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Podcast: Deepfake fraud goes industrial as identity defenses evolve

By Joel R. McConvey

- Deepfake fraud is no longer experimental. Cheap AI tools, fraud-as-a-service platforms and injection attacks are transforming identity fraud into an…

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Account renting exposes the limits of current gig worker screening

By Raj Ananthanpillai

- By Raj Ananthanpillai, CEO and Founder of Trua A background check tells a gig platform something about the person who…

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Beyond accuracy: What NIST’s latest age estimation results mean for age assurance

By Ashok Singal

- The latest results of the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)’s Face Analysis Technology Evaluation Age Estimation & Verification…

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GuyID combines IDV with reputation for online dating

By Joel R. McConvey

- Ravi Shankar wants you to trust him. The founder of Ottawa-based startup GuyID is combining identity verification with vouching in…

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Latest round of BixeLab biometrics evaluations include Level 3 PAD, IAD tests

By Joel R. McConvey

- A pair of facial recognition providers have passed Level 3 independent biometric Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) and Injection Attack Detection…

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Foundational ID and biometric binding underpin digital trust

By Chris Burt

- Biometrics fundamentals and foundational ID are considerations at the very beginning of the identity lifecycle that are sometimes overlooked. If…

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OCR Studio updates AI MRZ scanning for difficult remote ID captures

By Abhishek Jadhav

- OCR Studio has updated its on-device software to scan the machine readable zones (MRZs) of passports, identity cards, visas, and…

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Prove plans launch of privacy-preserving biometric binding with new IP

By Chris Burt

- Behavioral signals and contextual information can go a long way in assessing risk and approving authentications. But Prove’s new General…

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Mexico's new banking rules signal a new era for biometric identity verification

By Jesus Aragon

- By Jesús Aragón, CEO and Co-founder of Identy.io Opening a bank account today looks very different than it did a…

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TECH5 posts fastest search time in NIST IREX 10 iris evaluation

By Abhishek Jadhav

- TECH5 has recorded the fastest search time in the current two-eye developer table of the National Institute of Standards and…

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Foundational ID and biometric binding underpin digital trust
Chris Burt |
TECH5 posts fastest search time in NIST IREX 10 iris evaluation
Abhishek Jadhav |
OCR Studio updates AI MRZ scanning for difficult remote ID captures
Abhishek Jadhav |
Beyond accuracy: What NIST’s latest age estimation results mean for age assurance
Ashok Singal |
Latest round of BixeLab biometrics evaluations include Level 3 PAD, IAD tests
Joel R. McConvey |
ICE seeks AI platform to analyze billions of investigative records
Anthony Kimery |
Meta offers new compliance numbers on Australia SMMA, deactivates 750K accounts
Joel R. McConvey |
Caribbean nations are building a cross-border layer of digital public infrastructure
Ayang Macdonald |
UNICEF urges governments to use schools to close global birth registration gaps
Lu-Hai Liang |
Challenge to facial recognition at protests to be examined by Supreme Court of India
Joel R. McConvey |
Seon’s biometric IDV software certified for eIDAS 2.0, age verification in Germany
Chris Burt |
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner plans 8 reports, reviews by autumn 2027
Chris Burt |
Self brings identity verification to universal basic compute initiative
Joel R. McConvey |
Intellicheck reports steady growth and prepares for major customer transition
Chris Burt |
Precise Biometrics’ rights issue raises SEK 100M but tops out at 91%
Chris Burt |
Researchers explore facial recognition with foundation models, synthetic data
Chris Burt |
Podcast: Deepfake fraud goes industrial as identity defenses evolve
Joel R. McConvey |
CBP expands multimodal biometrics with new palm, iris and face equipment buy
Anthony Kimery |
HHS plans nationwide biometric sponsor vetting network linked to Palantir
Anthony Kimery |
FBI twin research highlights why multimodal biometrics still matter
Abhishek Jadhav |

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Podcast: Deepfake fraud goes industrial as identity defenses evolve

By Joel R. McConvey

- Deepfake fraud is no longer experimental. Cheap AI tools, fraud-as-a-service platforms and injection attacks are transforming identity fraud into an…

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Prove plans launch of privacy-preserving biometric binding with new IP
Chris Burt |
GuyID combines IDV with reputation for online dating
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New framework argues government AI depends on strong DPI
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Why Veridas and Fourthline are building a new kind of identity platform
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Asia becomes testing ground for social media age assurance models
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NIST shifts focus from mobile driver’s license technology to adoption
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Age assurance explained: The laws reshaping the internet
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Account renting exposes the limits of current gig worker screening

By Raj Ananthanpillai

- By Raj Ananthanpillai, CEO and Founder of Trua A background check tells a gig platform something about the person who…

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Mexico’s new banking rules signal a new era for biometric identity verification
Jesus Aragon |
Continuous adaptive trust is the new fraud detection mandate
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Trust needs intelligence: Why credit unions must rethink fraud prevention
Dave Rossi |
Agentic AI demands unified approach to human and non-human identity
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Beyond the password: Why behavioral biometrics is becoming banking’s last line of defense
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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.

Caribbean nations are building a cross-border layer of digital public infrastructure

By Ayang Macdonald

- Countries in the Caribbean are implementing national digital public infrastructure (DPI) projects with objectives that increasingly go beyond their territorial…

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Digital Identity in Developing Nations
Birth registration emerges as foundation for digital public infrastructure
Ayang Macdonald |
UN moves to renew Palantir deal despite unresolved privacy, governance risks
Anthony Kimery |
Cameroon: When birth certificates represent children who do not exist
Ayang Macdonald |
New framework argues government AI depends on strong DPI
Lu-Hai Liang |
Pakistan fast-tracks digital identity as Digital Nation Act takes effect
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Rwanda turns digital public infrastructure into a continental growth strategy
Lu-Hai Liang |

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