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UK pubs can legally accept digital ID for age assurance; now, implementation begins

By Joel R. McConvey

- The UK government has made it official: licensed premises across England and Wales will now have the option to accept…

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Proof’s VDC launch brings together banking regulation, reusable identity and AI agents

By Ashok Singal

- Proof, the identity and transaction-security company formerly known as Notarize, has launched its Verifiable Digital Credential, a portable digital identity…

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A biometric system can be accurate and still fail an accessibility test

By Joshua W.J. Brown

- By Joshua W.J. Brown Biometric authentication has mature ways to talk about comparison error. That is exactly why accessibility failures…

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Deal for cybersecurity lab expands Fime’s digital identity assurance portfolio

By Chris Burt

- The market around biometrics and digital identity testing has developed to the point where accredited labs and evaluation bodies are…

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Why organizations are supporting more authentication technologies — and how to do it

By Ashish Jain

- By Ashish Jain, CTO, OneSpan For almost a decade, the security industry’s conversations focused on what would replace traditional passwords.…

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24.4M Filipinos use national ID to open GCash accounts: PSA

By Lu-Hai Liang

- The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) says more than 24 million Filipinos have successfully verified their identities and opened e-wallet accounts…

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OSD granted patent for biometric barcode security and authentication

By Chris Burt

- A new European patent awarded to the Austrian State Printing Company (OSD) provides IP protection for a technology the company…

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International Identity Day shifts focus beyond coverage to trust

By Abhishek Jadhav

- The ninth annual International Identity Day is being observed today under the theme “My Identity, My Shadow. Never Apart.”  This…

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Lindner brings inGo construction credentials to Germany’s d-you wallet

By Lu-Hai Liang

- Subcontractor management platform inGo will connect with Germany’s d-you digital identity wallet as part of launch partner Lindner Group’s participation…

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From data residency to key sovereignty: Thales launches UK cloud HSM

By Ashok Singal

- French technology and cybersecurity group Thales has launched a UK-hosted version of its Luna Cloud HSM, allowing organizations to consume…

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India’s UPI expands into Central Asia with Uzbekistan deal

By Ayang Macdonald

- Uzbekistan has become the latest international market for India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), in another example of India exporting digital…

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UAE Pass digital vault gets blockchain infrastructure upgrade

By Ayang Macdonald

- The blockchain infrastructure underpinning document storage and verification in UAE Pass, the United Arab Emirates’ national digital identity platform, is…

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India’s UPI expands into Central Asia with Uzbekistan deal
Ayang Macdonald |
International Identity Day shifts focus beyond coverage to trust
Abhishek Jadhav |
24.4M Filipinos use national ID to open GCash accounts: PSA
Lu-Hai Liang |
UAE Pass digital vault gets blockchain infrastructure upgrade
Ayang Macdonald |
Lindner brings inGo construction credentials to Germany’s d-you wallet
Lu-Hai Liang |
Proof’s VDC launch brings together banking regulation, reusable identity and AI agents
Ashok Singal |
Deal for cybersecurity lab expands Fime’s digital identity assurance portfolio
Chris Burt |
OSD granted patent for biometric barcode security and authentication
Chris Burt |
UK pubs can legally accept digital ID for age assurance; now, implementation begins
Joel R. McConvey |
From data residency to key sovereignty: Thales launches UK cloud HSM
Ashok Singal |
EU to propose tiered social media age restrictions for under-15s
Joel R. McConvey |
Google rolls out age inference in Canada
Joel R. McConvey |
Partnership widens Persona IDV availability for US colleges
Chris Burt |
Indonesia’s IKD digital ID passes 20.5M users
Lu-Hai Liang |
UK rolls out passkeys for GOV.UK One Login
Abhishek Jadhav |
Ukraine needs to unify biometrics legislation to align with EU
Joel R. McConvey |
Cameroon summit to address digital government interoperability challenges in Africa
Ayang Macdonald |
South Africa seeks facial recognition for police body, dashboard cameras
Chris Burt |
Google Pay to add device biometrics for Mastercard payments in India
Abhishek Jadhav |
Fujitsu Korea partners with Milipass on defense digital identity project
Lu-Hai Liang |

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Digital ID for alcohol sales is coming to the UK: hear what it means for the identity sector

By Joel R. McConvey

- For about two years now, leaders in the UK have been promising that, soon, people will be able to use…

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More Interviews and Features
From data residency to tech sovereignty: Europe rethinks control
Ashok Singal |
Listen: How age assurance platforms earn trust
Joel R. McConvey |
Listen: From passkeys to digital trust with FIDO’s Andrew Shikiar
Joel R. McConvey |
Online channels without verification face open season from agentic fraud: Incode CEO
Chris Burt |
HarmonEyes brings eye tracking technology to the age assurance space
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From verifying humans to AI agents: Socure prepares for the next identity challenge
Ashok Singal |
Podcast: Deepfake fraud goes industrial as identity defenses evolve
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Prove plans launch of privacy-preserving biometric binding with new IP
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Why organizations are supporting more authentication technologies — and how to do it

By Ashish Jain

- By Ashish Jain, CTO, OneSpan For almost a decade, the security industry’s conversations focused on what would replace traditional passwords.…

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A biometric system can be accurate and still fail an accessibility test
Joshua W.J. Brown |
Age verification brings the privacy debate to vaping
Thomas Chen |
Why a strong credential is only the start of the trust chain
Henry Patishman |
The future of driver license security: Advanced identity technologies and trusted credentialing
Steve Yonkers |
The death of the pixel: Why cryptographic provenance is the next identity frontier
Udi Abram |
Account renting exposes the limits of current gig worker screening
Raj Ananthanpillai |

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 summit to address digital government interoperability challenges in Africa

By Ayang Macdonald

- A digital government summit dubbed E-Gov'A, scheduled for October 14 to 17 in Yaounde, Cameroon, is expected to discuss how…

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Digital Identity in Developing Nations
The next bottleneck for African digital identity is infrastructure, not software
Ashok Singal |
From physical infrastructure to digital rails: India’s blueprint for Sri Lanka
Ashok Singal |
MOSIP broadens Inji beyond digital ID into open credentialing platform
Ayang Macdonald |
Syria advances digital public infrastructure with civil service app, biometric IDs
Lu-Hai Liang |
ASEAN’s DEFA sets stage for regional digital identity interoperability
Lu-Hai Liang |
Peru gives digital ID equal legal status to physical credential
Lu-Hai Liang |

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