Biometric Update for June 13, 2026

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Bangladesh positions digital ID and wallets as economic infrastructure

By Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera

Jun 12, 2026 - Bangladesh is advancing a "One Citizen-One ID-One Digital Wallet" strategy that aims to link identity, payments and government services through…

Ireland makes age verification priority ahead of EU presidency

By Joel R. McConvey

Jun 12, 2026 - Ireland is preparing to assume the presidency of the Council of the European Union, and has made online safety for…

D9+ ministers encourage privacy preserving EU-wide age verification

By Joel R. McConvey

Jun 12, 2026 - This week saw the publication of the Luxembourg Declaration, a text marking the meeting of D9+ ministers in Luxembourg to…

Passenger growth, AI fraud push digital travel credentials toward tipping point

By Masha Borak

Jun 12, 2026 - Digital travel credentials (DTCs) are at a crucial moment in their adoption as the travel industry undergoes profound structural changes,…

Africans’ identity security a key driver of economic development, democracy, livelihoods and dignity

By Nat Pisupati

Jun 11, 2026 - By Nat Pisupati, regional sales director MEA at HID FARGO Africa’s development story will increasingly be shaped not only by…

The US counter-cartel fight is becoming an identity intelligence war

By Anthony Kimery

Jun 12, 2026 - The creation of the Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter Cartel (JIATF-CC) under the U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) marks more than another…

Imprivata CEO tells Biometric Update Podcast why identity must evolve faster

By Joel R. McConvey

Jun 12, 2026 - A lot of people will tell you how fast the tech industry moves. Fran Rosch, the CEO of Imprivata, has…

CCIA entreats US Supreme Court to intervene in Texas app store age check law

By Joel R. McConvey

Jun 12, 2026 - In the present historical moment, it is borderline comical to see advocacy groups for the technology industry insist that age…

ETSI defines EUDI Wallet ecosystem’s trust infrastructure with standards rollout

By Masha Borak

Jun 12, 2026 - The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has announced that it has completed the first set of technical specifications for the…

Thales makes strong debut in NIST’s FRIF fingerprint biometrics benchmark

By Chris Burt

Jun 12, 2026 - New entries to NIST’s benchmark for large-scale fingerprint biometric capture and comparison software from Thales and Innovatrics show significant gains…

Local developers, mobile credentials and QR Codes take ID4Africa spotlight

By Chris Burt

Jun 12, 2026 - The suitcase-sized biometric enrollment kits that dominated the exhibitions at ID4Africa’s early AGMs are gone. Instead, exhibitors at ID4Africa’s 2026…

The Biometric Update Podcast and The Trust Files

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ID4Africa’s Joseph Atick on why Africa is setting the pace for digital identity

Biometric Update Podcast: Claire Ma explores the next phase of government digital identity

Biometrics lawyer Dan Saeedi talks BIPA on Biometric Update Podcast

ADVP and NO2ID back DVS framework from opposing perspectives

Imprivata CEO tells Biometric Update Podcast why identity must evolve faster
Joel R. McConvey | 15 hours ago

Passenger growth, AI fraud push digital travel credentials toward tipping point
Masha Borak | 15 hours ago

Thales makes strong debut in NIST’s FRIF fingerprint biometrics benchmark
Chris Burt | 16 hours ago

CCIA entreats US Supreme Court to intervene in Texas app store age check law
Joel R. McConvey | 16 hours ago

The US counter-cartel fight is becoming an identity intelligence war
Anthony Kimery | 17 hours ago

Bangladesh positions digital ID and wallets as economic infrastructure
Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera | 18 hours ago

Ireland makes age verification priority ahead of EU presidency
Joel R. McConvey | 18 hours ago

D9+ ministers encourage privacy preserving EU-wide age verification
Joel R. McConvey | 18 hours ago

ETSI defines EUDI Wallet ecosystem’s trust infrastructure with standards rollout
Masha Borak | 19 hours ago

Local developers, mobile credentials and QR Codes take ID4Africa spotlight
Chris Burt | 19 hours ago

IDnow launches ‘Trust Your Customer’ platform for EU’s regulated businesses
Chris Burt | 19 hours ago

Swissbit combines FIDO and physical access control in single security key with NXP
Masha Borak | 19 hours ago

Next Biometrics CFO steps down amid financial struggles
Masha Borak | 20 hours ago

WTTC puts biometrics, digital identity at center of travel agenda
Lu-Hai Liang | 2 days ago

Humanity Protocol key storage error, malware infection lead to massive token breach
Chris Burt | 2 days ago

Digital trust under threat from advanced fraud, AI agents: BioCatch
Joel R. McConvey | 2 days ago

Ireland body camera bill prompts debate over use of recorded footage
Lu-Hai Liang | 2 days ago

Wrongful arrest based on false FRT match sparks lawsuit from Florida man
Joel R. McConvey | 2 days ago

Report finds synthetic identity fraud becoming biggest fraud threat in 2026
Lu-Hai Liang | 2 days ago

Africans’ identity security a key driver of economic development, democracy, livelihoods and dignity
Nat Pisupati | 2 days ago

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Imprivata CEO tells Biometric Update Podcast why identity must evolve faster

By Joel R. McConvey

Jun 12, 2026 - A lot of people will tell you how fast the tech industry moves. Fran Rosch, the CEO of Imprivata, has…

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Local developers, mobile credentials and QR Codes take ID4Africa spotlight
Chris Burt | 19 hours ago

Heuristik targets healthcare biometrics with AI built for clinical conditions
Lu-Hai Liang | 5 days ago

iBeta launches Injection Attack Detection testing against CENS/TS 18099
Joel R. McConvey | 1 week ago

Interoperable digital ecosystems next frontier of Africa’s digital transformation
Ayang Macdonald | 1 week ago

Cloud Signature Consortium sees decade of work reflected in EUDI Wallet rollout
Masha Borak | 1 week ago

Governance can keep DPI working for people when other stakeholders turn against them
Chris Burt | 2 weeks ago

Digital identity must be built for interoperability from day one, says Margins CEO
Ayang Macdonald | 2 weeks ago

ID4Africa’s Joseph Atick on why Africa is setting the pace for digital identity
Joel R. McConvey | 2 weeks ago

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Africans’ identity security a key driver of economic development, democracy, livelihoods and dignity

By Nat Pisupati

Jun 11, 2026 - By Nat Pisupati, regional sales director MEA at HID FARGO Africa’s development story will increasingly be shaped not only by…

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Crime mapping in the AI era: why transparency still matters
Fraser Sampson | 1 week ago

Digital Travel Credentials move identity verification beyond the border
Frank Schmalz | 2 weeks ago

From data to trust, democracy in the age of artificial intelligence
Prof.dr. Almir Badnjević | 3 weeks ago

Why blockchain will be vital for the next generation of biometrics
Thomas Berndorfer | 4 weeks ago

KYC in the age of LLMs: Why agent-based ID scanning can ruin your business
Konstantin Bulatov | 4 weeks ago

From identity to intent: Reimagining biometrics for real-time fraud prevention
Lenny Gusel | 1 month ago

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.