Growing role of biometrics in everyday life demands urgent deepfake response
Biometrics are becoming more entrenched a couple of market segments, though not as fast as some would like. The top…
Industry Analysis
Biometric Update provides context for the development of the biometrics market and insight about what the future holds for digital identity companies and technologies alike.
Synthetic identity fraud soared 8X in 2025: LexisNexis
Theft using synthetic identities now accounts for 11 percent of all reported fraud, making it the fastest-growing fraud type worldwide,…
UK’s OfDIA assigns international digital identity standards role as DVS ‘backbone’
One of the key principles driving digital identity is that, in keeping with the shape of the digital world, it…
Fraudsters are exploiting generative AI faster than organizations can respond: SAS
In the great AI race of the 2020s, fraudsters have a healthy lead, and they are upping their pace in…
Biometric physical access control generating $9.84B in revenue by 2028
A new report from Biometric Update and Goode Intelligence, 2026 Biometric Physical Access Control Market Report & Buyer’s Guide, investigates…
South Korea and LatAm see rise in financial fraud
Financial fraud is seeing a global rise, including in major markets such as South Korea and Latin America. During the…
Biometric data sharing infrastructure matures as border control expectations evolve
Biometric data sharing is the theme running throughout many of the top stories of the week on Biometric Update, particularly…
Biometrics providers prepare for emerging wave of biometrics demand
The tremendous commercial opportunity for biometrics is shown in a major provider merger and growing demand from airports to the…
Are we human or are we agents: question proves ‘unexpectedly challenging’
In developing and defining generative AI, humankind has implicitly positioned itself against the emerging Other. For all the dreaming, computers…
Biometrics adoption, inclusion gains depend on bridging the understanding gap
Education is a lifelong process, and emerging technology applications like biometrics payments are often challenging for older people to understand….
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Understanding MOSIP
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection