Immigration, age checks and deepfakes push biometrics into the spotlight
Biometrics are now central to some of the hottest news stories not just in the identity sector, but all around…
Articles By Chris Burt
Chris Burt is managing editor and industry analyst at Biometric Update. He has also written nonfiction about information technology, dramatic arts, sports culture, and fantasy basketball, as well as fiction about a doomed astronaut. He lives in Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter @AFakeChrisBurt.
Toss gets lift from biometric retail payments, plans 2026 US IPO
Retail payments with face biometrics are growing in South Korea, and could help lift one of the country’s leading providers…
Sainsbury’s rolls out Facewatch LFR, Tesco gets retrospective with Auror
Automated security cameras and facial recognition are growing presences in UK shops as a theft prevention measure, with Tesco announcing…
Tech5 secures multi-million euro loan to expand DPI market positioning
Tech5 has secured a “non-dilutive growth loan” worth multiple million euros to its expand its presence in the global biometrics…
Dock Labs webinar pitches decentralized digital ID solution for caller authentication
The days of voice biometrics being stored and used by call centers to authenticate customers may be coming to an…
Face biometrics image quality assessment tool maturing as eu-LISA plans integration
The Open Source Face Image Quality software library is intended to support large-scale biometrics programs with information about the usefulness…
Ping launches control layer for continuous digital identity assurance
Enterprise authentication has been undermined by sophisticated fraud attacks from AI-enabled social engineering to synthetic identities, prompting Ping Identity to…
Age verification expands in gaming: Minecraft selects Yoti, Discord tests Persona
Minecraft players in the UK with adult accounts will have to complete age checks starting in February to continue using…
OneID cites privacy preservation for 10M age verification user milestone
OneID crossed over the 10 million user threshold for its age verification service in 2025, and is preparing to bring…
UK introduces body to lead digital public service transformation
The UK government is launching a new digital public service delivery unit within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology…
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