Biometric Update for February 18, 2026

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Milwaukee Sheriff moves to integrate Biometrica despite MPD facial recognition freeze

By Chris Burt

Feb 18, 2026 - Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is in negotiations with Biometrica to join the network of law enforcement agencies using its…

High IDV failure rates shown by Intellicheck research reveal fraud targets

By Chris Burt

Feb 18, 2026 - Online businesses and their fraud protection providers have become all too aware of the scale and escalation of identity fraud,…

What could make the EU Digital Identity Wallets fail?

By Jon Ølnes

Feb 16, 2026 - The EU Digital Identity Wallet has enormous potential, but its success cannot be taken for granted. Insufficient ecosystem buy-in, unclear…

AI agents and how to govern them: Tailscale, Saviynt offer solutions

By Joel R. McConvey

Feb 18, 2026 - The sales pitch for agentic workflows always has a risk caveat. Scaling agentic activity means making necessary upgrades in identity…

X, Meta, TikTok under fire for deepfake CSAM in Europe

By Masha Borak

Feb 18, 2026 - The Spanish government has called on its public prosecutor to investigate social media platforms X, Meta and TikTok for allegedly…

Pakistan Super App for gov’t services, document verification advances toward launch

By Lu-Hai Liang

Feb 18, 2026 - Pakistan’s government is preparing to roll out a “Super App” that will allow citizens to access public services and verify…

eMudhra self-certified as MOSIP system integrator for digital ID projects at scale

By Ayang Macdonald

Feb 18, 2026 - Indian-based multinational digital ID firm eMudhra has completed self-certification to the Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP), an affirmation that…

AI fakery is turning fear into a voter suppression tool ahead of US elections

By Anthony Kimery

Feb 16, 2026 - In the months leading up to the 2026 midterm elections which could see Democrats sweeping both the House and Senate,…

Identy joins Africa’s push for digital identity in humanitarian healthcare

By Lu-Hai Liang

Feb 18, 2026 - Across Africa and other regions with large undocumented populations, the lack of official identity papers is a major barrier to…

Mastercard brings agentic commerce vision to India

By Joel R. McConvey

Feb 18, 2026 - Mastercard took the stage at the recent India AI Impact Summit to demonstrate India’s first ‘fully authenticated agentic commerce transaction.”…

Liveness is king: FaceTec’s Jay Meier in conversation with Chris Burt

By Joel R. McConvey

Feb 13, 2026 - It’s best, says Jay Meier, to think about identity management as a system of symbiotic systems. Which is to say,…

Regula builds age, gender estimation into ID document scans

By Masha Borak

Feb 18, 2026 - Regula is enhancing its document reader software with biometric age and gender estimation based on document photos. The identity verification…

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Liveness is king: FaceTec’s Jay Meier in conversation with Chris Burt

Ping’s Rusbridge says the agent economy needs zero-trust evolution, not revolution

OpenAge is on a roll: CEO talks AgeKeys with Biometric Update Podcast

Reimagining online value can enable digital privacy, MyTerms co-founder argues

Regula builds age, gender estimation into ID document scans
Masha Borak | 42 minutes ago

AI agents and how to govern them: Tailscale, Saviynt offer solutions
Joel R. McConvey | 3 hours ago

Milwaukee Sheriff moves to integrate Biometrica despite MPD facial recognition freeze
Chris Burt | 3 hours ago

X, Meta, TikTok under fire for deepfake CSAM in Europe
Masha Borak | 3 hours ago

Pakistan Super App for gov’t services, document verification advances toward launch
Lu-Hai Liang | 4 hours ago

eMudhra self-certified as MOSIP system integrator for digital ID projects at scale
Ayang Macdonald | 5 hours ago

High IDV failure rates shown by Intellicheck research reveal fraud targets
Chris Burt | 5 hours ago

Mastercard brings agentic commerce vision to India
Joel R. McConvey | 5 hours ago

Identy joins Africa’s push for digital identity in humanitarian healthcare
Lu-Hai Liang | 6 hours ago

Texas on the sidelines as digital driver’s licenses expand nationwide
Anthony Kimery | 7 hours ago

Google tests Project Toscana face unlock system that could rival Apple’s Face ID
Lu-Hai Liang | 7 hours ago

DoD expands research on biometric enabled hearing protection systems
Anthony Kimery | 8 hours ago

Veridos and OSD awarded for biometric passport work, KOMSCO finds profits in digital ID
Lu-Hai Liang | 10 hours ago

Sphinx raises $7.1m to expand AI-powered compliance agents
Lu-Hai Liang | 23 hours ago

Identity fraud revs up in the automotive sector as purchases move online
Joel R. McConvey | 24 hours ago

DHS RIVR results suggest most ID document validation disastrously ineffective
Chris Burt | Yesterday

DHS signals major expansion of biometric matching infrastructure
Anthony Kimery | Yesterday

ROC impresses in NIST biometric age estimation benchmark, Shufti makes debut
Chris Burt | Yesterday

Online dating at risk as romance scams, deepfakes infiltrate platforms
Joel R. McConvey | Yesterday

Police Scotland plans LFR business case, consultation on the way to a decision: SPA
Masha Borak | Yesterday

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AI fakery is turning fear into a voter suppression tool ahead of US elections

By Anthony Kimery

Feb 16, 2026 - In the months leading up to the 2026 midterm elections which could see Democrats sweeping both the House and Senate,…

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Liveness is king: FaceTec’s Jay Meier in conversation with Chris Burt
Joel R. McConvey | 5 days ago

OpenAge is on a roll: CEO talks AgeKeys with Biometric Update Podcast
Joel R. McConvey | 2 weeks ago

John Howard reflects on DHS biometrics evaluations and the AI testing landscape
Chris Burt | 2 weeks ago

Alan Goode talks biometric physical access control on Biometric Update Podcast
Joel R. McConvey | 3 weeks ago

Yoti’s passive biometric liveness detection first to pass iBeta Level 3 PAD test
Chris Burt | 3 weeks ago

Biometrics vendors should ‘step up their marketing’ say smartphone analysts
Lu-Hai Liang | 3 weeks ago

Podcast: Dr. Sean Kelly says biometrics offer security, efficiency for healthcare
Joel R. McConvey | 4 weeks ago

Next Biometrics is betting on ‘anywhere-on-display’ — could a future iPhone use it?
Lu-Hai Liang | 4 weeks ago

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What could make the EU Digital Identity Wallets fail?

By Jon Ølnes

Feb 16, 2026 - The EU Digital Identity Wallet has enormous potential, but its success cannot be taken for granted. Insufficient ecosystem buy-in, unclear…

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Trust as a target: The parallels between application and romance fraud
Dave Rossi | 7 days ago

Redefining customer identity in an age of verified trust
Darryl Jones | 2 weeks ago

Official Recognition – ‘transformative technology’ at the heart of UK police reform
Fraser Sampson | 2 weeks ago

Standards, security, and trust: The foundation for next-generation digital IDs
Tyson Moler | 3 weeks ago

AI has static identity verification in its crosshairs. Now what?
Mike Engle | 4 weeks ago

A New Year’s resolution for AI – don’t blame the bot
Fraser Sampson | 1 month 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.