Biometric Update for April 30, 2025

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Thales driving digital inclusion, behind one in every three smart civil IDs

By Lu-Hai Liang

Apr 30, 2025 - Thales is marking its dominant presence in digital identification with the company behind one in three civil IDs delivered each…

Biometric Update Podcast looks at the road to a global standard for age assurance

By Joel R. McConvey

Apr 25, 2025 - Episode 2 of the Biometric Update Podcast is a dispatch from the 2025 Global Age Assurance Standards Summit, held from…

Tech5 to provide decentralized DPI for Honduras

By Joel R. McConvey

Apr 30, 2025 - Having acquired patent protection for its decentralized system for digital identity issuance and verification, Swiss biometrics provider Tech5 has scored…

What Trump’s tariff reversal (and escalation on China) means for the future of cybersecurity

By Vytautas Urbonas

Apr 28, 2025 - By Vytautas Urbonas, CMO at Ondato The Wall Street stock rally due to President Trump's consecutive actions, including the suspension…

Silverfort integrates Keyless’ selfie biometrics and protection for cloud NHIs

By Chris Burt

Apr 30, 2025 - Identity security platform Silverfort has integrated privacy-preserving biometric authentication from Keyless to secure workplace identities without trading off operational efficiency.…

Xperix to reveal ultra-compact FAP 60 biometric scanner at ID4Africa 2025

By Chris Burt

Apr 30, 2025 - Xperix is expanding its portfolio of fingerprint biometric scanners with the introduction of a new optical FAP 60 scanner the…

Sri Lanka to call tenders for MOSIP implementation

By Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera

Apr 30, 2025 - Tenders for implementation of MOSIP (Modular Open-Source Identity Platform), an open-source software system that will be used to create and…

Decentralized identity needs its iPod moment, identity veteran says

By Lu-Hai Liang

Apr 30, 2025 - The message came from Charles Walton, principal at Agosti Group and former SVP of Identity at Avast and Mastercard. He,…

Clearview betting on political ties to grow federal contracts

By Anthony Kimery

Apr 30, 2025 - When Hal Lambert, a Republican political financier with longstanding ties to conservative circles, was announced as co-CEO of Clearview AI…

Digital IDs take root in US as states and federal agencies chart uncertain paths

By Anthony Kimery

Apr 30, 2025 - In January, then-President Joe Biden issued the sweeping Executive Order (EO), Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity, which…

Tech5 to provide decentralized DPI for Honduras
Joel R. McConvey | 7 minutes ago

Xperix to reveal ultra-compact FAP 60 biometric scanner at ID4Africa 2025
Chris Burt | 19 minutes ago

Sri Lanka to call tenders for MOSIP implementation
Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera | 2 hours ago

Decentralized identity needs its iPod moment, identity veteran says
Lu-Hai Liang | 3 hours ago

Thales driving digital inclusion, behind one in every three smart civil IDs
Lu-Hai Liang | 4 hours ago

Clearview betting on political ties to grow federal contracts
Anthony Kimery | 5 hours ago

Digital IDs take root in US as states and federal agencies chart uncertain paths
Anthony Kimery | 6 hours ago

Silverfort integrates Keyless’ selfie biometrics and protection for cloud NHIs
Chris Burt | 6 hours ago

Google joins age assurance market as Wallet use cases, availability expand
Chris Burt | 20 hours ago

UK Children’s Commissioner calls for ban on ‘nudify’ AI apps
Joel R. McConvey | 20 hours ago

Digital access to social security number promises speed but worries users
Anthony Kimery | 24 hours ago

Financial institutions center identity verification in inclusion and expansion drive
Lu-Hai Liang | 24 hours ago

RecFaces integrates face biometrics with Genetec to enhance access control
Chris Burt | Yesterday

Incognia ID transcends traditional device fingerprinting with location behavior tech
Joel R. McConvey | Yesterday

Regula photospectral document scanner marks ‘conceptual shift’ in border control
Joel R. McConvey | Yesterday

Brazilians are winning court claims for AI failures, including on facial recognition
Lu-Hai Liang | Yesterday

Fingerprint Cards: quarterlies, annuals, regulatory actions
Chris Burt | Yesterday

Idex Biometrics: quarterlies, annuals, regulatory actions
Chris Burt | Yesterday

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Biometric Update offers exclusive features and in-depth interviews with executives in the biometrics industry.

Biometric Update Podcast looks at the road to a global standard for age assurance

By Joel R. McConvey

Apr 25, 2025 - Episode 2 of the Biometric Update Podcast is a dispatch from the 2025 Global Age Assurance Standards Summit, held from…

More Interviews and Features

Biometric Update Podcast digs into deepfakes with Pindrop CEO
Joel R. McConvey | 2 weeks ago

Age assurance standards approach inflection point as regulations roll out
Chris Burt | 2 weeks ago

Digital ID community steps up: reflections from MOSIP Connect 2025
Chris Burt | 4 weeks ago

KILT, Youverse and Key State Capital on challenges for decentralized identity in EU
Masha Borak | 1 month 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

New database sheds light on decentralized identity projects across the world
Masha Borak | 2 months ago

Industry Insights

Biometric Update Industry Insights feature biometrics and digital ID industry experts discussing their unique perspectives.

What Trump’s tariff reversal (and escalation on China) means for the future of cybersecurity

By Vytautas Urbonas

Apr 28, 2025 - By Vytautas Urbonas, CMO at Ondato The Wall Street stock rally due to President Trump's consecutive actions, including the suspension…

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Caution urged as UK supermarkets check out facial recognition
Fraser Sampson | 7 days ago

Can AI predict who will commit crime?
Fraser Sampson | 3 weeks ago

Retailers are at risk of ID fraud – better defenses are now imperative
Jimmy Roussel | 4 weeks ago

Smooth travels: How airports are paving the way for widespread biometric technology adoption
Patrick Harding | 1 month ago

Surveillance, identity and the right to go missing
Fraser Sampson | 1 month ago

Regulation and technology in 2025
Collette Smith | 2 months 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.