New on the Biometric Update Podcast: Amantrue CEO Evin McMullen and SIA's Cameron Walker-Miller on keeping security, privacy and control in place as digital ID and agentic AI scale.

#AgenticAI #DigitalIdentity

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Dubai-based fintech PayMore plans optional palm and iris authentication for an upcoming Android virtual card app across the GCC. It says pilots with financial partners are underway, with no launch date yet.

#BiometricPayments #PalmBiometrics

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Facewatch has begun live beta testing of Facewatch Live, a free platform for retailers to document incidents, identify repeat offenders and build evidence for police. It can run with or without facial recognition.

#FacialRecognition #RetailCrime

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Vietnam has submitted a draft Law on Electronic Identification and Authentication to the National Assembly to combat online fraud. It would build on VNeID and extend digital ID to assets and services.

#DigitalID #Vietnam

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Florida AG James Uthmeier has proposed the Safe Screens Act, which would require age determination and parental consent before minors download apps. It would also restrict AI chatbot features for minors.

#AgeAssurance #OnlineSafety

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More than one million South Africans have obtained biometric Smart ID cards through bank branches in seven months. The service now covers 669 branches as Green ID Books are phased out by 2028.

#DigitalID #SouthAfrica

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Socure has launched Agent Intelligence to detect AI agents, score their trustworthiness and link each to the verified person or business behind it. The launch comes as major U.S. banks restrict third-party agents.

#AIAgents #DigitalIdentity

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New reports from Freedom House and Defend Digital Me raise privacy concerns as social media age checks spread worldwide. Our analysis looks at where their arguments hold up and where they fall short.

#AgeAssurance #OnlineSafety

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Nepal's Supreme Court has ordered a dedicated law to protect biometric data collected through its national ID program. It also overturned a rule making national ID the sole basis for bank account access.

#NationalID #DataProtection

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Trust Stamp has signed a three-year, multimillion-dollar agreement with BLIP Limited to support Nigerian government identity programs with sovereign data hosting. It expects more than one million enrollments in the first year.

#DigitalID #Nigeria

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Advance(dot)ai passed BixeLab's Level 3 PAD evaluation against ISO/IEC 30107-3, with zero errors across 125 sophisticated spoofing attacks. It follows Level 2 testing by iBeta in 2024.

#Biometrics #LivenessDetection

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How does a helpdesk know the caller is the real account owner? Seventh Sense's SenseCrypt IdP pairs passkeys with live-face verification, without storing face images or biometric templates.

#Passkeys #Biometrics

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The World Police Summit returns to Dubai November 16 to 18, with law enforcement agencies from 110+ nations expected. Organised by Dubai Police, it features public safety tech, workshops and awards.

#PublicSafety #LawEnforcement

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CBP plans to compete an application development contract worth $20M to $50M that could integrate biometrics, AI and other technologies into agency apps. A solicitation is expected November 16.

#Biometrics #BorderSecurity

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Paravision has proposed an Injection Attack Discussion Group within the Kantara Initiative to align how biometric injection attacks are defined, evaluated and detected.

#InjectionAttacks #Biometrics

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MOSIP has released version 1.2.1.1 of its digital ID platform, with upgrades to registration processing, database performance and ABIS workflows. The aim is to handle higher enrollment volumes more efficiently.

#DigitalID #MOSIP

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The IMF and World Bank's new Bangkok Blueprint sets out 12 priorities for fighting cyber-enabled fraud, including scams where victims are manipulated into authorizing payments themselves.

#FraudPrevention #FinancialCrime

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GITEX GLOBAL 2026 returns to Dubai December 7 to 11, with organizers expecting 200,000+ tech executives from 180+ countries. Agentic AI, cybersecurity, quantum and AI infrastructure are on the agenda.

#GITEX2026 #AgenticAI

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Armenia plans to launch biometric passports and ID cards in early November, with pre-registration opening October 31. It's a key step in reforms toward visa-free travel with the EU.

#BiometricPassport #DigitalID

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Ontario plans to introduce optional digital credentials, starting with the Ontario Photo Card, with consultations beginning in late 2026. Mobile driver's licenses and health cards would follow later.

#DigitalID #mDL

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Vietnam aims to complete trial connections between VNeID, Singapore's Singpass and Laos' LAeID by November 15. The trials could lay groundwork for cross-border digital ID interoperability in ASEAN.

#DigitalID #ASEAN

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