Biometric Update for May 15, 2026

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

KYC in the age of LLMs: Why agent-based ID scanning can ruin your business

By Konstantin Bulatov

May 14, 2026 - By Konstantin Bulatov, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer of OCR Studio In recent years, the industry has seen a rapid push…

Age assurance debate arrives in Bangladesh

By Joel R. McConvey

May 15, 2026 - The dominos continue to fall in the game of global online safety legislation targeting social media platforms. Bangladesh is weighing…

ID4Africa panel outlines steady KYC process, policy improvement

By Chris Burt

May 14, 2026 - eKYC is an adaptation of long-standing, even ancient practice in banking for the modern world. But many countries are or…

The ‘Frontline’ of digital identity innovation spans the Global South

By Chris Burt

May 13, 2026 - The ID4Africa community focussed on Frontline developments in digital identity from around the world Day 2 of the 2026 AGM…

Continental challenges, continental solutions: Africa Digital ID Hackathon 2026

By Chris Burt

May 14, 2026 - For the second consecutive year, a team from Senegal has won the African Digital Identity Hackathon. Team TrustSeal was judged…

UK watchdog warns of legal risks as London police deploy LFR at protest

By Masha Borak

May 15, 2026 - London’s Metropolitan Police will deploy live facial recognition (LFR) technology at a protest for the first time this weekend, prompting…

Digital ID systems now critical infrastructure requiring sovereign cyber defence

By Ayang Macdonald

May 14, 2026 - Digital identity systems are increasingly being treated as critical national infrastructure requiring sovereign cyber defense, according to experts at ID4Africa’s…

Tech vendors urge PPP, decentralized digital ID models at ID4Africa

By Ayang Macdonald

May 13, 2026 - Ideas continued to flow in the main hall of the Parc des Expositions in Abidjan on May 13 as the…

From identity to intent: Reimagining biometrics for real-time fraud prevention

By Lenny Gusel

May 12, 2026 - By Lenny Gusel, Head of Fraud Solutions (North America), Feedzai As instant payments and open banking accelerate transaction speed and…

The Biometric Update Podcast and The Trust Files

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Biometric Update Podcast explores identification at scale using browser fingerprinting

Biometric Update Podcast: Teresa Wu on SIA’s Corporate Credential Design Guide

ADVP and NO2ID back DVS framework from opposing perspectives

Concordium’s Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki wants to keep your AI agents in line

UK watchdog warns of legal risks as London police deploy LFR at protest
Masha Borak | 2 hours ago

Age assurance debate arrives in Bangladesh
Joel R. McConvey | 2 hours ago

Et tu, browser? Security experts ring bell over browser fingerprinting
Joel R. McConvey | 2 hours ago

Suprema’s BioStation 3 Max supports on-device biometric credential storage
Joel R. McConvey | 3 hours ago

NIST, Air Force move to sole-source biometric testing and monitoring contracts
Anthony Kimery | 4 hours ago

AI fraud crackdown risks locking blind users out of biometric identity systems
Lu-Hai Liang | 5 hours ago

Police use of AI ‘outrageous and unforgivable privacy invasion’ – say the police
Fraser Sampson | 6 hours ago

Senators press DHS to abandon biometric smart glasses plan for immigration officers
Anthony Kimery | 7 hours ago

Europe needs decentralized digital identity infrastructure, policy paper argues
Masha Borak | 7 hours ago

Vietnam targets 2035 for fully digital citizen–government interactions
Lu-Hai Liang | 7 hours ago

CARICOM states push ahead with digital ID amid privacy, trust debates
Stephen Mayhew | 7 hours ago

Okta pushes vendor-neutral identity governance for AI agents
Masha Borak | 7 hours ago

Election deepfake laws spread across US ahead of 2026 midterms
Anthony Kimery | 7 hours ago

St. Kitts and Nevis launches passport modernization program
Masha Borak | 7 hours ago

Digital ID systems now critical infrastructure requiring sovereign cyber defence
Ayang Macdonald | 22 hours ago

Continental challenges, continental solutions: Africa Digital ID Hackathon 2026
Chris Burt | 22 hours ago

ID4Africa panel outlines steady KYC process, policy improvement
Chris Burt | 22 hours ago

DHS funding law quietly advances biometric, surveillance infrastructure
Anthony Kimery | 23 hours ago

Reveal Technology wins formal role in special operations biometrics
Anthony Kimery | 24 hours ago

ROC deepens biometrics industry role with IBIA board seat for CEO Swann
Lu-Hai Liang | Yesterday

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Digital ID systems now critical infrastructure requiring sovereign cyber defence

By Ayang Macdonald

May 14, 2026 - Digital identity systems are increasingly being treated as critical national infrastructure requiring sovereign cyber defense, according to experts at ID4Africa’s…

More Interviews and Features

Continental challenges, continental solutions: Africa Digital ID Hackathon 2026
Chris Burt | 22 hours ago

ID4Africa panel outlines steady KYC process, policy improvement
Chris Burt | 22 hours ago

The ‘Frontline’ of digital identity innovation spans the Global South
Chris Burt | 2 days ago

Tech vendors urge PPP, decentralized digital ID models at ID4Africa
Ayang Macdonald | 2 days ago

Africa PKI Consortium builds the continent’s trust layer
Chris Burt | 2 days ago

Age assurance industry juggles global headlines, major disruptions at 2026 GAASS
Joel R. McConvey | 2 days ago

ID4Africa 2026 shifts focus to digital identity ecosystems and sustainability
Chris Burt | 3 days ago

Building digital ID systems that last: African countries share experiences as ID4Africa 2026 opens
Ayang Macdonald | 3 days ago

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KYC in the age of LLMs: Why agent-based ID scanning can ruin your business

By Konstantin Bulatov

May 14, 2026 - By Konstantin Bulatov, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer of OCR Studio In recent years, the industry has seen a rapid push…

More Industry Insights

From identity to intent: Reimagining biometrics for real-time fraud prevention
Lenny Gusel | 3 days ago

Stop treating identity as a compliance step. It’s infrastructure now
Harry Varatharasan | 1 week ago

Certainty vs flexibility – does the UK need a Biometric Surveillance Act?
Fraser Sampson | 2 weeks ago

Taking a smarter approach to anti-cheat with behavioral biometrics
André Pimenta Ribeiro | 2 weeks ago

Under AMLA, 95% false positives become a regulator’s problem
Max Irwin | 3 weeks ago

Your regulation-compliant KYC is not enough to protect customer data
Konstantin Bulatov | 3 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.