The Biometric Update Podcast

Biometric Update Podcast Ep. 12: The EUDI Wallet deadline, with Fime's Steve Pannifer

Steve Pannifer of Fime labs says the December 2026 timeline for EU member states to provide wallets and digital aII to citizens is "aggressive." Sharing insights on testing, interoperability, the payments model and the key question of adoption, Steve offers a clear picture of where the EU stands in its digital journey. 
 
Runtime: 00:28:39

Biometric Update Podcast Ep. 11: 1kosmos nets $57M in funding

IDV firm 1kosmos recently closed a $57 million Series B funding round led by Forgepoint Capital. Biometric Update Managing Editor Chris Burt sits down with 1kosmos CEO Hemen Vimadalal and Forgepoint's Ernie Bio to discuss the company's plans. 
 
Runtime: 00:35:20

Biometric Update Podcast Ep. 10: Socure's Rivka Little on Age Assurance

Socure has expanded its Risk OS platform to enable a host of options for age assurance. In this episode of the Biometric Update Podcast, the company's Chief Growth Officer Rivka Little offers insights on the rapidly changing age assurance landscape, including recent regulatory developments.  

Biometric Update Podcast Ep. 9: Two CEOs of Entrust talk transition

Entrust has a new CEO in Tony Ball. But outgoing CEO Todd Wilkinson isn't done just yet. The two digital identity leaders join the Biometric Update Podcast to discuss the handing off of the baton, the changing nature of digital identity, and the opportunities to be found in digitizing citizen services. 

Biometric Update Podcast Ep. 8: Alan Goode on the IDV market

Alan Goode of Goode Intelligence walks us through his latest research on the booming IDV market, including insights on reusable ID, mobile driver's licenses and the technology building blocks of identity verification. 
 
https://www.goodeintelligence.com/ 
https://www.biometricupdate.com/202506/identity-verification-to-surpass-20b-by-2030-amid-transition-to-reusable-digital-id
https://www.goodeintelligence.com/report/identity-verification-idv-market-technology-analysis-forecasts-2025-2030/ 
 
Runtime: 00:19:08

Biometric Update Podcast Ep. 7: AVPA's Iain Corby on Age Assurance

It's the summer of age assurance. With major developments happening in the UK, EU, Australia and the U.S., age assurance is going mainstream. In this episode, we talk with Iain Corby, executive director of the Age Verification Providers Association, about what it all means for providers of age verification and age estimation services. 

Biometric Update Podcast Ep. 6: No Phone Home

Biometric Upadate editor-in-chief Chris Burt speaks with three representatives from the No Phone Home campaign, which is warning against the potential privacy risks in digital identity systems that use "phone home" or server retrieval methods.  

Biometric Update Podcast Ep. 5: Humanity Protocol CEO Terence Kwok

An interview with Humanity Protocol CEO Terence Kwok, who talks about the firm's recent acquisition of blockchain-based ticketing and access company, Moongate, and how to bring digital ID into more physical spaces.  

Biometric Update Podcast Ep. 4: 1Password on agentic AI, Formula 1 Racing data security

An interview with 1Password CEO Jeff Shiner, on the opportunities and risks of agentic AI - and a peek into how 1Password works with Formula 1 Racing on data security. 

Biometric Update Podcast Episode 3: Association of Digital Verification Professionals

Meet the Association of Digital Verification Professionals, or ADVP, a trade body beginning to make itself known in the debate over the Gov.uk Wallet and the question of digital identity. Featuring Alan Gooden, David Crack. Hosted by Joel McConvey.