Biometric Update | Biometrics News & Market Research

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Deepfakes, social engineering push identity checks into live conversations

By Joel R. McConvey

Oct 9, 2026 - AI is a powerful tool for fraud on its own, but social engineering sharpens its edge. People remain easy to…

A biometric match is evidence, not the whole identity decision

By Steven Renwick

Oct 9, 2026 - By Steven Renwick, co-founder and CEO of Tilores A customer takes a selfie, scans an identity document and passes the…

Biometric authentication still needs an accessible fallback

By Manisha Varma Kamarushiis

Oct 7, 2026 - By Manisha Varma Kamarushiis, UX & Accessibility Researcher Biometric authentication has changed the way people unlock devices and access sensitive…

Ethiopia launches developer sandbox to support Fayda digital ID innovation, integration

By Ayang Macdonald

Oct 9, 2026 - Ethiopia's National ID Program (NIDP), re-established in August as Faydaverse Digital Solutions, has launched a public sandbox environment for the…

UK ICO gets 10 leading AI developers to commit to abide by data protection laws

By Chris Burt

Oct 9, 2026 - Foundational AI models are created in part by processing personal information and copyrighted material. As governments around the world attempt…

UK Finance prepares for AI agents, wants clarity on digital verification

By Lu-Hai Liang

Oct 9, 2026 - As a recent op-ed in the Financial Times observed, Britain has turned digital ID into a growth industry. While plans…

TECH5 names Rahul Parthe CEO for next phase of digital infrastructure growth

By Abhishek Jadhav

Oct 9, 2026 - Tech5 is putting co-founder Rahul Parthe in charge of operations as it seeks to bring its national digital infrastructure model…

Next Biometrics to file for bankruptcy

By Chris Burt

Oct 9, 2026 - Next Biometrics has run out of time to fund its pivot around its new Anywhere-in-Display fingerprint biometrics technology, announcing its…

ROC looks beyond biometrics with unified Vision AI strategy

By Ashok Singal

Oct 8, 2026 - ROC is trying to move beyond the biometric technology that made its name, putting identity, video analytics and digital evidence…

‘We’re verifying identity in a way that we haven’t’: Janice Kephart on 25 years after 9/11

By Joel R. McConvey

Oct 9, 2026 - Last month marked 25 years since the September 11 attacks, an event that permanently changed air travel, border security and…

Passkey adoption rises, but passwords persist in enterprise authentication

By Abhishek Jadhav

Oct 9, 2026 - Passwords remain embedded in enterprise authentication, even among professionals familiar with passkeys. A recent Yubico and Okta survey found that…

Checkr layers biometrics, data analysis and fraud signals to catch fake candidates

By Chris Burt

Oct 9, 2026 - The days when job application fraud could usually be checked with a quick phone call to a past employer or…

TECH5 names Rahul Parthe CEO for next phase of digital infrastructure growth
Abhishek Jadhav | 4 hours ago

Next Biometrics to file for bankruptcy
Chris Burt | 4 hours ago

Ethiopia launches developer sandbox to support Fayda digital ID innovation, integration
Ayang Macdonald | 4 hours ago

‘We’re verifying identity in a way that we haven’t’: Janice Kephart on 25 years after 9/11
Joel R. McConvey | 5 hours ago

Passkey adoption rises, but passwords persist in enterprise authentication
Abhishek Jadhav | 6 hours ago

Deepfakes, social engineering push identity checks into live conversations
Joel R. McConvey | 6 hours ago

UK ICO gets 10 leading AI developers to commit to abide by data protection laws
Chris Burt | 6 hours ago

Checkr layers biometrics, data analysis and fraud signals to catch fake candidates
Chris Burt | 7 hours ago

UK Finance prepares for AI agents, wants clarity on digital verification
Lu-Hai Liang | 7 hours ago

Spanish regulator urges safeguards for municipal AI-powered video surveillance projects
Ayang Macdonald | 7 hours ago

Mobai, Partisia explore biometric binding for reusable credentials
Abhishek Jadhav | 7 hours ago

A biometric match is evidence, not the whole identity decision
Steven Renwick | 7 hours ago

AI agents expose the gap between identity and authority
Joel R. McConvey | 7 hours ago

Crypto pushes identity beyond KYC and into the transaction
Joel R. McConvey | 8 hours ago

Nigeria’s ABIS cleans electoral roll as PVC collection begins
Ayang Macdonald | 8 hours ago

Access earned: how your credential keeps up with your career
HID | 20 hours ago

ROC looks beyond biometrics with unified Vision AI strategy
Ashok Singal | Yesterday

NIST launches resource hub to support SP 800-63-4 implementation
Ashok Singal | Yesterday

Biometrics industry urges Congress to expand border screening, set limits on traveler profiling
Anthony Kimery | Yesterday

ROC expands into developer market with debut of facial age estimation SaaS
Chris Burt | Yesterday

Spotlight:

Learn More About

in the news

Features and Industry Interviews

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

‘We’re verifying identity in a way that we haven’t’: Janice Kephart on 25 years after 9/11

By Joel R. McConvey

Oct 9, 2026 - Last month marked 25 years since the September 11 attacks, an event that permanently changed air travel, border security and…

More Interviews and Features

ROC looks beyond biometrics with unified Vision AI strategy
Ashok Singal | Yesterday

Arc’s Socure integration pushes identity deeper into crypto infrastructure
Ashok Singal | 1 week ago

Podcast: GLEIF brings verifiable LEI framework to question of AI governance
Joel R. McConvey | 2 weeks ago

Who verifies the verifier? Indicio on the race to give AI agents an identity
Ashok Singal | 2 weeks ago

Are we at a tipping point for digital identity? Biometric Update podcast explores global shifts
Joel R. McConvey | 3 weeks ago

Digital ID for alcohol sales is coming to the UK: hear what it means for the identity sector
Joel R. McConvey | 4 weeks ago

From data residency to tech sovereignty: Europe rethinks control
Ashok Singal | 1 month ago

Listen: How age assurance platforms earn trust
Joel R. McConvey | 1 month ago

Industry Insights

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

A biometric match is evidence, not the whole identity decision

By Steven Renwick

Oct 9, 2026 - By Steven Renwick, co-founder and CEO of Tilores A customer takes a selfie, scans an identity document and passes the…

More Industry Insights

Biometric authentication still needs an accessible fallback
Manisha Varma Kamarushiis | 2 days ago

Data breaches make the case for minimizing identity data in KYC
Vladimir V. Arlazarov | 4 days ago

Do we trust supermarkets more than the police with our biometrics?
Fraser Sampson | 1 week ago

Tower of Babel 2.0: When misunderstanding becomes a security risk
Eduard de Knegt | 1 week ago

The EUDI Wallet: Building trust, unlocking growth in Europe
Jacques van Zijp | 2 weeks ago

Passkeys in the post-quantum era: Why FIDO needs more than new algorithms
Johann-Philipp Thiers | 3 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.

Cameroon’s civil registration reform faces $85M funding gap

By Ayang Macdonald

Oct 8, 2026 - Cameroon needs more than FCFA 50 billion, about US$85 million, to fully digitalize its civil registration system by 2029–2030, according…