Biometric Update for May 7, 2026

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Market for agentic commerce keeps growing, outpacing rails

By Joel R. McConvey

May 6, 2026 - According to Grandview Research, the global agentic commerce market size was worth $5.71 billion in 2025 and is projected to…

UK regulators pan patchwork policy for law enforcement facial recognition

By Chris Burt

May 5, 2026 - The UK’s two Biometrics Commissioners shared cautionary observations about the use of facial recognition in law enforcement over the weekend…

Stop treating identity as a compliance step. It's infrastructure now

By Harry Varatharasan

May 6, 2026 - By Harry Varatharasan, Chief Product Officer, ComplyCube The UK governmentʼs digital identity consultation is closing, and for most commentators, this…

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

By Joel R. McConvey

May 2, 2026 - The Security Industry Association (SIA) has published its Corporate Credential Design Guide, and Idema Public Security’s Teresa Wu, who has…

Shufti biometric PAD clears iBeta Level 3 with 0 errors across iOS, Android

By Chris Burt

May 6, 2026 - London-based global identity verification and fraud prevention provider Shufti has passed a Level 3 evaluation of its biometric Presentation Attack…

DRC seeks consultant for ambitious digital transformation, DPI project

By Chris Burt

May 6, 2026 - The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeking a consultant as it launches a massive Digital Transformation Project. The wide-ranging project…

Meta uses AI profiling to infer user age, enforce teen restrictions

By Joel R. McConvey

May 6, 2026 - Meta says it has begun using AI to detect and remove users under 13 from its platforms, and to automatically…

Stop treating identity as a compliance step. It's infrastructure now

By Harry Varatharasan

May 6, 2026 - By Harry Varatharasan, Chief Product Officer, ComplyCube The UK governmentʼs digital identity consultation is closing, and for most commentators, this…

If you build it, they will leave: experts warn UK gov’t on digital ID approach

By Chris Burt

May 6, 2026 - The UK Cabinet Office’s consultation on digital identity closed on Tuesday, Digital systems built by governments tend to decline over…

UK Home Office eyes suppliers for SCBP biometrics platform

By Joel R. McConvey

May 6, 2026 - The Home Office is hosting a preliminary market engagement event to engage with potential suppliers for two not-yet-guaranteed future procurements…

OpenID draft spec for extended identity claims assurance up for approval

By Chris Burt

May 6, 2026 - Voting is open for approval of a draft specification to extend OpenID Connect to cover new features for requesting and…

EES troubles ignite speculation of further suspensions

By Masha Borak

May 6, 2026 - Crowds, chaos and cranky travelers: The EU’s biometric border management scheme, the Entry-Exit System (EES), continues to fill headlines as…

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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

Wizz, Tech Coalition talk child online safety with Biometric Update Podcast

Stop treating identity as a compliance step. It’s infrastructure now
Harry Varatharasan | 13 hours ago

If you build it, they will leave: experts warn UK gov’t on digital ID approach
Chris Burt | 13 hours ago

Shufti biometric PAD clears iBeta Level 3 with 0 errors across iOS, Android
Chris Burt | 14 hours ago

OpenID draft spec for extended identity claims assurance up for approval
Chris Burt | 14 hours ago

EES troubles ignite speculation of further suspensions
Masha Borak | 14 hours ago

UK Home Office eyes suppliers for SCBP biometrics platform
Joel R. McConvey | 16 hours ago

Meta uses AI profiling to infer user age, enforce teen restrictions
Joel R. McConvey | 19 hours ago

Market for agentic commerce keeps growing, outpacing rails
Joel R. McConvey | 19 hours ago

DRC seeks consultant for ambitious digital transformation, DPI project
Chris Burt | 19 hours ago

VeryAI leverages palm biometrics to bind AI agents to users
Joel R. McConvey | 19 hours ago

Cybersecurity agencies issue new guidance for adopting agentic AI
Joel R. McConvey | 19 hours ago

Regula ups security of mDL verifications with server-side processing
Masha Borak | 19 hours ago

South Africa gazettes digital ID draft regulation, seeks comments
Ayang Macdonald | 20 hours ago

FTC settlement targets sale of mobile location data linked to sensitive sites
Anthony Kimery | 20 hours ago

Canada regulator backs privacy-preserving age assurance
Joel R. McConvey | 2 days ago

FCC seeks comment on KYC revision for commercial phone calls
Chris Burt | 2 days ago

Deepfake detection upgrade for Sumsub highlights continuous self-improvement
Joel R. McConvey | 2 days ago

Metalenz debuts under-display camera for payment-grade face authentication
Masha Borak | 2 days ago

UK regulators pan patchwork policy for law enforcement facial recognition
Chris Burt | 2 days ago

IDV spending to hit $29B by 2030 as DPI projects scale: Juniper Research
Ayang Macdonald | 2 days ago

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UK regulators pan patchwork policy for law enforcement facial recognition

By Chris Burt

May 5, 2026 - The UK’s two Biometrics Commissioners shared cautionary observations about the use of facial recognition in law enforcement over the weekend…

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Biometric Update Podcast: Teresa Wu on SIA’s Corporate Credential Design Guide
Joel R. McConvey | 5 days ago

ADVP and NO2ID back DVS framework from opposing perspectives
Joel R. McConvey | 2 weeks ago

Concordium’s Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki wants to keep your AI agents in line
Joel R. McConvey | 3 weeks ago

FPC CEO expects biometrics growth, efficiency, capital gains from Precise merger
Lu-Hai Liang | 3 weeks ago

Following IPO, ROC is investing in homegrown security for US market
Joel R. McConvey | 4 weeks ago

Wizz, Tech Coalition talk child online safety with Biometric Update Podcast
Joel R. McConvey | 1 month ago

Marshall Scholar tells BU Podcast how to fix the age assurance debate
Joel R. McConvey | 1 month ago

MOSIP community shares practical digital identity deployment lessons at Connect 2026
Chris Burt | 1 month ago

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Stop treating identity as a compliance step. It’s infrastructure now

By Harry Varatharasan

May 6, 2026 - By Harry Varatharasan, Chief Product Officer, ComplyCube The UK governmentʼs digital identity consultation is closing, and for most commentators, this…

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

Taking a smarter approach to anti-cheat with behavioral biometrics
André Pimenta Ribeiro | 1 week ago

Under AMLA, 95% false positives become a regulator’s problem
Max Irwin | 2 weeks ago

Your regulation-compliant KYC is not enough to protect customer data
Konstantin Bulatov | 2 weeks ago

Continuous AI biometric identification: Why manual patient verification is not enough!
Deepak Borole | 2 weeks ago

Ghost Murmur whispers the arrival of zoemetrics
Fraser Sampson | 2 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.