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ID Tech Digest – July 13, 2026

Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Von Der Leyen…

July 13, 2026

ID Tech Digest – July 3, 2026

Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Wultra Raises 6.8…

July 3, 2026

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Alcatraz Closes $50 Million Series B to Scale Facial Authentication for Physical Access

Alcatraz, a Cupertino-based provider of AI-powered physical access control, has closed a $50 million Series B funding round, bringing total capital raised to…

April 2, 2026

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Prove Expands Ireland Operations With $5 Million Investment and 50 New Roles

Prove, the digital identity verification company, is expanding its Ireland operations with more than $5 million in investment and plans to create 50 new roles,…

April 2, 2026

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AI Update: AI on the Pi

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: Netflix has sent…

February 20, 2026

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AI Update: An ‘Incredibly Simple Formula’

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: Anthropic is…

January 30, 2026

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NEC X Invests in Indicio to Accelerate Decentralized Identity and Secure AI Agents

NEC X, the Silicon Valley venture studio of biometrics giant NEC, has made a strategic investment in Indicio, a startup recognized as a market leader in…

November 7, 2025

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South Africa’s Contactable Raises USD 13.5 Million to Scale Digital ID and eKYC Across Africa

South African digital identity provider Contactable has raised USD 13.5 million to expand its integrated onboarding and eKYC platform into additional African…

September 19, 2025

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Retail Tech Startup Raises $30M in Series A

Aisles, a retail technology company based in Portland, Oregon, has closed a Series A funding round that brought in $30 million in additional capital. The new…

May 28, 2024

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AI Update: Investing in Labor Disruption

Welcome to the newest edition of FindBiometrics’ AI update. Here’s the latest big news on the shifting landscape of AI and identity technology: An…

February 29, 2024

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