Russia launching digital ID ‘super-app’ inspired by Chinese WeChat
Russia is introducing a new digital identity “super-app” that will combine messaging, government and private services, e-signatures and digital IDs….
Year: 2025
Biometric Update Podcast races into the future with 1Password and agentic AI
Where do identity verification and Formula 1 racing cross paths? Jeff Shiner, CEO of 1Password, has the answers. At an…
With SB 260, Utah looks to change the rules around who defines identity
A new bill in Utah provides a good illustration of how “identity” is still an evolving concept. State Bill 260:…
Live facial recognition helps police nab sex offenders: Scottish biometrics commissioner
Live facial recognition (LFR) for police: aye or nae? Opinions in Scotland differ, as Police Scotland considers deploying the biometric…
New Orleans debates real-time facial recognition legislation
New Orleans has emerged as a flashpoint in debates over real-time facial recognition technology. The city’s leaders are weighing a landmark…
Sri Lanka’s ICTA sets the stage for a seamless National Data Exchange
Sri Lanka’s Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) is in the early days of planning the execution of the National…
Blurred line between deepfakes and reality opens door to invasive fraud
Fraud mutates on the daily. Like a festering mold or a parasitic fungus, it throbs and grows, finding new corners…
UNHCR biometric verification standoff leaves 400 refugee families off food aid list
Some Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are reported to be unable to access food rations and other humanitarian services for months…
Strongpoint deploys Yoti facial age estimation for Lithuania supermarket trial
A biometric age assurance system is being trialled in a supermarket chain in Lithuania. Self-checkout terminals from StrongPoint ALS integrating…
Trulioo, GBG support their clients’ KYC and KYB in new partnerships
Trulioo and Trust Payments are partnering to unify identity processes to support compliance and fraud detection at scale. Trust Payments…
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