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ID.me and Verisys partnership points to broader CMS digital identity push

ID.me and Verisys have launched a strategic partnership aimed at helping state Medicaid agencies verify provider identities, validate credentials, and…

 

Biometric travel infrastructure scales from London to Dubai

Governments and airports worldwide are expanding biometric passenger processing, digital travel authorization and reusable identity systems as rising air traffic…

 

OpenAI quietly acquires AI voice cloning startup Weights.gg

OpenAI has made a quietly acquired Weights.gg, a startup specializing in AI-powered voice cloning known for cloning celebrity and public…

 

Thailand’s NDID wins APAC digital identity award

Thailand’s National Digital ID Company (NDID) has been recognized in the Asia-Pacific region as ASEAN digital identity security is put…

 

Why blockchain will be vital for the next generation of biometrics

By Thomas Berndorfer, CEO of Connecting Software In early 2026 the Australian banking sector was rocked by a massive scandal…

 

Data breach exposes medical, financial, biometric data of 1.8 million

New York City Health and Hospitals (NYCHH) is confronting one of the largest healthcare data breaches disclosed so far this…

 

Researchers develop biometric system that identifies people beyond the face

A multi-university research team has developed a biometric recognition system designed to identify people at long distances using not only…

 

OCR Studio expands KYC fraud detection for AI-generated identity documents

Fake documents made with the help of generative AI are becoming increasingly more convincing. Document analysis and data extraction software…

 

ID4Africa speakers urge legal identity inclusion for refugees, stateless persons

African governments must accelerate efforts to provide legal and digital identity to refugees and stateless populations, according to speakers at…

 

Biometrics lawyer Dan Saeedi talks BIPA on Biometric Update Podcast

Dan Saeedi is a BIPA buster. The renowned Chicago attorney, CIPP/US,a partner and team co-lead of the biometric privacy team…

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