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Certifying fairness in face recognition: what happens when metrics disagree?

By Neily Sanon

Oct 14, 2026 - By Neily Sanon, Test Analyst Fairness is becoming an increasingly important part of biometric evaluation. For organizations developing, buying or deploying…

Google brings age inference to Malaysia as platforms push their own assurance models

By Joel R. McConvey

Oct 14, 2026 - As Google rolls out its age assurance model in Malaysia in continuing response to global regulatory shifts, the structure of…

Certifying fairness in face recognition: what happens when metrics disagree?

By Neily Sanon

Oct 14, 2026 - By Neily Sanon, Test Analyst Fairness is becoming an increasingly important part of biometric evaluation. For organizations developing, buying or deploying…

ASEAN moves toward interoperable digital identity with verifiable credentials

By Lu-Hai Liang

Oct 12, 2026 - The 11 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are among the world’s most active adopters of digital identity.…

‘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…

Dutch coalition launches MyCheck digital identity wallet in push for sovereignty

By Lu-Hai Liang

Oct 14, 2026 - A Dutch coalition has developed a digital identity wallet that is both eIDAS 2.0 compliant and a strategic move for…

Toss expands facial recognition payments to department stores, cinemas

By Joel R. McConvey

Oct 14, 2026 - South Korea's Toss is expanding its Facepay facial recognition payment system beyond convenience stores and cafes into department stores and…

Bangladesh plans unified digital business ID to cut startup time to 14 days

By Lu-Hai Liang

Oct 14, 2026 - Bangladesh wants to establish a unified digital identity framework for businesses as it aims to reduce the time needed to…

Benin moves biometric national ID card renewals online

By Ayang Macdonald

Oct 14, 2026 - Benin's National Agency for the Identification of Persons (ANIP) has introduced online renewal of national biometric identity cards, allowing citizens…

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…

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…

Incode’s new network for anonymized fraud signals boosts detection by 53%

By Chris Burt

Oct 14, 2026 - Incode is introducing a fraud intelligence-sharing capability based on privacy-preserving data analysis to help its customers identify possible fraud incidents…

Google brings age inference to Malaysia as platforms push their own assurance models
Joel R. McConvey | 2 minutes ago

Incode’s new network for anonymized fraud signals boosts detection by 53%
Chris Burt | 2 hours ago

Certifying fairness in face recognition: what happens when metrics disagree?
Neily Sanon | 2 hours ago

Toss expands facial recognition payments to department stores, cinemas
Joel R. McConvey | 3 hours ago

Bangladesh plans unified digital business ID to cut startup time to 14 days
Lu-Hai Liang | 4 hours ago

Dutch coalition launches MyCheck digital identity wallet in push for sovereignty
Lu-Hai Liang | 4 hours ago

Benin moves biometric national ID card renewals online
Ayang Macdonald | 4 hours ago

Brivas sues Match Group, alleging use of FaceTec liveness detection infringes 8 patents
Chris Burt | 21 hours ago

ICE seeks voice biometrics to identify detainees, outside callers in AI surveillance system
Anthony Kimery | 21 hours ago

ICE contract reveals AI social media monitoring capabilities, raises surveillance questions
Anthony Kimery | 21 hours ago

Land crossings remain the missing link in US biometric border system
Joel R. McConvey | 21 hours ago

Digital public infrastructure reshaping state-citizen relations in Africa, report warns
Lu-Hai Liang | 22 hours ago

UK sets rules for live facial recognition in immigration enforcement
Joel R. McConvey | 22 hours ago

MIMOS expands digital trust and AI security efforts under Malaysia’s sovereign AI agenda
Lu-Hai Liang | 22 hours ago

South Africa to launch biometric asylum application platform in November
Ayang Macdonald | 22 hours ago

Yoti adds ConnectID bank verification to its age assurance product in Australia
Joel R. McConvey | Yesterday

Biometrics Institute celebrates 25 years fostering responsible deployments
Chris Burt | Yesterday

Trulioo, Fiserv partner to streamline global identity and business verification
Lu-Hai Liang | Yesterday

Kenya targets December rollout of digital birth registration across SHA hospitals
Ayang Macdonald | Yesterday

OneSpan expands e-signature roadmap with identity verification, AI and digital wallets
Abhishek Jadhav | Yesterday

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ASEAN moves toward interoperable digital identity with verifiable credentials

By Lu-Hai Liang

Oct 12, 2026 - The 11 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are among the world’s most active adopters of digital identity.…

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

ROC looks beyond biometrics with unified Vision AI strategy
Ashok Singal | 6 days ago

Arc’s Socure integration pushes identity deeper into crypto infrastructure
Ashok Singal | 2 weeks 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 | 3 weeks ago

Are we at a tipping point for digital identity? Biometric Update podcast explores global shifts
Joel R. McConvey | 4 weeks ago

Digital ID for alcohol sales is coming to the UK: hear what it means for the identity sector
Joel R. McConvey | 1 month ago

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

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Certifying fairness in face recognition: what happens when metrics disagree?

By Neily Sanon

Oct 14, 2026 - By Neily Sanon, Test Analyst Fairness is becoming an increasingly important part of biometric evaluation. For organizations developing, buying or deploying…

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A biometric match is evidence, not the whole identity decision
Steven Renwick | 5 days ago

Biometric authentication still needs an accessible fallback
Manisha Varma Kamarushiis | 7 days ago

Data breaches make the case for minimizing identity data in KYC
Vladimir V. Arlazarov | 1 week ago

Do we trust supermarkets more than the police with our biometrics?
Fraser Sampson | 2 weeks ago

Tower of Babel 2.0: When misunderstanding becomes a security risk
Eduard de Knegt | 2 weeks ago

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