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...
Sumsub joins World Economic Forum Unicorn Community to tackle AI fraud and advance inclusive digital identity
Sumsub, a global leader in identity verification and fraud prevention, today announced it has joined the World Economic Forum’s Unicorn Community, an exclusive, invite-only program for private high-growth companies valued at over $1 billion and shaping the future of...
Ubiqu and Thales collaborate to strengthen Europe’s digital identity infrastructure
Ubiqu launches a solution combining Ubiqu Remote Secure Element (RSE) with Thales Luna HSM to eliminate the complexity of building secure, certified wallet infrastructure. This collaboration accelerates EU-wide adoption of secure and trusted digital identity with...
BeyondTrust and Ping Identity partner to deliver unified identity security fabric
Press release BeyondTrust, the global leader in privilege-centric identity security protecting Paths to Privilege™, and Ping Identity, a leader in securing digital identities for the world’s largest enterprises, have announced a strategic partnership to deliver a...
P0 Security delivers zero standing privilege with continuous privilege lifecycle governance
P0 Security, the modern privileged access control plane, today announced new capabilities that extend its core architecture to continuously enforce Zero Standing Privilege (ZSP) at scale. With these updates, P0 becomes the first platform to offer a closed-loop ZSP...
GLEIF and Chainlink form strategic partnership to bring institutional-grade identity solution to blockchain industry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), the only global source of open, standardised and high-quality legal entity reference data, and Chainlink, the industry-standard oracle platform, today announced a strategic partnership to create an...
TECH5’s fingerprint matching algorithm becomes the best in NIST FRIF TE E1N
TECH5, an innovator in the field of biometrics and digital identity, shows the best result in the NIST FRIF TE E1N evaluation, outperforming competition on accuracy, template creation speed, and efficiency. TECH5’s latest submission to NIST FRIF TE E1N was on August...
GLEIF announces partnership with the IOTA Foundation to promote the digitalisation of global trade
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) and the IOTA Foundation - a non-profit organisation that develops the IOTA distributed ledger infrastructure - today announce a collaboration to explore how standardised organisational digital identity can enable...
Hopae and INCERT partner to make Hopae connect the first EU-registered intermediary for a wide adoption and use of EU Digital Identity Wallet
Strategic alliance delivers sovereign-grade compliance infrastructure for the coming European Digital Identity mandate Hopae Inc., creator of the g– Global eID and Wallet orchestration platform, and INCERT GIE, Luxembourg’s public trust infrastructure agency, today...
FaceTec releases v10 of its world-leading 3D face verification software suite
Major update includes significant increases in security, usability, and compatibility FaceTec announced the release of Version 10 of its face verification software as a major development milestone of its highly successful 3D Liveness and Matching software. The update...
TokenWorks and ONEPROOF deliver nation’s largest mobile driver’s licence verification rollout
Industry Leaders Demonstrate Unmatched mDL Verification Scale: 15,000 Devices Upgraded Across 7500+ North American Business Locations TokenWorks Inc., North America's premier provider of ID scanning and age verification solutions, today announced the successful...
New members for optical technologies trade body strengthen international reach
The International Optical Technologies Association (IOTA) has further cemented its position at the forefront of authentication, anti-counterfeiting and automation optical security technologies for global law enforcement agencies, central governments and brand owners,...
G-Knot appoints fintech, crypto veteran Wes Kaplan as CEO to launch the first finger vein biometric wallet
Strategic leadership appointment positions G-Knot to redefine digital security and identity management G-Knot, a pioneering biometrics technology company developing the world’s first finger vein crypto wallet, today announced the appointment of Wes Kaplan as the...
Integrated Biometrics unveils InfantID at ID4Africa 2025 and Identity Week Europe, revolutionising early childhood identification
Integrated Biometrics (IB), a global leader in biometric fingerprint technology, proudly announces the introduction of InfantID, a revolutionary solution for capturing high quality fingerprint images from birth offering a transformative leap in lifelong biometric...
Orchestrating Identity gains dual certification for UK government’s Digital ID services framework
Having been involved in the UK’s digital identity space for nearly 20 years, from the Identity Card Programme to GOV.UK Verify, Orchestrating Identity has been awarded dual certification from Kantara Initiative as both an Identity Service Provider (IDSP) and an...
iProov uncovers “Grey Nickel”: Threat actor targeting banking, crypto, and payment platforms
An active cybercriminal operation, codenamed 'Grey Nickel', has been systematically bypassing identity verification systems used by banks, crypto exchanges, e-wallets, and payment platforms around the world. iProov's Security Operations Center observed live operations...
Economic impact of identity exclusion on organisations: New report from Women in Identity in collaboration with the London School of Economics
Press release announced by Women in Identity ID Exclusion is bad for business! Women in Identity is committed to diversity and inclusion because they believe the best identity products are created by all for all. Building on their research about the human impact of...
Digital boarding is here, but brits aren’t ready to ditch the passport
The UK is rapidly advancing its shift toward digital identity in air travel, with a major rollout of facial recognition technology announced in March 2025 across 14 major airports, including Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, and others. The initiative introduces...
Regula rolls out personal data masking across all solutions for easier privacy compliance
To help organisations stay ahead of tightening data privacy regulations, Regula, a global developer of identity verification solutions, has extended its personal data masking functionality to Regula Forensic Studio (RFS), software that powers forensic devices. This...
IDEMIA and Saudi Arabia sign MoU to drive innovation to digital identity, biometrics, and smart cities
IDEMIA, the leading provider of secure and trusted biometric-based solutions, and the Technology Control Company have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand their strategic partnership to drive innovation in the travel and transport industry, digital...















