With Identity Week America just around the corner, we are thrilled to welcome back Evie Kim Sing, Editor of IdentityWeek.net, for an exclusive preview of the big event in Washington, D.C.Evie offers a detailed overview of the 2025 agenda, outlining the key themes and presentations set to define the event. 

The discussion covers critical industry developments, including the state-level implementation of mobile Driver's Licenses, the significant impact of the new NIST Digital Identity Guidelines (800−63 Revision 4), and the deployment of biometric payment platforms by major financial institutions. 

The conversation also explores the dual nature of AI, examining its role in sophisticated fraud threats like deepfakes and its application in next-generation identity verification solutions.It's an essential briefing for professionals preparing to attend the conference and for anyone seeking to understand the key trends shaping the digital identity landscape.

As facial recognition technology becomes more powerful, who ensures it's used correctly and ethically? This week, the ID Talk crew takes a field trip to meet the members of the Facial Identification Scientific Working Group (FISWG). We sit down with forensic experts and law enforcement leaders from around the world to discuss their crucial, volunteer-driven work in setting global standards for face forensics. Tune in to learn about the group's background and operations, how advanced AI is changing their jobs, and why a "human in the loop" is non-negotiable.
To learn more about FISWG and get involved, visit https://www.fiswg.org/

With generative AI making fraud more sophisticated and scalable than ever, how can we trust what we see online? This week, we're joined by Nathan Short, VP of Research at AuthenticID, for a deep dive into the "cat and mouse" game of digital identity verification. Nathan pulls back the curtain on their special Identity Fraud Task Force, explaining how they think like hackers to stay ahead of deepfakes, and why "trusted capture" technology may be our best defense against the rising tide of AI-driven deception.

In this episode of ID Talk, co-hosts Alex Perala, Dave Barclay, and Tony Bitzionis are joined by Jarek Sygitowicz, co-founder of Authologic, a company on a mission to simplify identity verification by aggregating government-issued eIDs, identity wallets, and bank IDs into a single API. Jarek explains how Authologic is helping businesses navigate the complexity of KYC and AML compliance, and how identity wallets are dramatically improving user onboarding. The conversation covers global trends in digital ID adoption, the shift toward self-sovereign identity and zero-knowledge proofs, and how privacy concerns are being addressed through architecture – not surveillance. Tune in for an insightful discussion about the future of digital identity, the rise of EUDI, and why convenience may ultimately be the key to mass adoption.

In this week's episode, ID Talk's Alex Perala and Tony Bitzionis sit down with Sam Cilento, Business Development Manager at Lakota Software Solutions, for an engaging conversation live from Identity Week Europe – and in a follow-up call for a post-event debrief. 

Sam shares how Lakota, a relatively small West Virginia company, powers some of the world’s largest biometric systems with its Ani SDK and Whorl software, helping vendors and agencies navigate the complex world of biometric standards and compliance. 

From FBI integrations to global ambitions, discover how Lakota plays a crucial behind-the-scenes role in the identity ecosystem.

From the show floor at Identity Week Europe in Amsterdam, we sit down with Hubert Behaghel, Chief Product and Technology Officer, and Markiyan Matsekh, Director of Product and Expansion at Veriff, for a deep dive into the evolving world of digital identity and the promise and peril of rapidly evolving AI.

In the latest episode of ID Talk, Tony Bitzionis and Alex Perala sit down with Nicole McNamee-Wicks, Director of Biometric Cybersecurity at FaceTec and a former federal agent with over 30 years of law enforcement experience. Nicole shares how her career combating identity fraud with the SSA OIG led her to FaceTec – and why she believes the company’s technology could be a game-changer for securing documents and protecting individuals.

They discuss the rise of fake IDs, FaceTec’s industry-leading spoof bounty, and the UR Code: a compact, digitally signed biometric QR code that preserves privacy, requires no special hardware, and is free to deploy for governments and nonprofits. Nicole outlines real-world use cases from law enforcement to elder care, and explains why this scalable solution could be the most practical answer yet to America’s identity fraud crisis.

In this episode of ID Talk, hosts Alex Perala and Tony Bitzionis are joined by Evie Kim Sing, Editor of IdentityWeek.net, to discuss the major trends shaping the identity industry. Evie shares insights from her reporting on deepfake fraud, biometric data in travel, and the importance of inclusive innovation in identity tech.

She also previews what to expect at Identity Week Europe in Amsterdam — from European digital identity wallets to frictionless border technologies and Startup City. We discuss the importance of real-world connections and how to make cutting-edge digital identity technology understandable to the many non-expert professionals who need to know about it.

In this episode, ID Talk welcomes Dan Pinto, co-founder and CEO of Fingerprint, a device intelligence company redefining fraud prevention without collecting personal data. 

Dan shares how Fingerprint achieves industry-leading device identification accuracy, discusses the rise of agentic AI and VPN-based fraud, and explains why Apple’s privacy changes were a growth catalyst. It’s a fascinating dive into the evolving line between privacy, trust, and digital risk.

Ajay Amlani, the new President and CEO of Aware, joins ID Talk to share his bold vision for the future of biometrics and digital identity. In a wide-ranging conversation with hosts Alex Perala and Tony Bitzionis, Amlani draws on his extensive background – from shaping U.S. homeland security policy to launching innovation units in Silicon Valley – to discuss the transformative role biometrics can play in the age of AI and rising digital threats.

He explains why Aware’s deep technology roots and scientific expertise position it to lead the next era of identity infrastructure, and how the company is embracing new opportunities in both the public and private sectors. From government modernization to biometric trust at scale, this is a must-listen episode with one of the industry’s most experienced and forward-thinking leaders.