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Tobago launches sub-national digital ID for public service access

By Ayang Macdonald

- A digital ID system dubbed Tobago ID to ease access to services has been launched for residents of the island…

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Florida modernizes driver's license enrollment with Veridos biometric capture

By Abhishek Jadhav

- Florida is modernizing the enrollment process behind its driver's licenses and state IDs, deploying new biometric capture equipment to standardize…

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Co-Develop, Caribou outline governance blueprint for DPI adoption

By Lu-Hai Liang

- Digital public infrastructure (DPI) programs have grown to include more than 100 countries globally. Recognizing this expansion, Co-Develop and Caribou…

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Cybastion backs Cameroon digital sovereignty with $75M infrastructure project

By Ayang Macdonald

- Cybastion has committed $75 million to fund the construction of digital infrastructure in Cameroon, including a data center and an…

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trinamiX accuses Apple of infringing Face ID skin-detection patents

By Anthony Kimery

- Germany-based BASF subsidiary trinamiX has sued Apple in U.S. federal court, alleging that Face ID technology in newer iPhones and…

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Madagascar strengthens trust architecture for national digital ID

By Ayang Macdonald

- Madagascar is strengthening the legal, institutional and technical foundations of its national digital identity program, introducing new cybercrime legislation as…

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Sri Lanka sets Q4 target for SL-UDI rollout

By Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera

- Sri Lanka is preparing to issue its first production digital identities next quarter, beginning a phased rollout of the country's…

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Socure brings Aeropay into RiskOS to connect identity verification with bank payments

By Ashok Singal

- Socure is extending its RiskOS platform further into payments through an integration with Aeropay that combines identity verification, bank account…

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Unico responds to ‘DIY Deepfakes,’ fraud spike with authentication orchestration

By Chris Burt

- Unico has put numbers to the dramatic rise in volume of sophisticated and AI-powered fraud attempts this year, and introduced…

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Age verification brings the privacy debate to vaping

By Thomas Chen

- By Thomas Chen, Chief Technology Officer of IKE Tech The most consequential age-verification deployment happening right now is not on…

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Digital and trust infrastructure investments unlock value of identity

By Chris Burt

- As the role of digital identity in society evolves and biometrics increasingly form the foundation of trust in remote interactions,…

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Listen: How age assurance platforms earn trust

By Joel R. McConvey

- The world has more or less decided that some online services should be age-restricted. The question now is, how to…

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Digital and trust infrastructure investments unlock value of identity
Chris Burt |
Listen: How age assurance platforms earn trust
Joel R. McConvey |
Sri Lanka sets Q4 target for SL-UDI rollout
Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera |
Madagascar strengthens trust architecture for national digital ID
Ayang Macdonald |
Cybastion backs Cameroon digital sovereignty with $75M infrastructure project
Ayang Macdonald |
Co-Develop, Caribou outline governance blueprint for DPI adoption
Lu-Hai Liang |
Socure brings Aeropay into RiskOS to connect identity verification with bank payments
Ashok Singal |
trinamiX accuses Apple of infringing Face ID skin-detection patents
Anthony Kimery |
Florida modernizes driver’s license enrollment with Veridos biometric capture
Abhishek Jadhav |
Tobago launches sub-national digital ID for public service access
Ayang Macdonald |
Unico responds to ‘DIY Deepfakes,’ fraud spike with authentication orchestration
Chris Burt |
Gabon turns to Rwanda for digital identity, government expertise
Ayang Macdonald |
Continuous trust and infrastructure join AI as biometrics industry’s key concerns
Chris Burt |
CertiPath, SLC extends workforce identity to mobile authentication
Abhishek Jadhav |
Combined ID doc scan and selfie biometrics from OCR Studio gets IP protection
Chris Burt |
World releases open-source toolkit for privacy-preserving identity proofs
Joel R. McConvey |
Asia-Pacific digital identity rollout reveals widening regional divide
Lu-Hai Liang |
Authologic becomes registered issuer of EUDI-ready digital credentials in Poland
Abhishek Jadhav |
UK guidance indicates only gov’t digital ID wallet will get primary credentials
Chris Burt |
Mitek’s passive liveness impresses in biometric image benchmark
Abhishek Jadhav |

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Listen: How age assurance platforms earn trust

By Joel R. McConvey

- The world has more or less decided that some online services should be age-restricted. The question now is, how to…

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More Interviews and Features
Listen: From passkeys to digital trust with FIDO’s Andrew Shikiar
Joel R. McConvey |
Online channels without verification face open season from agentic fraud: Incode CEO
Chris Burt |
HarmonEyes brings eye tracking technology to the age assurance space
Joel R. McConvey |
From verifying humans to AI agents: Socure prepares for the next identity challenge
Ashok Singal |
Podcast: Deepfake fraud goes industrial as identity defenses evolve
Joel R. McConvey |
Prove plans launch of privacy-preserving biometric binding with new IP
Chris Burt |
GuyID combines IDV with reputation for online dating
Joel R. McConvey |
New framework argues government AI depends on strong DPI
Lu-Hai Liang |

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

Age verification brings the privacy debate to vaping

By Thomas Chen

- By Thomas Chen, Chief Technology Officer of IKE Tech The most consequential age-verification deployment happening right now is not on…

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More Industry Insights
Why a strong credential is only the start of the trust chain
Henry Patishman |
The future of driver license security: Advanced identity technologies and trusted credentialing
Steve Yonkers |
The death of the pixel: Why cryptographic provenance is the next identity frontier
Udi Abram |
Account renting exposes the limits of current gig worker screening
Raj Ananthanpillai |
Mexico’s new banking rules signal a new era for biometric identity verification
Jesus Aragon |
Continuous adaptive trust is the new fraud detection mandate
Dan Holmes |

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.

From physical infrastructure to digital rails: India’s blueprint for Sri Lanka

By Ashok Singal

- Sri Lanka is not simply building another identity card. It is creating the foundation for a digital state. The Sri…

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Digital Identity in Developing Nations
MOSIP broadens Inji beyond digital ID into open credentialing platform
Ayang Macdonald |
Syria advances digital public infrastructure with civil service app, biometric IDs
Lu-Hai Liang |
ASEAN’s DEFA sets stage for regional digital identity interoperability
Lu-Hai Liang |
Peru gives digital ID equal legal status to physical credential
Lu-Hai Liang |
When biometrics meet PKI: Nigeria’s next digital identity challenge
Ashok Singal |
Caribbean nations are building a cross-border layer of digital public infrastructure
Ayang Macdonald |

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