Planet Biometrics
Microsoft joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing
Anthropic pulled together a global industry consortium forming the Project Glasswing, which has been hyped around the world with the support of Microsoft, Apple, Google, Cisco, Amazon, JP MorganChase and CrowdStrike. The union veiled the fact that a new global AI...
Wicket and Axess roll out next-gen biometric access system at LAFC’s BMO Stadium
A new benchmark in stadium access technology has been set as Wicket and Axess deploy a fully integrated biometric entry system at BMO Stadium, home of Los Angeles Football Club. The system combines facial authentication with advanced turnstile hardware, enabling fans...
Greece bans social media under 15, UK campaigners debate lower age to be raised in House of Lords
MPs in the UK are being urged to listen to campaigners to raise the age for social media accounts to 16. Described as a public health emergency to protect our children, Greece has listened to the urgent appeals, officially banning social media access for under-15s. To...
New industry resource announced by DSA: Best practice guidelines for ID documents
A document is only as secure as its weakest process. In the age of digital IDs, new security standards for ID documents still matter, which the Document Security Alliance, INTERGRAF, and the Secure Identity Alliance have collaborated on to issue modern best practice...
IATA Proof of Concept pilots conclude passengers’ readiness for digital ID
Air travel is on the cusp of losing one of its oldest rituals in the long representation of paper documents. Several new digital identity pilots have been completed with industry bodies and results published by IATA suggest that passengers may soon move from check-in...
Discover the future of seamless travel at Identity Week Europe 2026!
At Identity Week Europe 2026, the future of seamless travel identity takes centre stage and this is one session you can’t afford to miss. Join a standout panel exploring how biometrics are enabling touchless journeys, how Digital Travel Credentials (DTCs) are...
Estonian Police join e-Residency biometric app pilot
The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board participated in a procurement process that was won by X Infotech to develop a mobile application enabling e-residency applicants to submit their biometric data for verification. The app, available from 2027, will allow...
The legitimacy of trading partners assessed through Legal Entity Identifiers
https://youtu.be/_g_KrSWLl8I Digital identity has created unparalleled opportunities for businesses to trust and be trusted. With this topic extensively covered at Identity Week Europe, Ivan Marin, Business Development Lead at GLEIF, spoke to us about the foundation’s...
Long airport queues at 35% EES rollout
During peak travel periods, long queues have formed at several European airports - among the 10% that have implemented the EES system, introduced last October. The rollout of the biometric border system has faced challenges, failing to fully streamline travel, and so...
Portugal is first to adopt Business Wallet, boosting its competitiveness
The Portuguese Prime Minister has said that companies must not be “obliged to give the administration what the administration already has” in relation to the Business Wallet, designed to simplify interaction between businesses and the state. The wallet helps to...
Retailer Bunnings given the greenlight over biometric tools
Retailer Bunnings wins a ruling justifying the use of high-tech biometric tools to combat rising rates of shoplifting and staff abuse. The landmark ruling supports Bunnings in capturing facial data using the technology, which has been deployed across other retail...
BSI publishes global framework for trustworthy age assurance
The issue of youth protection on the internet, in particular on social media sites, has magnified supporting regulation. BSI will be issuing a new international framework to support age assurance technologies, and its research suggests almost half of youths would...
Global trust, real impact: Don’t miss this keynote panel
We are excited to unveil one of the most anticipated sessions of Identity Week Europe 2026: our headline keynote panel, “Identity 2030: Building trust across borders, platforms, and people.” This dynamic conversation will tackle some of the most urgent questions...
New self-service e-gates launch at Guadeloupe Airport
Passengers travelling through Aéroport Guadeloupe Maryse Condé are now benefiting from a new generation of automated self-service e-gates designed to make airport processing faster and more secure. The newly installed gates integrate EASIER’s hardware with RESA’s...
SevisWallet Wallet built on global API model available on Google Play
The SevisWallet App, which is built using the same DPI model as implemented in leading digital infrastructures such as Singpass and DigiLocker, is available to download on Google Play. Steven Matainaho, Chairman of the ICT Steering Committee, tasked with overseeing...
The face of the future: Why facial recognition demands a rethink of privacy and power
In December 2025, a new reality took effect at U.S. borders: every non-citizen entering or leaving the country may have their face photographed and processed through biometric systems. No age exemptions. No opt-outs for frequent travellers. The Department of Homeland...
Identity 2030: Building trust across borders, platforms, and people – Join the conversation at Identity Week Europe 2026
We are excited to unveil one of the most anticipated sessions of Identity Week Europe 2026: our headline keynote panel, “Identity 2030: Building trust across borders, platforms, and people.” This dynamic conversation will tackle some of the most urgent questions...
Regula expands digital ID verification with mobile driver’s license support
As digital credentials increasingly replace physical IDs, verification, not issuance, is becoming the critical trust bottleneck. Organisations face a new challenge: how to verify digital IDs securely, consistently, and at scale. Regula, a global developer of identity...
SPHERE leads ‘Identity hygiene’, leveraging IVIP alongside PAM, IAM tools
https://youtu.be/6X8hjZP4Tsk After Gartner recently called Identity Visibility and Intelligence Platforms (IVIP) an emerging category, SPHERE emerges as a leader influencing how enterprises are optimising their IAM, PAM, and IGA strategies. “IVIP fundamentally...
Manila International Airport transforms biometric travel experience
New biometric gates being fitted at the main air hub in the Philippines will be better placed to see appropriate checks of more than 50 million passengers. The upgrade backed has been tendered to NNIC, a subsidiary of parent company, The San Miguel Group with the...
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