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biometricupdate. com > 202604 > synthetic-identity-fraud-soared-8x-in-2025-lexisnexis

Synthetic identity fraud soared 8 X in 2025: Lexis Nexis

1+ hour, 5+ min ago  (460+ words) Theft using synthetic identities now accounts for 11 percent of all reported fraud, making it the fastest-growing fraud type worldwide, a new analysis from Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions reveals. The frequency of synthetic identity fraud increased eight-fold in 2025, showing a shift…...

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biometricupdate. com > 202604 > passenger-terminal-expo-asia

Passenger Terminal Expo Asia

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (200+ words) Singapore September 23-24, 2026 Passenger Terminal Expo Asia is the newest regional edition of the globally recognized Passenger Terminal Expo World. Taking place from 2324 September 2026, the event will bring together airport leaders, aviation authorities, airlines, technology innovators, and solution providers for two…...

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biometricupdate. com > 202604 > uks-ofdia-assigns-international-digital-identity-standards-role-as-dvs-backbone

UK's Of DIA assigns international digital identity standards role as DVS "backbone'

1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (784+ words) One of the key principles driving digital identity is that, in keeping with the shape of the digital world, it should work across borders. That requires global agreement on certain fundamentals. This, says the UK's Office for Digital Identities and…...

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biometricupdate. com > 202604 > iata-trials-show-biometric-contactless-air-travel-already-secure-efficiently

IATA trials show biometric, contactless air travel already secure, efficiently

2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (606+ words) A future of fully contactless international travel could pretty smoothly transition into the present. That's the conclusion drawn from a series of digital identity trials conducted across Europe and the Asia'Pacific region. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says fully…...

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biometricupdate. com > 202604 > eu-publishes-implementing-act-for-remote-eudi-wallet-onboarding

EU publishes Implementing Act for remote EUDI Wallet onboarding

2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (365+ words) The European Union has taken an important step in completing the legal basis of the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallets. On Tuesday, the European Commission published an Implementing Act related to remote onboarding of digital ID wallet users, laying out…...

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biometricupdate. com > 202604 > idemia-wins-e7-5m-immigration-biometrics-contract-in-belgium

Idemia wins "7. 5 M immigration biometrics contract in Belgium

2+ hour, 36+ min ago  (239+ words) Idemia has won a 7. 47 million euro (US$8. 7 million) contract to renew and expand the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) used by the Belgian Immigration Office. "Once the new ABIS system is delivered, it will be possible to purchase annually renewable…...

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biometricupdate. com > 202604 > greece-announces-social-media-age-verification-calls-for-eu-wide-tools

Greece announces social media age verification, calls for EU-wide tools

5+ hour, 24+ min ago  (635+ words) Greece is joining the growing number of countries raising the age limit for social media and insisting on enforcement, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledging to exert pressure on the EU to regulate online child safety and standardize age verification…...

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biometricupdate. com > 202604 > signicat-integrates-unified-digital-identity-authentication-with-wso2-platform

Signicat integrates unified digital identity authentication with WSO2 platform

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (361+ words) WSO2 is integrating Signicat software to enable its customers to authenticate customers across Europe with the 35 European digital IDs the Norway-based IDV provider supports. EUDI Wallets hold the promise of easy cross-border KYC and access to services, but Signicat VP of…...

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biometricupdate. com > 202604 > uscis-explores-remote-identity-verification-for-immigration-services

USCIS explores remote identity verification for immigration services

5+ hour ago  (760+ words) U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) from industry on remote document authentication and identity verification technology. The agency says it wants to modernize processes that have long depended on manual, in-person review of identity documents…...

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biometricupdate. com > 202604 > fraudsters-are-exploiting-generative-ai-faster-than-organizations-can-respond-sas

Fraudsters are exploiting generative AI faster than organizations can respond: SAS

4+ hour, 36+ min ago  (284+ words) In the great AI race of the 2020s, fraudsters have a healthy lead, and they are upping their pace in the U. S. and Canada. "Every quarter business leaders spend evaluating a technology is another quarter lawbreakers get to weaponize it and find…...