanning can ruin your business
Konstantin Bulatov | 2 weeks ago

From identity to intent: Reimagining biometrics for real-time fraud prevention
Lenny Gusel | 2 weeks ago

Stop treating identity as a compliance step. It’s infrastructure now
Harry Varatharasan | 3 weeks ago

Certainty vs flexibility – does the UK need a Biometric Surveillance Act?
Fraser Sampson | 4 weeks ago

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.