Biometric Update

Biometric Update is the leading online source for breaking news, analysis, and research about the global biometrics industry.

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

Is Europe ready for the EUDI Wallet? Signicat, Digidentity and the FIDO Alliance join Biometric Update on Nov. 17 at 8 a.m. EST / 2 p.m. CET on what governments, banks and businesses can trust as wallets go live.

#EUDIWallet #DigitalIdentity

https://t.co/ZOD14deq6z

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

Get the day's biometrics and digital identity news in one email. Subscribe to Biometric Update's daily newsletter. In today's edition: North Korean face theft, the EU's EES lawsuit and Australia opening myID.

#Biometrics #DigitalIdentity

https://t.co/qsQAdZPeF7

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

Making digital ID work takes governance, communication and accountability, not just technology. This week: eu-LISA sues its EES contractors and Australia opens its ecosystem to private providers.

#DigitalIdentity #Biometrics #WeekInReview

https://t.co/ydJ0bdWTIx

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

The FBI says North Korean hackers' "FaceStealer" campaign recorded victims' faces in fake video meetings to impersonate trusted contacts, stealing over $400M in crypto. DOJ says it seized supporting cloud infrastructure.

#Cybersecurity #Deepfakes

https://t.co/iLrcSQKzii

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

OECD: privacy-enhancing technology research grew 20-fold from 2015 to 2025, but adoption lags on complexity, scarce skills and unclear ROI. The report skips biometrics, though identity is a busy PET testbed.

#PETs #DigitalIdentity

https://t.co/bv8lbVHwVq

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

Cuscal Paymark is bringing digital proof-of-age checks to New Zealand payment terminals, letting retailers accept the digital Kiwi Access Card. Rollout is expected to begin in March 2027.

#AgeAssurance #DigitalID

https://t.co/A0Um8ZDYSo

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

New on the Biometric Update Podcast: are EU and UK online safety laws making the internet safer? Gataca CEO Irene Hern��ndez discusses EUDI Wallets, and VerifyMy COO Andy Lulham looks at the UK content crackdown.

#OnlineSafety #AgeAssurance

https://t.co/0xWJjW2CaM

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

Singapore's IMDA is working with GoDaddy, Infoblox, Cloudflare and Google to explore using the internet's Domain Name System to identify and verify AI agents. A national AI agent registry is also under consideration.

#AgenticAI #DigitalIdentity

https://t.co/VBotoksyUz

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

Toppan and BitGo have tested vLEI credentials to verify organizations and their representatives authorizing digital asset transfers, using a 2-of-3 key scheme. The partners eye a possible platform launch in 2028.

#vLEI #DigitalAssets

https://t.co/xb0Sqc1ay8

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

GLEIF says verifiable organizational identity is becoming core infrastructure as business wallets and AI agents automate finance and trade. CEO Alexandre Kech makes the case for the vLEI and interoperability.

#vLEI #DigitalIdentity

https://t.co/9SAs56LdIA

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

Shufti has been granted a U.S. patent for age assurance that splits AI processing between the device and a server. Encrypted age tokens let businesses confirm eligibility without receiving facial images, Shufti says.

#AgeAssurance #Privacy

https://t.co/eUPJGgctqe

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

Romania will launch its national EUDI Wallet, RO Wallet, on January 14, after a limited beta on December 22. The first stage covers digital ID, driver's licenses and age verification, with e-signatures to follow in February.

#EUDIWallet #DigitalID

https://t.co/t4kMkKQkLf

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

Sumsub and Constructor University have unveiled ALADDIN, an AI face-swap model that needs 28 times fewer network evaluations than a leading diffusion approach. Sumsub says it cuts red-team fraud simulations from days to hours.

#Deepfakes #IDV

https://t.co/x779eomPrr

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

Google's Android XR glasses ban facial identification and redact bystander faces before imagery reaches Gemini. But third-party camera access and Gemini visual queries without the indicator leave enforcement questions open.

#Privacy #Biometrics

https://t.co/lgJnNNXVoo

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

Next Tuesday: Is Europe ready for the EUDI Wallet? Signicat, Digidentity and the FIDO Alliance on identity proofing, wallet acceptance, KYC and certification. Nov. 17, 8 a.m. EST / 2 p.m. CET.

#EUDIWallet #DigitalIdentity

https://t.co/ZOD14deXW7

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

Austrian door and window hardware maker Maco Group is acquiring a majority stake in ekey, a fellow Austrian company. The longtime partners plan to combine fingerprint biometrics with connected building access systems.

#AccessControl #Biometrics

https://t.co/PLxdPjOgYE

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

Apple has detailed how its HomeView smart home display isolates facial and voice recognition in Secure Exclaves, away from the main OS. A developer's analysis also points to liveness checks and lockouts after suspected spoofing.

#Biometrics #Liveness

https://t.co/apyznRjrEt

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

Feedzai has named Joost van Mook chief revenue officer, Socure has appointed Rohan Sivaram as CFO, and Tech5 has hired Victoria Errea as VP of delivery to lead government digital ID programs.

#FraudPrevention #DigitalIdentity

https://t.co/m4G4WOYUJM

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

Austriacard's Q3 revenue rose 6%, driven by Greek public sector digitalization, MEA identity work and East African secure document printing. One condition remains before DNP's $520 million acquisition becomes binding.

#SecureDocuments #DigitalIdentity

https://t.co/lzWkKm2uCj

[Biometric Update @BiometricUpdate]

Precise Biometrics' Q3 revenue rose 23% to SEK 24.6 million after its merger with Fingerprint Cards, but integration costs widened its operating loss to SEK 32 million. It targets financial balance in H2 2027.

#Biometrics #Earnings

https://t.co/ZkdzcZKnIe