Biometric Update for March 12, 2026

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

CBP moves to modernize fingerprinting at national scale

By Anthony Kimery

Mar 12, 2026 - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is preparing to hire a single contractor to run a nationwide electronic fingerprinting program…

UK Fraud Strategy considers business digital identity and IDV

By Lu-Hai Liang

Mar 12, 2026 - In a new fraud strategy, the UK government is showing its commitment in fighting fraud and the way it has…

Mantra Softech taps $14M investment to accelerate development

By Ayang Macdonald

Mar 12, 2026 - Mantra Softech is accelerating development of its biometrics and digital identity technologies with $14 million it raised in an initial…

Deepfakes force enterprises to rethink cybersecurity

By Masha Borak

Mar 12, 2026 - Organizations must move beyond simple detection tools to defend against AI-generated impersonations and synthetic media attacks. As generative AI continues…

EC’s use case manual explains age verification with EUDI Wallet

By Masha Borak

Mar 12, 2026 - The European Commission has published an age verification Use Case Manual, showcasing how citizens will be able to prove they…

Are deepfakes already in your system? Learn how to find out, what to do

By Chris Burt

Mar 12, 2026 - The threat that deepfakes pose to biometric onboarding processes is well known at this point. Less well understood, according to…

Authologic: EU is facing ‘cold start’ with EUDI Wallet

By Masha Borak

Mar 12, 2026 - Europe will face the so-called “cold start” problem when it comes to introducing the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet at…

Turks and Caicos President unveils major digital transformation agenda

By Ayang Macdonald

Mar 12, 2026 - Prime Minister Charles Washington Misick of Turks and Caicos Islands says the government is undertaking a major digital transformation project…

The OS-level mirage: Why Apple and Google can’t solve the age assurance crisis alone

By Patrick Jeter

Mar 10, 2026 - By Patrick Jeter, Owner & Product Engineer at Digital Arcadia In February 2026, Apple expanded its Declared Age Range API,…

dormakaba splurges to expand biometric access control market reach

By Chris Burt

Mar 12, 2026 - Swiss biometrics and access control provider dormakaba has made a strategic investment in U.S.-based physical access control company SwiftConnect. The…

The Biometric Update Podcast and The Trust Files

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Trulioo’s Hal Lonas on how he applies aeronautics principles to fighting fraud

Data cooperatives offer antidote to digital excesses, SafeGuarden’s Crack argues

Age assurance standards move into focus ahead of 2026 global summit

In conversation at MOSIP Connect 2026: Biometric Update Podcast

EC’s use case manual explains age verification with EUDI Wallet
Masha Borak | 46 seconds ago

UK Fraud Strategy considers business digital identity and IDV
Lu-Hai Liang | 44 minutes ago

Turks and Caicos President unveils major digital transformation agenda
Ayang Macdonald | 45 minutes ago

Deepfakes force enterprises to rethink cybersecurity
Masha Borak | 2 hours ago

Are deepfakes already in your system? Learn how to find out, what to do
Chris Burt | 2 hours ago

CBP moves to modernize fingerprinting at national scale
Anthony Kimery | 3 hours ago

dormakaba splurges to expand biometric access control market reach
Chris Burt | 4 hours ago

Mantra Softech taps $14M investment to accelerate development
Ayang Macdonald | 4 hours ago

0% false negative for Dermalog in NIST FRIF identification flats evaluation
Masha Borak | 5 hours ago

Authologic: EU is facing ‘cold start’ with EUDI Wallet
Masha Borak | 6 hours ago

VeryAI raises $10M for palm biometric platform aimed at AI-driven fraud
Lu-Hai Liang | 6 hours ago

UK ICO wants platforms to go further on age assurance
Lu-Hai Liang | 6 hours ago

Next considers fundraising as key biometrics markets reopen
Chris Burt | 7 hours ago

Facephi detects opportunity in biometric fraud protection inflection point
Chris Burt | 7 hours ago

RIVR results show biometric liveness detection effectiveness highly variable
Chris Burt | 23 hours ago

Court signals NetChoice faces tougher road on age check laws
Anthony Kimery | 24 hours ago

Spain’s AEPD fines Yoti $1.1M for biometric data handling violations
Chris Burt | Yesterday

UK gov’t to design and build national digital ID in-house
Chris Burt | Yesterday

UK Lords reject bid to block police facial recognition searches of DVLA database
Lu-Hai Liang | Yesterday

India is leading example of digital infrastructure, IMF says
Lu-Hai Liang | Yesterday

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Authologic: EU is facing ‘cold start’ with EUDI Wallet

By Masha Borak

Mar 12, 2026 - Europe will face the so-called “cold start” problem when it comes to introducing the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet at…

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MOSIP delves into biometric data quality considerations
Chris Burt | 6 days ago

Trulioo’s Hal Lonas on how he applies aeronautics principles to fighting fraud
Joel R. McConvey | 6 days ago

$3M FanDuel fraud case shows why online gambling needs biometric IDV, liveness
Chris Burt | 2 weeks ago

Eye-movement deception detection studied as part of Pentagon’s vetting modernization
Anthony Kimery | 2 weeks ago

AI fakery is turning fear into a voter suppression tool ahead of US elections
Anthony Kimery | 3 weeks ago

Liveness is king: FaceTec’s Jay Meier in conversation with Chris Burt
Joel R. McConvey | 4 weeks ago

OpenAge is on a roll: CEO talks AgeKeys with Biometric Update Podcast
Joel R. McConvey | 1 month ago

John Howard reflects on DHS biometrics evaluations and the AI testing landscape
Chris Burt | 1 month ago

Industry Insights

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The OS-level mirage: Why Apple and Google can’t solve the age assurance crisis alone

By Patrick Jeter

Mar 10, 2026 - By Patrick Jeter, Owner & Product Engineer at Digital Arcadia In February 2026, Apple expanded its Declared Age Range API,…

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Your phone could replace the ballot box
Amy Allshouse | 3 days ago

Safeguarding biometric data through anonymization
Paul Hulford | 1 week ago

The AI fraud scheme scammers use to bypass verification systems
Konstantin Bulatov | 3 weeks ago

Why the latest consultation on UK police biometrics watchdog leaves too many questions
Fraser Sampson | 3 weeks ago

What could make the EU Digital Identity Wallets fail?
Jon Ølnes | 3 weeks ago

Trust as a target: The parallels between application and romance fraud
Dave Rossi | 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.