Biometric Update for July 9, 2025

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STMicroelectronics unveils system-on-chip for contactless cards

By Lu-Hai Liang

Jul 9, 2025 - STMicroelectronics has launched STPay-Topaz-2, its system-on-chip for contactless payment cards. Building on the more than three billion STPay ready-to-use solutions…

eID potential goes far beyond ‘BritCard’ - here’s how the UK can move ahead

By Jarek Sygitowicz

Jul 8, 2025 - By Jarek Sygitowicz, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Authologic In April of this year, 42 Labour MPs published an…

Estonia adds identity verification to new digital government app

By Chris Burt

Jul 9, 2025 - Estonia has launched an identity verification feature for the country’s digital government app to make it easier to access services.…

Kuwait gov’t considers more biometrics use in citizenship claims

By Lu-Hai Liang

Jul 9, 2025 - The Kuwaiti government is set to approve key amendments to the Kuwaiti Nationality Law to curb the rise of fraudulent…

Italy gets offline digital wallet access as country advances digitalization

By Lu-Hai Liang

Jul 9, 2025 - Italy is seeing a seismic shift in its civil status registers as it leaves behind analogue, paper-based recording keeping in…

World Bank highlights Pakistan’s progress on digital infrastructure, inclusive ID

By Ghulam Shabir Arain

Jul 9, 2025 - As Pakistan transitions to a more digital economy, access, infrastructure, and inclusion remain major challenges. The World Bank's Pakistan Development…

South Africa Home Affairs requests $618M budget to advance digital transformation

By Ayang Macdonald

Jul 9, 2025 - South Africa’s Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber has tabled a budget request of 11 billion rand (about US$618 million)…

Credas launches digital wallet, payments as property sector adapts to UK changes

By Chris Burt

Jul 9, 2025 - Credas has launched a digital wallet to carry out compliance checks with reusable credentials, starting in the real estate sector,…

Sri Lanka wants feedback on Sovereign Cloud Strategy

By Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera

Jul 9, 2025 - The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) has launched a public consultation on a Cloud Policy and…

India’s gig-economy startups need Aadhaar verification, biometrics providers can help

By Lu-Hai Liang

Jul 9, 2025 - Indian start-ups in food delivery, ecommerce and ride-hailing are lining up to seek government approval for gig-worker identity verification. Industry…

BioID biometric liveness detection 99.7% successful in certification refresh

By Chris Burt

Jul 9, 2025 - BioID’s biometric liveness detection has passed a test to refresh its standards compliance confirmation with flying colors, the company has…

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No Phone Home campaign waves red flag over server retrieval for digital ID

Humanity Protocol CEO talks Moongate acquisition, expansion into ticketing

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

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Estonia adds identity verification to new digital government app
Chris Burt | 2 hours ago

Sri Lanka wants feedback on Sovereign Cloud Strategy
Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera | 2 hours ago

Kuwait gov’t considers more biometrics use in citizenship claims
Lu-Hai Liang | 2 hours ago

STMicroelectronics unveils system-on-chip for contactless cards
Lu-Hai Liang | 2 hours ago

South Africa Home Affairs requests $618M budget to advance digital transformation
Ayang Macdonald | 3 hours ago

Italy gets offline digital wallet access as country advances digitalization
Lu-Hai Liang | 3 hours ago

Credas launches digital wallet, payments as property sector adapts to UK changes
Chris Burt | 4 hours ago

India’s gig-economy startups need Aadhaar verification, biometrics providers can help
Lu-Hai Liang | 5 hours ago

BioID biometric liveness detection 99.7% successful in certification refresh
Chris Burt | 6 hours ago

World Bank highlights Pakistan’s progress on digital infrastructure, inclusive ID
Ghulam Shabir Arain | 7 hours ago

Irish online safety regulator promises to prosecute noncompliance on age checks
Joel R. McConvey | 8 hours ago

Raonsecure to develop professional credential digital ID as Korea targets AI dominance
Lu-Hai Liang | 8 hours ago

NextG lands $10M ID cards, passport contracts extension with Malaysian govt
Ayang Macdonald | 8 hours ago

AI voice deepfake of U.S. Secretary of State triggers global security alert
Anthony Kimery | 23 hours ago

Advent reportedly prepping Idemia Public Security sale for up to €3 billion
Chris Burt | Yesterday

Pimloc raises $5M to fuel global expansion of video privacy redaction tool
Chris Burt | Yesterday

UK Companies House identity verification requirement nears
Joel R. McConvey | Yesterday

Sumsub integrates with Verax, launches APAC roadshow
Lu-Hai Liang | Yesterday

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Europe’s digital ID could inspire Global South’s next generation of DPI: TECH5

By Masha Borak

Jul 3, 2025 - Many countries have spent years building large-scale identity databases for issuing national documents, often based on biometric data. Governments are…

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Namibia weighs biometrics options for foundation of instant payment system
Chris Burt | 1 week ago

Internal struggle over US federal biometric data management intensifies
Anthony Kimery | 2 weeks ago

Virginia police dept. launches facial recognition program under strict oversight
Anthony Kimery | 2 weeks ago

Au10tix gets nod from Microsoft as ideal solution for AI agents built in MS Copilot
Joel R. McConvey | 4 weeks ago

No watchlist needed to secure public spaces: Corsight execs
Chris Burt | 4 weeks ago

Phygital IDs and PPPs: IN Groupe CEO Agnès Diallo on realizing identity’s promise
Chris Burt | 1 month ago

Ethiopia’s digital ID chief lays out roadmap for reaching 90M enrollments by 2027
Ayang Macdonald | 1 month ago

Somalia walking a thorny road to an inclusive national digital ID system
Ayang Macdonald | 1 month ago

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eID potential goes far beyond ‘BritCard’ – here’s how the UK can move ahead

By Jarek Sygitowicz

Jul 8, 2025 - By Jarek Sygitowicz, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Authologic In April of this year, 42 Labour MPs published an…

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An approach to developing digital identification in the context of DPI
Juan Pablo García Cairello | 5 days ago

Growing identity fraud challenges put higher education at risk
Chris Borkenhagen | 7 days ago

Social media’s age verification crisis: Can platforms solve the technical and ethical puzzle?
Liudas Kanapienis | 1 week ago

You can’t reset your DNA. So why are you letting companies treat it like a password?
Aras Nazarovas | 3 weeks ago

Building trust in the age of digital identity: why cyber resilience must come first
Nathalie Gosset | 3 weeks ago

Privacy doesn’t have to cost us great online services
Andrew Black | 3 weeks ago

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World Bank highlights Pakistan’s progress on digital infrastructure, inclusive ID

By Ghulam Shabir Arain

Jul 9, 2025 - As Pakistan transitions to a more digital economy, access, infrastructure, and inclusion remain major challenges. The World Bank's Pakistan Development…