Signicat forms ‘European identity powerhouse’ with Inverid acquisition
Signicat is absorbing NFC-based digital identity verification specialist Inverid in a deal that Co-founder and CEO Maarten Wegdam told Biometric…
Features and Interviews
Biometric Update offers exclusive features and executive interviews along with forward-looking, systematic data about the global biometrics market. Interviews provide perspectives from companies in the industry, their partners, analysts and other stakeholders in the ecosystem, individually or as part of in-depth features. Read our exclusive ID4Africa coverage.
Europe’s digital ID could inspire Global South’s next generation of DPI: TECH5
Many countries have spent years building large-scale identity databases for issuing national documents, often based on biometric data. Governments are…
Namibia weighs biometrics options for foundation of instant payment system
One of the signs of progress towards realizing the “prioritizing use, accelerating impact” part of the ID4Africa 2025 AGM’s official…
Internal struggle over US federal biometric data management intensifies
As the U.S. federal government expands its use of biometric technologies to manage everything from border security to federal benefits,…
Virginia police dept. launches facial recognition program under strict oversight
In a move that places it at the forefront of biometric policing in Virginia, the Bristol Virginia Police Department has…
Au10tix gets nod from Microsoft as ideal solution for AI agents built in MS Copilot
At the recent Microsoft Build event, Au10tix got a public endorsement from Microsoft as an ideal match for AI agents…
No watchlist needed to secure public spaces: Corsight execs
Many of the threats to public safety from terrorists involve people who are not previously identified as violent extremists by…
Phygital IDs and PPPs: IN Groupe CEO Agnès Diallo on realizing identity’s promise
IN Groupe is one of the oldest companies in the identity space, but promoted Agnès Diallo to the CEO role…
Ethiopia’s digital ID chief lays out roadmap for reaching 90M enrollments by 2027
“Digital ID is not optional; it is a necessity.” It is on this conviction that Ethiopia is riding to make…
Somalia walking a thorny road to an inclusive national digital ID system
Flashback about 30 years ago, Somalia had no functional national ID system. Legal identity in this Horn of Africa nation…
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