Biometric Update for June 21, 2025

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Zenoo integrates Trinsic, Sumsub for advanced digital ID onboarding options

By Chris Burt

Jun 20, 2025 - Onboarding and compliance orchestration engine provider Zenoo has formed a pair of partnerships to give its customers a broader range…

Clear plans for enterprise biometrics growth with new product name, partners

By Chris Burt

Jun 20, 2025 - Clear has signed up T-Mobile as the first publicly-announced customer of its digital identity verification platform with biometric multi-factor authentication…

Swiss digital ID backed by major political parties ahead of autumn referendum

By Masha Borak

Jun 20, 2025 - Switzerland’s planned national digital identity has received support from a broad parliamentary alliance that includes representatives from almost all the…

Netherlands’ asylum seeker ID cards from Idemia use vertical ICAO format

By Chris Burt

Jun 20, 2025 - The Netherlands will introduce new identity documents for asylum seekers Idemia Smart Identity, compliant with the ICAO specification for vertical…

Continued innovation needed to effectively address sophisticated financial fraud

By Ayang Macdonald

Jun 20, 2025 - A Dark Economy Survey carried out by behavioral biometrics firm BioCatch has highlighted the disturbing trend of how AI is…

Lufthansa, BigBear.ai and HID fly the future of digital transformation

By Lu-Hai Liang

Jun 20, 2025 - The Lufthansa Group app is paving the way for air travel with new features and digital functionalities that interface with…

Patchwork of age check, online safety legislation grows across US

By Joel R. McConvey

Jun 20, 2025 - As the U.S. waits for the Supreme Court’s opinion on the Texas case of Paxton v. Free Speech Coalition, which…

Sri Lanka to launch govt API policies and guidelines

By Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera

Jun 20, 2025 - Sri Lanka's government, in the wake of its digital economy drive, is gearing up to release application programming interface (API)…

AVPA laud findings from age assurance tech trial

By Joel R. McConvey

Jun 20, 2025 - The Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA), and several of its members, have welcomed the publication of preliminary findings from the…

Findynet funding development of six digital wallet solutions

By Masha Borak

Jun 20, 2025 - Finnish public-private cooperative Findynet has announced it will award 60,000 euros (US$69,200) to six digital wallet vendors to help translate…

This week in age assurance

2025 Online Age Assurance Market Report & Buyer’s Guide

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Social media age check warning by NZ regulator reflects fear beyond proposal

Social media needs age verification for users under 15, say 11 EU member states

France’s push for age restrictions on social media gains urgency

Louisiana sees age assurance legislation battle between Big Social, Big App Store

Patchwork of age check, online safety legislation grows across US

Findynet funding development of six digital wallet solutions
Masha Borak | 13 hours ago

Sri Lanka to launch govt API policies and guidelines
Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera | 16 hours ago

Netherlands’ asylum seeker ID cards from Idemia use vertical ICAO format
Chris Burt | 16 hours ago

Zenoo integrates Trinsic, Sumsub for advanced digital ID onboarding options
Chris Burt | 16 hours ago

Swiss digital ID backed by major political parties ahead of autumn referendum
Masha Borak | 18 hours ago

Lufthansa, BigBear.ai and HID fly the future of digital transformation
Lu-Hai Liang | 18 hours ago

Clear plans for enterprise biometrics growth with new product name, partners
Chris Burt | 20 hours ago

Continued innovation needed to effectively address sophisticated financial fraud
Ayang Macdonald | 20 hours ago

Biometric blockchain ring launched as more web3 companies dive into digital IDs
Masha Borak | 20 hours ago

SecureAuth acquisition of continuous identity assurance technology paying off
Masha Borak | 20 hours ago

Humanity Protocol CEO talks Moongate acquisition, expansion into ticketing
Joel R. McConvey | Yesterday

Half a million shoplifters can’t be right
Fraser Sampson | Yesterday

Fight misinformation with IDV for tiered anonymity on social media, paper argues
Lu-Hai Liang | Yesterday

Hackathon spotlights role of Philippines national ID in effective service delivery
Ayang Macdonald | Yesterday

Sri Lanka promotes outcome-based procurement for a robust digital economy
Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera | Yesterday

With Royal Assent, UK Data (Use and Access) Bill is now law
Joel R. McConvey | 2 days ago

UK lays out privacy policy for One Login identity verification
Chris Burt | 2 days ago

Fortinus Global, MD Tony Smith to advise Paravision on border biometrics expansion
Chris Burt | 2 days ago

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

Au10tix gets nod from Microsoft as ideal solution for AI agents built in MS Copilot

By Joel R. McConvey

Jun 12, 2025 - At the recent Microsoft Build event, Au10tix got a public endorsement from Microsoft as an ideal match for AI agents…

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No watchlist needed to secure public spaces: Corsight execs
Chris Burt | 2 weeks ago

Phygital IDs and PPPs: IN Groupe CEO Agnès Diallo on realizing identity’s promise
Chris Burt | 2 weeks ago

Ethiopia’s digital ID chief lays out roadmap for reaching 90M enrollments by 2027
Ayang Macdonald | 2 weeks ago

Somalia walking a thorny road to an inclusive national digital ID system
Ayang Macdonald | 3 weeks ago

Infant.ID system can effectively address child swaps, trafficking: Integrated Biometrics
Ayang Macdonald | 3 weeks ago

Biometrics experience, policy and tools must converge to transform lives
Chris Burt | 4 weeks ago

Reusable digital identity arriving in the nick of time
Chris Burt | 4 weeks ago

Inclusive digital ID poised for leap forward with QR codes, similar credentials
Chris Burt | 1 month ago

Industry Insights

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

You can’t reset your DNA. So why are you letting companies treat it like a password?

By Aras Nazarovas

Jun 17, 2025 - Not long ago, mailing your saliva to a Silicon Valley startup was treated like a novelty – a quirky gift,…

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Building trust in the age of digital identity: why cyber resilience must come first
Nathalie Gosset | 5 days ago

Privacy doesn’t have to cost us great online services
Andrew Black | 6 days ago

The face of commerce: When your identity becomes your wallet
Matt Marino | 1 week ago

Texas bill calls for tough age checks – but sensible access needs a clear roadmap
Mary Ann Miller | 2 weeks ago

Harnessing AI to reinforce security and identity in Australia
Ramesh Songukrishnasamy | 3 weeks ago

5 ways fraud is reinventing itself in 2025
Bess Farrell | 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.