Features

Computer monitor displaying a grid of facial images in a recognition database search

Swedish Migration Agency Seeks Info for 40M SEK ABIS Project

Sweden’s Migration Agency has taken a significant step toward modernizing its identity verification systems by issuing a Request for Information (RFI) for an…

March 12, 2025

Woman's face on smartphone screen with colorful lights depicting mobile digital identity

Famoco and TECH5 Partner to Launch Contactless Biometric Payment Device

Famoco and TECH5 have announced a strategic partnership to integrate contactless biometric capture technology into mobile payment devices. The collaboration…

March 12, 2025

Person wearing AR smart glasses with digital holographic data overlay

Spain Unveils Strict AI Content Rules with €35M Fines for Unlabeled Material

Spain’s government has approved groundbreaking legislation that will impose substantial fines on companies failing to properly label AI-generated content,…

March 12, 2025

Abstract illustration of a fingerprint with concentric blue rings depicting biometric sensor technology

Thales Subsidiary Wins Swiss Contract for Biometric Identification System Overhaul

The Swiss Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics (FOBL) has awarded Thales DIS Schweiz AG an 18.9 million CHF contract to provide IT services for the…

March 11, 2025

Young woman's face with colorful neon digital lighting depicting mobile ID face scanning

Belgium to Launch Digital ID Cards on Smartphones by Late 2026

Belgium is taking a major step toward digital identification by announcing that all residents will be able to request digital versions of their physical…

March 11, 2025

Glowing digital hand silhouette with network connections for biometric palm scanning

New Palm Vein Scanner Uses Light Spectrum Analysis for Enhanced Security

A team of researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University has developed an innovative biometric authentication system that uses hyperspectral imaging to analyze…

March 10, 2025

World map overlaid on circuit board with glowing network connections depicting global AI infrastructure

Moldova Issues Biometric Data Capture Tender Amid Geopolitical Tensions

Moldova has issued a new tender notice for the procurement of biometric data caption solutions, signaling a significant step in the country’s efforts to…

March 10, 2025

Glowing orange digital brain over dark circuit board and data center background

AI Update: Escape from Uncanny Valley

Welcome to the newest edition of ID Tech’s AI update. Here’s the latest big news on the shifting landscape of AI and identity technology: The US government is…

March 7, 2025

Aerial photograph of the Pentagon building complex in Arlington, Virginia

Pentagon Cancels $96M Biometric Ring Contract Amid Privacy Concerns

[Editor’s Note (April 10, 2025): This article has been updated to reflect the Defense Health Agency’s official explanation for the contract cancellation, which…

March 7, 2025

Multiple screens displaying close-up faces in grid pattern depicting facial recognition database

DHS Launches RIVR Program to Test Remote Identity Verification Systems

‘This latest program follows the 2024 Remote Identity Validation Technology Demonstration (RIVTD), which revealed significant performance variations among…

March 7, 2025

Partners

FaceTec’s patented, industry-leading 3D Face Verification and Reverification software anchors digital identity, creating a chain of trust from user onboarding to ongoing authentication on all modern smart devices and webcams. FaceTec’s 3D FaceMaps™ finally make trusted, remote identity verification possible. As the only technology backed by a persistent spoof bounty program and NIST/iBeta Certified Liveness Detection, FaceTec is the global standard for 3D Liveness and Face Matching with millions of users on six continents in financial services, border security, transportation, blockchain, e-voting, social networks, online dating and more. www.facetec.com

Unico is a global identity network that forges trust between people & companies. We identify people globally so they can have safe, efficient and private digital access to services around the world. Unico is present in over 20 countries, and serves 165 million users with over 1.5 billion identity verifications every year. We are the leading global identity network. www.unico.io

Innovatrics is an EU-based provider of trusted biometric solutions for governments and enterprises. Our algorithms consistently rank among the fastest and most accurate in fingerprint, face, and iris recognition. Since 2004, we have partnered with all types of organisations to build trusted and flexible biometric identification solutions. Our solutions are used in more than 80 countries, benefiting over a billion people worldwide. www.innovatrics.com

Identity Week aims to be a significant identity industry catalyst. It’s our mission is to help accelerate the move towards a world where trusted identity solutions enable governments and commercial organisations to provide citizens, employees, customers and consumers with a multitude of opportunities to transact in a seamless, yet secure manner. All the while preventing the efforts of those intent on doing harm. identityweek.net

The Biometric Digital Identity Prism is a market landscape framework designed to help influencers and decision makers understand, innovate, and implement digital identity technologies and solutions. This innovative framework for understanding and evaluating the rapidly evolving biometric digital identity marketplace is the only market model that is truly biometric-centric based on the foundational conviction that in the age of digital transformation the only true, reliable link between humans and their digital data is biometrics. www.the-prism-project.com