Biometric Update for April 24, 2026

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Veriff gets FIDO DocAuth certification based on tests by Ingenium Biometrics

By Joel R. McConvey

Apr 23, 2026 - Veriff has successfully achieved the FIDO Alliance Document Authenticity (DocAuth) certification for its full-auto identity verification product. A release from…

Netherlands launches ICAO-compliant vertical ID card from IN Groupe

By Lu-Hai Liang

Apr 23, 2026 - The Dutch Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) has introduced a new vertically oriented identity document for foreign nationals awaiting asylum…

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

By Joel R. McConvey

Apr 17, 2026 - “Without identity, autonomous action is just autonomous risk.” So says Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki, CEO of Layer-1 blockchain protocol Concordium. Concordium has…

French gov’t confirms hack of at least 18M records from ID document database

By Chris Burt

Apr 23, 2026 - France’s government has confirmed that a database storing records of identity documents suffered a breach of millions of entries containing…

Australian regulators come together on privacy, online safety

By Joel R. McConvey

Apr 23, 2026 - The relationship between various regulatory bodies across the privacy and online safety spectrum can be difficult to parse. Australia’s two…

Ghost Murmur whispers the arrival of zoemetrics

By Fraser Sampson

Apr 20, 2026 - By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner There are two things about biometrics that make it an…

Brazil takes bold stance with wide-reaching online safety law

By Joel R. McConvey

Apr 23, 2026 - If the 2026 Global Age Assurance Standards Summit had to name a headlining nation, the title might go to Brazil.…

Continuous AI biometric identification: Why manual patient verification is not enough!

By Deepak Borole

Apr 21, 2026 - By Deepak Borole, Project Manager at Chetu Making sure you are talking to the right patient is a cardinal rule in…

Signicat digital ID, wallet hub aims to ease ‘organized chaos’ of EU transition

By Joel R. McConvey

Apr 23, 2026 - The EU is undergoing large-scale digital transformation, and much of it hinges on two major, overlapping regulations coming into force…

Bank of Thailand: missing piece in the country’s digital ID stack is data portability

By Lu-Hai Liang

Apr 23, 2026 - Thailand has a healthy national digital ID platform alongside a real-time payments system that’s woven into everyday life. But according…

Sri Lanka launching digital ID sandbox, experience center

By Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera

Apr 23, 2026 - Sri Lanka’s government is developing a digital ID sandbox and experience center to help government agencies and solution providers with…

Search for clarity on UK digital ID leads to trial pitch, consultation proposals

By Chris Burt

Apr 23, 2026 - Confusion has covered the UK’s digital identity plans like a morning fog over London. How the UK’s digital ID system…

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

Following IPO, ROC is investing in homegrown security for US market

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

Marshall Scholar tells BU Podcast how to fix the age assurance debate

Brazil takes bold stance with wide-reaching online safety law
Joel R. McConvey | 12 hours ago

Signicat digital ID, wallet hub aims to ease ‘organized chaos’ of EU transition
Joel R. McConvey | 13 hours ago

Search for clarity on UK digital ID leads to trial pitch, consultation proposals
Chris Burt | 14 hours ago

Australian regulators come together on privacy, online safety
Joel R. McConvey | 15 hours ago

Bank of Thailand: missing piece in the country’s digital ID stack is data portability
Lu-Hai Liang | 15 hours ago

Veriff gets FIDO DocAuth certification based on tests by Ingenium Biometrics
Joel R. McConvey | 16 hours ago

Netherlands launches ICAO-compliant vertical ID card from IN Groupe
Lu-Hai Liang | 16 hours ago

French gov’t confirms hack of at least 18M records from ID document database
Chris Burt | 18 hours ago

Sri Lanka launching digital ID sandbox, experience center
Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera | 18 hours ago

Türkiye finalizes draft law to require ID verification for social media access
Ayang Macdonald | 19 hours ago

Switzerland opens Swiyu bug bounty program to public
Masha Borak | 24 hours ago

Panasonic adds QR-based biometric onboarding to streamline site access
Lu-Hai Liang | Yesterday

SLC Digital, Ideco partner on hardware-backed biometrics for fraud prevention
Ayang Macdonald | Yesterday

Japan moves toward age verification for social media filters and risk labels
Lu-Hai Liang | 2 days ago

AVPA plots course for age assurance future based on learnings from Australia
Joel R. McConvey | 2 days ago

Regula analysis finds ID document verification hardest for Arabic, Chinese, Japanese
Lu-Hai Liang | 2 days ago

London police win legal challenge against live facial recognition deployment
Masha Borak | 2 days ago

Roblox settles with Alabama, West Virginia, agrees to age checks for users under 16
Joel R. McConvey | 2 days ago

YouTube offers its biometric deepfake detection tool to celebrities
Masha Borak | 2 days ago

Neurotechnology spinoff SkyBiometry launches AI infrastructure suite
Masha Borak | 2 days ago

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

By Joel R. McConvey

Apr 17, 2026 - “Without identity, autonomous action is just autonomous risk.” So says Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki, CEO of Layer-1 blockchain protocol Concordium. Concordium has…

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FPC CEO expects biometrics growth, efficiency, capital gains from Precise merger
Lu-Hai Liang | 1 week ago

Following IPO, ROC is investing in homegrown security for US market
Joel R. McConvey | 2 weeks ago

Wizz, Tech Coalition talk child online safety with Biometric Update Podcast
Joel R. McConvey | 3 weeks ago

Marshall Scholar tells BU Podcast how to fix the age assurance debate
Joel R. McConvey | 4 weeks ago

MOSIP community shares practical digital identity deployment lessons at Connect 2026
Chris Burt | 4 weeks ago

Socure’s Deepanker Saxena breaks down how to spot fake job candidates
Joel R. McConvey | 1 month ago

ID4Africa prioritizes digital identity ecosystems to center users at upcoming AGM
Chris Burt | 1 month ago

Who holds the keys to digital sovereignty? It might not be who you think
Chris Burt | 1 month ago

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Continuous AI biometric identification: Why manual patient verification is not enough!

By Deepak Borole

Apr 21, 2026 - By Deepak Borole, Project Manager at Chetu Making sure you are talking to the right patient is a cardinal rule in…

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Ghost Murmur whispers the arrival of zoemetrics
Fraser Sampson | 4 days ago

Digital health systems keep failing. The fix isn’t more tech, it’s designing with and for people
Lara Tabac and Carlie Congdon | 1 week ago

GenAI fraud makes zero-knowledge proofs non-negotiable
Jarek Sygitowicz | 2 weeks ago

The role of intent in securing AI agents
Itamar Apelblat | 2 weeks ago

EU Cyber Resilience Act reshapes biometric access systems
Eduard de Knegt | 3 weeks ago

Just because they can – the biometric conundrum for law enforcement
Fraser Sampson | 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.