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The EUDI Wallet: Building trust, unlocking growth in Europe

By Jacques van Zijp

Sep 28, 2026 - By Jacques van Zijp, Regional Director for Europe, IN Groupe Anyone who has recently opened a bank account, rented a…

Armenia sets 2029 target for EU visa‑free travel, launches biometric ID reforms

By Lu-Hai Liang

Sep 30, 2026 - Armenia has set 2029 as the target date for completing the reforms required under its EU–Armenia Visa Liberalization Action Plan.…

London expands LFR despite weak results from rail trial

By Lu-Hai Liang

Sep 30, 2026 - A six-month live facial recognition trial at London railway stations cost more than £320,000 (US$423,000) and nearly 100 hours of…

Indonesia presses Meta to accelerate under-16 account deactivation

By Joel R. McConvey

Sep 30, 2026 - Indonesia is pressing Meta to accelerate the removal of accounts belonging to users under 16 as the country develops an…

UK invites digital ID providers to join testing for machine-readable DVS register

By Chris Burt

Sep 30, 2026 - The UK’s machine-readable register for Digital Verification Services (DVSs) is nearly ready, and the Office for Digital Identities and Attributes…

Hong Kong age assurance plan for social media, AI will draw on international examples

By Joel R. McConvey

Sep 30, 2026 - The government of Hong Kong is the latest to pursue online safety regulations intended to protect minors from the potential…

NIST tests show progress on key challenges in fingerprint biometrics capture

By Chris Burt

Sep 30, 2026 - The technology for capturing fingerprint biometrics has reached the point where many of the advances that matter most are not…

EU study puts digital identity on research roadmap for next Horizon Europe

By Ashok Singal

Sep 30, 2026 - The European Union is deciding where to place its next big technology bets. The European Commission has proposed €175 billion…

Podcast: GLEIF brings verifiable LEI framework to question of AI governance

By Joel R. McConvey

Sep 27, 2026 - The tech world is realizing that it needs to get its AI under control. That goes for would-be superintelligence projects…

Vendor pitches facial recognition layer for Flock camera data

By Anthony Kimery

Sep 30, 2026 - A surveillance technology company is pitching law enforcement on a way to combine Flock Safety data with facial recognition, potentially…

Xcelerate and Socure take $163M Login.gov identity proofing work into mobile IDs

By Anthony Kimery

Sep 30, 2026 - Xcelerate Solutions and subcontractor Socure are extending their $163 million Login.gov identity-proofing work to mobile driver’s licenses, providing new detail…

Alarm sounds on agentic governance as rapid deployment creates security gaps

By Joel R. McConvey

Sep 30, 2026 - The great AI agitation continues. Opportunities presented by agentic AI have created a market for governance. Increasing instances of agents…

NIST tests show progress on key challenges in fingerprint biometrics capture
Chris Burt | 9 hours ago

Alarm sounds on agentic governance as rapid deployment creates security gaps
Joel R. McConvey | 9 hours ago

EU study puts digital identity on research roadmap for next Horizon Europe
Ashok Singal | 11 hours ago

Hong Kong age assurance plan for social media, AI will draw on international examples
Joel R. McConvey | 13 hours ago

Indonesia presses Meta to accelerate under-16 account deactivation
Joel R. McConvey | 13 hours ago

Armenia sets 2029 target for EU visa‑free travel, launches biometric ID reforms
Lu-Hai Liang | 14 hours ago

UK invites digital ID providers to join testing for machine-readable DVS register
Chris Burt | 14 hours ago

Xcelerate and Socure take $163M Login.gov identity proofing work into mobile IDs
Anthony Kimery | 14 hours ago

Vendor pitches facial recognition layer for Flock camera data
Anthony Kimery | 14 hours ago

London expands LFR despite weak results from rail trial
Lu-Hai Liang | 15 hours ago

Jumio brings selfie-based reusable identity to EMEA
Abhishek Jadhav | 17 hours ago

Noblis patents continuous biometric verification for secure access
Joel R. McConvey | 17 hours ago

Entrust, MK Group expand partnership on government identity programs
Lu-Hai Liang | 17 hours ago

Precise reshapes post-merger team as Jumio, ID.me expand executive teams
Abhishek Jadhav | 17 hours ago

Sri Lanka targets year-end digital ID pilot as funding talks with India continue
Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera | Yesterday

Deepfake defense draws new capital as voice detection checks near 5.5B by 2028
Ashok Singal | Yesterday

Uneven age check enforcement has warped UK’s online adult content market: Aylo
Chris Burt | Yesterday

US Social Security becomes major test of digital identity at scale
Anthony Kimery | Yesterday

Nearly 70% in US, Canada say they would use mobile driver’s licenses
Joel R. McConvey | Yesterday

Trident completes $15M equity raise at steep discount, paid in stablecoins
Chris Burt | Yesterday

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Podcast: GLEIF brings verifiable LEI framework to question of AI governance

By Joel R. McConvey

Sep 27, 2026 - The tech world is realizing that it needs to get its AI under control. That goes for would-be superintelligence projects…

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The EUDI Wallet: Building trust, unlocking growth in Europe

By Jacques van Zijp

Sep 28, 2026 - By Jacques van Zijp, Regional Director for Europe, IN Groupe Anyone who has recently opened a bank account, rented a…

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Passkeys in the post-quantum era: Why FIDO needs more than new algorithms
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Why organizations are supporting more authentication technologies — and how to do it
Ashish Jain | 2 weeks ago

A biometric system can be accurate and still fail an accessibility test
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Age verification brings the privacy debate to vaping
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Henry Patishman | 1 month ago

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Digital Identity in Developing Nations

With UN SDG 16.9 calling for legal identity for all by 2030, Biometric Update is taking a special in-depth focus on digital ID projects in developing countries.

Africa’s digital ID push runs into mobile internet usage gap

By Ayang Macdonald

Sep 25, 2026 - Africa’s expanding digital identity and public service infrastructure faces a problem that network deployment alone cannot solve: hundreds of millions…