Testing age checks for Oz: Andrew Hammond of KJR talks trust on BU Podcast
It has been one month since Australia brought into effect its prohibition on social media for kids under 16. Initially…
Features and Interviews
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Biometric identity verification is adapting to AI: 5 leading providers share how
Businesses making decisions about what technology to use for identity verification face a set of daunting pressures, but the biometrics…
AI, fraud and market timing drive biometrics consolidation in 2025 … and maybe 2026
Biometric Update reported on nearly 50 acquisitions in total during calendar 2025, about 10 more than in 2024, which had…
One check to rule them all: quest for reusable age assurance to ramp up in 2026
At first, the idea of reusable identity might sound redundant. After all, what is identity if not a stable set…
How DPI can accelerate Africa’s push for a single market
Since 2019 when continental leaders launched the operational phase of the single market initiative under the Africa Continental Free Trade…
Will the EUDI Wallet be ready in 2026? Experts say probably not
The European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet is set to become a reality by the end of 2026 but with just…
Vietnam has big digitalization and biometrics ambitions for 2026
Vietnam’s government is pushing hard for digital transformation, seeing digital identity and governance as central to its plans and has…
Soon we’ll know what agentic AI is best used for, as long as we can control it
The world expects a lot from AI, and agentic AI is its next frontier. A multitude of bots harnessed to…
Common ground on UK digital ID allows stakeholders to reframe discussion
The UK government’s plans for a national digital identity scheme have proved divisive, but a civil discussion between representatives of…
ADVP, Tony Blair Institute debate UK digital ID plans: Biometric Update podcast
Two distinct sides have emerged in the debate over how to implement digital identity in the UK. One says a…
