ID4Africa 2026 shifts focus to digital identity ecosystems and sustainability
ID4Africa’s 2026 AGM opened in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire with the arrival of over a thousand delegates and participants at the…
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.
Building digital ID systems that last: African countries share experiences as ID4Africa 2026 opens
It is no longer enough to just build national digital ID systems. It is critical to ensure that the systems…
Biometric Update Podcast explores identification at scale using browser fingerprinting
“Browser fingerprinting is this idea that modern browsers are so complex.” So says Valentin Vasilyev, Chief Technology Officer of Fingerprint,…
UK regulators pan patchwork policy for law enforcement facial recognition
The UK’s two Biometrics Commissioners shared cautionary observations about the use of facial recognition in law enforcement over the weekend…
Biometric Update Podcast: Teresa Wu on SIA’s Corporate Credential Design Guide
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has published its Corporate Credential Design Guide, and Idema Public Security’s Teresa Wu, who has…
ADVP and NO2ID back DVS framework from opposing perspectives
The UK’s Digital Verification Service (DVS) trust framework is drawing support from both industry and long-time critics of centralized identity…
Concordium’s Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki wants to keep your AI agents in line
“Without identity, autonomous action is just autonomous risk.” So says Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki, CEO of Layer-1 blockchain protocol Concordium. Concordium has…
FPC CEO expects biometrics growth, efficiency, capital gains from Precise merger
Fingerprint Cards (FPC) CEO Adam Philpott believes the company’s planned merger with Precise Biometrics will create a far more competitive…
Following IPO, ROC is investing in homegrown security for US market
In February, Colorado-based biometrics and vision AI provider ROC closed the first big biometrics IPO of 2026, raising just over…
Wizz, Tech Coalition talk child online safety with Biometric Update Podcast
Wizz, the online social chat app that matches kids based on their age group, says it puts safety at the…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection