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GSA Awards XTec $177.2M Contract

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded XTec Inc. a landmark contract worth up to $177.2 million to modernize and manage USAccess, the…

October 31, 2025

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WhatsApp Rolls Out Passkey-Encrypted Backups

Meta’s WhatsApp is rolling out a significant security upgrade for its billions of users, introducing passkey-encrypted backups for chat history on both iOS and…

October 31, 2025

Sumsub Extends Non-Doc Identity Verification Across Scandinavia

OCR Studio Launches IIRDoc-Net

ID scanning developer OCR Studio has announced the launch of IIRDoc-Net, a novel neural network architecture designed for high-efficiency identity document…

October 31, 2025

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IDnow Reports 50% Reduction in Facial Recognition Bias

European identity verification provider IDnow has reported significant progress in mitigating algorithmic bias within its facial recognition systems. This…

October 31, 2025

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Xiaomi Debuts Smart Door Lock 4 Pro

Xiaomi has launched its new flagship smart home device, the Smart Door Lock 4 Pro Dual Camera Edition, in China. The product continues the company’s strategy…

October 31, 2025

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AMAG Technology Names Suprema Strategic Partner

AMAG Technology, the provider of the Symmetry security management solution, has formalized Suprema as its strategic partner for biometric readers. This…

October 31, 2025

Dating App Smitten Partners with Signicat

The online dating market may be facing a new, higher standard for user trust. The dating app Smitten has announced a partnership with digital identity firm…

October 31, 2025

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California DOJ Seeks Public Comment on Age Assurance

The California Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced it will hold a public meeting on November 5, 2025, to solicit public comment on its upcoming…

October 31, 2025

Biometric Adoption Soars Among Travelers, IATA Survey Finds

Intelligent Bio Solutions Secures 33 New Customer Accounts in Fiscal Q1, Cites Strong UK Growth

Intelligent Bio Solutions Inc. has announced that it secured 33 new customer accounts during its first fiscal quarter for the period ending September 30, 2025.…

October 30, 2025

Precise Biometrics Connects Biometric Access Control Directly to Visitor Management System

Swedish identity firm Precise Biometrics is strengthening its Precise Visit by EastCoast visitor management system by adding new, direct access control…

October 30, 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