Biometric Update for July 11, 2025

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Idemia PS to share inside look at multi-modal biometrics registration solution

By Chris Burt

Jul 10, 2025 - Idemia Public Security has upgraded its LiveScan series of biometric enrollment workstations with the Touch Print Enterprise 6, and presents…

CBP biometric expansion at US borders moves ahead with new global entry plans

By Anthony Kimery

Jul 10, 2025 - As the Trump administration doubles down on biometric surveillance at U.S. borders, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is preparing for…

Taiwan gathers perspectives on digital wallet as national infrastructure

By Lu-Hai Liang

Jul 10, 2025 - Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Development has concluded a series of workshops on the digital ID wallet, bringing together experts and…

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…

EU confirms 180-day launch schedule for biometric border system

By Chris Burt

Jul 10, 2025 - The European Union has confirmed that the bloc’s new biometric Entry/Exit System (EES) will begin a progressive launch, in a…

China toughens rules on private FRT while consolidating Beijing’s digital rule

By Joel R. McConvey

Jul 10, 2025 - Recipes for digital control vary by region. In China, the Beijing government is stirring in two directions, as it moves…

Biometrics top consumer choice to fend off AI fraud in finance

By Lu-Hai Liang

Jul 10, 2025 - Veriff’s latest “The Future of Finance” report reveals that online identity verification fraud in financial services has surged with the…

Keyless’ ‘Zero-Knowledge Biometrics’ enable crypto wallet to meet MFA requirements

By Chris Burt

Jul 10, 2025 - Swiss-licensed crypto wallet Relai has integrated biometric authentication from Keyless for logins, account recovery and account deletion. Keyless’ privacy-preserving authentication…

GenKey banned from World Bank projects for 18 months over documentation failure

By Chris Burt

Jul 10, 2025 - The World Bank has censured GenKey over a disclosure failure related to its involvement in Liberia’s social safety net project…

New Oloid privacy architecture to protect enterprise biometrics unveiled

By Chris Burt

Jul 10, 2025 - Many enterprises scrambling to adopt biometrics to defend against fraud are struggling to ensure regulatory compliance and the trust of…

An approach to developing digital identification in the context of DPI

By Juan Pablo García Cairello

Jul 4, 2025 - By Juan Pablo García Cairello, Digital Identity Manager at AGESIC In 2023, G20 leaders defined Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) as…

Is the UK falling behind Europe on digital identity security?

By Eleanor Burns

Jul 10, 2025 - By Eleanor Burns, Director at IDnow As the UK accelerates its shift towards digital identity, a crucial question is coming…

The Biometric Update Podcast

Clear, compelling stories about the biometrics and digital identity industry. Listen now to our first 6 episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Podbean.

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

Humanity Protocol CEO talks Moongate acquisition, expansion into ticketing

Biometric Update Podcast races into the future with 1Password and agentic AI

Biometric Update Podcast connects with ADVP

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

Biometric Update Podcast digs into deepfakes with Pindrop CEO

Keyless’ ‘Zero-Knowledge Biometrics’ enable crypto wallet to meet MFA requirements
Chris Burt | 10 hours ago

CBP biometric expansion at US borders moves ahead with new global entry plans
Anthony Kimery | 10 hours ago

New Oloid privacy architecture to protect enterprise biometrics unveiled
Chris Burt | 11 hours ago

Biometrics top consumer choice to fend off AI fraud in finance
Lu-Hai Liang | 11 hours ago

Taiwan gathers perspectives on digital wallet as national infrastructure
Lu-Hai Liang | 11 hours ago

Idemia PS to share inside look at multi-modal biometrics registration solution
Chris Burt | 12 hours ago

China toughens rules on private FRT while consolidating Beijing’s digital rule
Joel R. McConvey | 12 hours ago

EU confirms 180-day launch schedule for biometric border system
Chris Burt | 13 hours ago

GenKey banned from World Bank projects for 18 months over documentation failure
Chris Burt | 15 hours ago

DSP challenges Irish data regulator’s fine, says processing face biometrics is legal
Joel R. McConvey | 15 hours ago

Is the UK falling behind Europe on digital identity security?
EleanorBurns | 15 hours ago

UNHCR’s biometric LISA kiosk enabling self-service refugee identity verification
Lu-Hai Liang | 16 hours ago

Ghana to add 16k digital govt services as part of $200M World Bank project
Ayang Macdonald | 16 hours ago

Users lament as Nigeria’s digital ID portal suffers downtime
Ayang Macdonald | 16 hours ago

Estonia adds identity verification to new digital government app
Chris Burt | Yesterday

Sri Lanka wants feedback on Sovereign Cloud Strategy
Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera | Yesterday

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

STMicroelectronics unveils system-on-chip for contactless cards
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 | 1 month 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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Is the UK falling behind Europe on digital identity security?

By EleanorBurns

Jul 10, 2025 - By Eleanor Burns, Director at IDnow As the UK accelerates its shift towards digital identity, a crucial question is coming…

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eID potential goes far beyond ‘BritCard’ – here’s how the UK can move ahead
Jarek Sygitowicz | 3 days ago

An approach to developing digital identification in the context of DPI
Juan Pablo García Cairello | 7 days ago

Growing identity fraud challenges put higher education at risk
Chris Borkenhagen | 1 week 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 | 4 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.

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…