Conversations from on the ground at MOSIP Connect 2026 in Rabat, Morocco. Biometric Update Managing Editor Chris Burt talks digital identity, inclusion, interoperability and biometrics with Andrew Musoke of CMU Africa and Digvijay Kanwar of Next Biometrics. 

The agent economy is replacing the digital economy the world is still adjusting to, Ping Identity Group Product Manager Adam Rusbridge says in the new episode of The Trust Files, from Velvet and Biometric Update.

But unauthenticated AI agents represent a trust gap in this new three-actor system, according to Rusbridge. He suggests the paradigm shift requires a universal trust layer to enable visibility and governance, which fortunately can be achieved by extending zero-trust identity foundations. It is an evolution, he says, not a revolution.

Jay Meier of FaceTec wants you to know that not all liveness detection is of the same pedigree. Testing is critical, so relying parties can know who to trust. Universal Wallet Infrastructure (UWI) is set to change the game for interoperability. And the VC guys? Maybe we don't need them in ten years, when biometrics and liveness do everything. A lively conversation between FaceTec's Chief Identity Technology Strategist and Biometric Update Managing Editor Chris Burt. 

The status quo, with personal data as the default currency for value exchange, underpins the free online services that are central to the way most people experience the internet.

Empowering consumers may benefit businesses more than commonly thought, however, MyTerms Co-founder Kari McMullen suggests in the new episode of the Trust Files, from Velvet and Biometric Update.

OpenAge, the reusable age assurance system based on passkeys, launched in November of last year. Since then, it has garnered support from all sides of the debate, from Meta to the adult content industry to children's rights campaigners. In this episode, Julian Corbett, head of the OpenAge Initiative, explains how it spun out from compliance provider k-ID. 

The latest market forecast from Goode Intelligence focuses on biometric physical access control systems. Chief Analyst Alan Goode talks modalities, technological innovation and market opportunities with the Biometric Update Podcast.  

Access to technology is more commonly discussed than digital literacy when considering how inclusive technology is, Chloe Coleman of Vouchsafe points out in the latest episode of The Trust Files, from Velvet and Biometric Update. But digital literacy is also multi-faceted, and a generation encouraged to think everything should be a single click or scan away can struggle with practical requirements for digital access.

Onboarding users to corporate systems involves complexity beyond consumer applications, particularly for multinationals. Henry Balani of Encompass Group argues in a new episode of The Trust Files from Velvet and Biometric Update that while it may never be as painless as the best consumer verification experiences, but digital identity can make it better than the status quo.

Would you be comfortable knowing your life depended on a healthcare worker remembering a password? What if it was sixteen characters long, with letters, numbers and at least one symbol? On the latest episode of the Biometric Update Podcast, Imprivata's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sean Kelly discusses the company's new report on why passwordless technology matters in medicine. 

Vidos ID Co-founder Tim Boeckmann has good news about the future of an open and interoperable digital ID ecosystem; It is inevitable.

He makes the argument that “Identity infrastructure cannot be ideological” in the latest episode of The Trust Files, from Velvet and Biometric Update.