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# Biometric Update for November 17, 2025

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

## UK digital ID shouldn’t be a betrayal of DIATF-certified identity firms

By Joel R. McConvey

Nov 17, 2025 - The latest Westminster eForum policy conference looks at the next steps for digital identities and verification services in the UK,…

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## Regulatory clarification sets stage for major FIDO biometrics uptake in South Korea

By Chris Burt

Nov 17, 2025 - South Korea has eliminated a significant barrier to the usage of the FIDO protocol for passwordless authentication by confirming that…

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## Do biometrics hold the key to prison release?

By Fraser Sampson

Nov 16, 2025 - By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner In the criminal justice setting there are two questions in…

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## New digital identity verification market report forecasts dramatic change and growth

By Stephen Mayhew

Nov 16, 2025 - The latest report from Biometric Update and Goode Intelligence, the 2025 Digital Identity Verification Market Report & Buyers Guide, projects…

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## X Infotech wins Estonia deal for remote face, fingerprint biometric capture, verification

By Masha Borak

Nov 17, 2025 - Estonia is planning to introduce new remote onboarding technology that will allow digital ID users to capture not just their…

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## Nothin’ like a G-Knot: finger vein crypto wallet mixes hard science with soft lines

By Joel R. McConvey

Nov 14, 2025 - Let’s be frank: most biometric security hardware is not especially handsome. Facial scanners and fingerprint readers tend to skew toward…

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## Ofcom implementation delays trigger pressure from DSIT, pushback from Wikipedia

By Joel R. McConvey

Nov 17, 2025 - Months after it began enforcing the UK Online Safety Act and its related codes, British regulator Ofcom finds itself in…

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## Google launches early access for app developer identity verification

By Masha Borak

Nov 17, 2025 - Google has opened early access to its new identity verification process for developers in its Android Developer Console. The company…

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## Increasing adoption forces facial age estimation to retread familiar debates

By Chris Burt

Nov 17, 2025 - Facial age estimation is under increased scrutiny as regulations like the UK’s Online Safety Act introduce millions of people to…

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## Mandatory identity verification for UK companies goes live

By Masha Borak

Nov 17, 2025 - The UK is cracking down on businesses that appoint directors using fake or stolen identities and cleaning up its reputation…

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## New AAMVA verification tool from iDenfy plus directly into DMV records

By Joel R. McConvey

Nov 17, 2025 - Lithuania-based iDenfy has introduced a new verification product that plugs directly into the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators’ (AAMVA)…

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## Kantara first accredited to certify UK digital ID providers under DIATF

By Chris Burt

Nov 17, 2025 - The Kantara Initiative has cemented its role in the UK’s digital identity ecosystem as the first conformity assessment body (CAB)…

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## The Biometric Update Podcast

Clear, compelling stories about the biometrics and digital identity industry. Listen on Spotify, YouTube, Apple or Podbean.

Nothin’ like a G-Knot: finger vein crypto wallet mixes hard science with soft lines

With passkey sign-in secured, FIDO Alliance looks to frontier of digital credentials

Mandatory identity verification for UK companies goes live
Masha Borak | 4 hours ago

Increasing adoption forces facial age estimation to retread familiar debates
Chris Burt | 6 hours ago

UK digital ID shouldn’t be a betrayal of DIATF-certified identity firms
Joel R. McConvey | 7 hours ago

Google launches early access for app developer identity verification
Masha Borak | 9 hours ago

New AAMVA verification tool from iDenfy plus directly into DMV records
Joel R. McConvey | 9 hours ago

Regulatory clarification sets stage for major FIDO biometrics uptake in South Korea
Chris Burt | 10 hours ago

Ofcom implementation delays trigger pressure from DSIT, pushback from Wikipedia
Joel R. McConvey | 10 hours ago

X Infotech wins Estonia deal for remote face, fingerprint biometric capture, verification
Masha Borak | 12 hours ago

Kantara first accredited to certify UK digital ID providers under DIATF
Chris Burt | 12 hours ago

Brazil’s Serpro surges past revenue targets, expands global digital ID partnerships
Lu-Hai Liang | 12 hours ago

Shipping association presents new identity exchange for secure KYC
Masha Borak | 12 hours ago

GLEIF announces hackathon winners
Masha Borak | 12 hours ago

Afghanistan hands out 10 million digital IDs in four years
Ayang Macdonald | 12 hours ago

India notifies its sweeping Digital Personal Data Protection rules
Lu-Hai Liang | 12 hours ago

Angola begins issuance of ID cards to newborns
Ayang Macdonald | 13 hours ago

Nepal election commission integrates national ID biometrics
Lu-Hai Liang | 13 hours ago

Do biometrics hold the key to prison release?
Fraser Sampson | 24 hours ago

New digital identity verification market report forecasts dramatic change and growth
Stephen Mayhew | Yesterday

Live facial recognition vans spread across seven additional UK cities
Masha Borak | 2 days ago

Biometrics ease airport and online journeys, national digital ID expansion
Chris Burt | 2 days ago

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# Features and Industry Interviews

Biometric Update offers exclusive features and in-depth interviews with executives in the biometrics industry.

## New digital identity verification market report forecasts dramatic change and growth

By Stephen Mayhew

Nov 16, 2025 - The latest report from Biometric Update and Goode Intelligence, the 2025 Digital Identity Verification Market Report & Buyers Guide, projects…

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## More Interviews and Features

Nothin’ like a G-Knot: finger vein crypto wallet mixes hard science with soft lines
Joel R. McConvey | 3 days ago

Boarding tomorrow: SITA envisions the future of air travel in Singapore Experience Center
Lu-Hai Liang | 6 days ago

With passkey sign-in secured, FIDO Alliance looks to frontier of digital credentials
Joel R. McConvey | 1 week ago

Pimeyes responds to US senator’s claims of enabling ICE doxing
Anthony Kimery | 2 weeks ago

Dashlane unpacks its Passkey Power 20 on Biometric Update Podcast
Joel R. McConvey | 2 weeks ago

Verifymy’s Andy Lulham talks age assurance myths in latest BU Podcast
Joel R. McConvey | 3 weeks ago

AI agents are already on your site, Vouched says, introducing KYA tool to prove it
Chris Burt | 4 weeks ago

‘Catalytic use case for digital ID’: Luciditi’s Dan Johnson talks OSA, age verification
Joel R. McConvey | 4 weeks ago

# Industry Insights

Biometric Update Industry Insights feature biometrics and digital ID industry experts discussing their unique perspectives.

## Do biometrics hold the key to prison release?

By Fraser Sampson

Nov 16, 2025 - By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner In the criminal justice setting there are two questions in…

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## More Industry Insights

The role of identity in solving gaming’s accountability crisis
Andrew Wailes | 5 days ago

Canada’s digital trust moment: Understanding the new frontier of identity verification
Andrew Johnston | 1 week ago

Policing deepfakes: does the camera ever lie?
Fraser Sampson | 2 weeks ago

Asserting identity in AI-native environments – Questions you need to be asking
Patrick Harding | 2 weeks ago

Fighting digital threats starts with knowing who’s there
Jon Schlegel | 3 weeks ago

Building public trust in digital identity
Jesus Aragon | 4 weeks 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.

## Open-source software for DPI market still largely underdeveloped, research finds

By Ayang Macdonald

Nov 13, 2025 - Open-source software (OSS) adoption for Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) still lags behind proprietary technology not because it is immature, but…

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## Digital Identity in Developing Nations

Global but uneven progress made on digital public infrastructure: IIPP report
Ayang Macdonald | 2 weeks ago

New World Bank data shows 800M people worldwide still lack legal identity
Ayang Macdonald | 2 weeks ago

Senegal taps inspiration from Togo’s digital ID experience
Ayang Macdonald | 2 weeks ago

Brookings and Co-Develop urge smarter MDB financing and digital infrastructure reuse
Lu-Hai Liang | 4 weeks ago

New Digital Public Infrastructure program from World Bank aims for inclusivity
Joel R. McConvey | 1 month ago

Digital ID solutions for displaced populations addressed at UN
Lu-Hai Liang | 2 months ago

## Biometric Market Analysis

- Digital Identity Verification Market Report & Buyers Guide
- Deepfake Detection Market Report & Buyers Guide
- Online Age Assurance Market Report & Buyer’s Guide
- Face Liveness Market Report & Buyer’s Guide

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- Biometrics ease airport and online journeys, national digital ID expansion
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- Do biometrics hold the key to prison release?
- New digital identity verification market report forecasts dramatic change and growth
- Nothin’ like a G-Knot: finger vein crypto wallet mixes hard science with soft lines
- The role of identity in solving gaming’s accountability crisis
- Boarding tomorrow: SITA envisions the future of air travel in Singapore Experience Center
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## Digital ID In-Depth

- Open-source software for DPI market still largely underdeveloped, research finds
- Global but uneven progress made on digital public infrastructure: IIPP report
- New World Bank data shows 800M people worldwide still lack legal identity
- Senegal taps inspiration from Togo’s digital ID experience
- Brookings and Co-Develop urge smarter MDB financing and digital infrastructure reuse
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## Biometrics White Papers

- Protect your business and customers from threat of account fraud
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## Biometrics Events

- FTT Financial Services Futures Austin, TX: Nov 18 - Nov 19, 2025
- The NexGen Banking Summit – US Edition New York City, NY, USA: Nov 18 - Nov 19, 2025
- The Global Trade Finance Expo – Dubai Dubai, UAE: Nov 19 - Nov 20, 2025
- Cyber Revolution Summit 2025 – Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait: Nov 20, 2025
- Face of Security: Biometrics for MENA Corporate Facilities Online: Nov 20, 2025
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