Biometric Update for May 19, 2025

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Fraudsters don’t work alone — your fraud prevention team shouldn’t either

By André Ferraz

May 13, 2025 - By André Ferraz, CEO & Co-Founder of Incognia In the digital underworld, collaboration is currency. Fraudsters operate as sophisticated networks — sharing…

Leadership teams strengthened at Thales Identity & Biometrics, Incode, ID.me, iDen2

By Stephen Mayhew

May 17, 2025 - Digital identity leaders and startups have announced executive additions strengthening marketing, product, sales and design. A former biometrics executive is…

Fraud rings exploit federal weaknesses as Washington falls behind

By Anthony Kimery

May 16, 2025 - A new report from identity verification company Socure provides a grim but necessary wake-up call to the federal government: sophisticated…

Itsme’s new CEO will be tasked with expansion

By Masha Borak

May 19, 2025 - Belgium-based digital identity platform Itsme has named a new CEO, tasked with expanding into new markets after a record-breaking 2024.…

Verifiable Credentials 2.0 now a W3C Standard

By Joel R. McConvey

May 16, 2025 - The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Verifiable Credentials Working Group has published seven W3C Recommendations, including Verifiable Credentials Data Model…

AuthenticID and Darwinium execs pinpoint AI fraud weaknesses

By Chris Burt

May 19, 2025 - AI always leaves a trace. Executives from AuthenticID and Darwinium agreed on this point, which offers a silver lining among…

Veriff opens technology hub in São Paulo, Brazil

By Stephen Mayhew

May 16, 2025 - Veriff has expanded into Latin America with the opening of its Veriff Americas headquarters in São Paulo, Brazil. The Estonia-headquartered…

Statistics favor UK’s digital business ID but the country is lagging: Umazi

By Masha Borak

May 19, 2025 - Setting up a business in the UK is a “hidden nightmare,” according to a new survey of small and medium…

Biometrics providers navigate the emerging details of digital wallet ecosystem

By Chris Burt

May 17, 2025 - If reusable ID backed by biometrics is on the cusp of mainstream adoption, it is via digital identity wallets. Most…

Madagascar selects IN Groupe for €8.5M digital ID contract

By Chris Burt

May 16, 2025 - Madagascar has selected IN Groupe for a project to modernize the country’s civil registry and create an integrated digital ID…

Aadhaar authentication and digital KYC transactions surge in India

By Lu-Hai Liang

May 19, 2025 - India’s ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) is celebrating a milestone in Aadhaar-based authentication as it crosses 150 billion transactions.…

Identity verification: What makes it an asset and why It matters

By Henry Patishman

May 15, 2025 - By Henry Patishman, Executive Vice President Identity Verification Solutions, Regula It is safe to say that a steady majority of…

Statistics favor UK’s digital business ID but the country is lagging: Umazi
Masha Borak | 1 minute ago

Aadhaar authentication and digital KYC transactions surge in India
Lu-Hai Liang | 23 minutes ago

AuthenticID and Darwinium execs pinpoint AI fraud weaknesses
Chris Burt | 40 minutes ago

Itsme’s new CEO will be tasked with expansion
Masha Borak | 2 hours ago

Biometrics providers navigate the emerging details of digital wallet ecosystem
Chris Burt | 2 days ago

Leadership teams strengthened at Thales Identity & Biometrics, Incode, ID.me, iDen2
Stephen Mayhew | 2 days ago

Madagascar selects IN Groupe for €8.5M digital ID contract
Chris Burt | 3 days ago

Fraud rings exploit federal weaknesses as Washington falls behind
Anthony Kimery | 3 days ago

Verifiable Credentials 2.0 now a W3C Standard
Joel R. McConvey | 3 days ago

Veriff opens technology hub in São Paulo, Brazil
Stephen Mayhew | 3 days ago

World moves further into Asia with new Thailand manager on heels of US launch
Joel R. McConvey | 3 days ago

Alarming gains in face reconstruction from biometric templates made by researchers
Chris Burt | 3 days ago

UK govt planning £2M facial recognition contract to catch driver’s test cheats
Chris Burt | 3 days ago

IEEE age-appropriate design work with Indonesia leads to first-of-its-kind regulation
Joel R. McConvey | 3 days ago

East African states explore ways to foster cross-border DPI development
Ayang Macdonald | 3 days ago

FTC chief warns deepfake takedown law requires urgent infrastructure overhaul
Anthony Kimery | 3 days ago

Biometric departures complete seamless travel journey at Jamaica’s Sangster airport
Joel R. McConvey | 3 days ago

Illinois’ biometric data privacy lawsuit merry-go-round keeps spinning
Chris Burt | 3 days ago

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ADVP advocates for digital ID firms stuck between big tech and govt wallets

By Joel R. McConvey

May 8, 2025 - The Association of Digital Verification Professionals (ADVP) flies a little under the radar. The UK trade association has members who…

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Biometric Update Podcast looks at the road to a global standard for age assurance
Joel R. McConvey | 3 weeks ago

Biometric Update Podcast digs into deepfakes with Pindrop CEO
Joel R. McConvey | 4 weeks ago

Age assurance standards approach inflection point as regulations roll out
Chris Burt | 1 month ago

Digital ID community steps up: reflections from MOSIP Connect 2025
Chris Burt | 2 months ago

KILT, Youverse and Key State Capital on challenges for decentralized identity in EU
Masha Borak | 2 months ago

Inclusive digital identity progress, improvements in focus at MOSIP Connect 2025
Chris Burt | 2 months ago

Looming quantum event gives rise to the need for cryptoagility, post-quantum prep
Joel R. McConvey | 2 months ago

STA Identity and Payments Summit stars mDLs but looks ahead to post-quantum future
Joel R. McConvey | 2 months ago

Industry Insights

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Identity verification: What makes it an asset and why It matters

By Henry Patishman

May 15, 2025 - By Henry Patishman, Executive Vice President Identity Verification Solutions, Regula It is safe to say that a steady majority of…

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Fraudsters don’t work alone — your fraud prevention team shouldn’t either
André Ferraz | 6 days ago

While AI arms fraudsters, transparent AI stops them
Armen Najarian | 2 weeks ago

Opinion: Vendors must disclose responsible uses of biometric data
John E. Bredehoft | 2 weeks ago

Should police AI have discretion?
Fraser Sampson | 2 weeks ago

What Trump’s tariff reversal (and escalation on China) means for the future of cybersecurity
Vytautas Urbonas | 3 weeks ago

Caution urged as UK supermarkets check out facial recognition
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.