Deepfakes are no longer a future threat. They are already fueling credit card fraud, mortgage scams, job infiltration schemes and synthetic identity attacks at scale.

In this episode of ID Talk, we’re joined by Maxine Most, Principal at Acuity Market Intelligence and founder of the Deepfake Summit. We discuss why AI-driven fraud has escalated into a systemic risk to financial services, enterprises and even national security, and why solving it requires more than better detection tools.

Max shares the thinking behind her “resilient trust” framework, the role of ecosystem collaboration, and what she hopes will emerge when industry leaders gather under Chatham House rules to confront the deepfake crisis head-on.

For more information and to register, visit https://www.thedeepfakesummit.com/

In this episode of ID Talk, Alex Perala and Dave Barclay are joined by Nate Soffio, head of reusable and agentic identity products at Prove. The conversation explores what “reusable identity” actually means in practice, how verifiable credentials and decentralized identifiers can reduce repeated KYC friction, and why these technologies are becoming increasingly relevant as AI agents begin to act on users’ behalf. Soffio also discusses how identity, consent, and cryptographic provenance could shape trust and accountability in emerging agent-driven commerce. 

Is your document security as strong as a $100 bill? Ty McCelleis, Product Manager at Troy Group, joins the pod to explain why physical security is still the bedrock of identity. From his "previous life" securing casino promotions to his current work protecting the most sensitive documents in everyday transactions, Ty shares how layering invisible inks and UV-reflective print can deter even the most persistent fraudsters.We also discuss the crucial role of human education and ensuring that frontline workers are "educated enough" to spot a fake on the fly. Plus, get a glimpse into the future of 2026, where AI-powered fraud meets AI-powered detection.

Healthcare has been called “the next frontier” for identity security for nearly a decade, but why hasn’t the industry moved? Jay Meier of FaceTec explains the structural, regulatory, and technical reasons behind the delay, and outlines how modern liveness and identity binding can finally close long-standing gaps. 

Listen to the latest episode of ID Talk for a clear, candid conversation about the future of healthcare fraud prevention.

This week on ID Talk, hosts Tony Bitzionis and Alex Perala are joined by Leif Johansson, Director of Technology for the Siros Foundation, for a deep dive into the EUDI wallet and the future of passkeys.

Johansson details his work on the "WW wallet," a passkey-powered solution that emerged as one of the winners of Germany's official digital identity wallet competition, notably beating entries from Google and Samsung. He discusses the wallet's origins, the critical need for identity solutions to cover 100% of "edge cases" rather than just the majority, and why he believes the industry must draw a sharp distinction between true digital identity and the fungible world of cryptocurrency.

After an enormously successful Identity Week America in Washington, D.C., ID Talk is bringing listeners conversations recorded live on the show floor! Join hosts Tony Bitzionis, Alex Perala, and Dave Barclay as they chat with industry leaders in digital identity.

Hear directly from:

• Tina D'Agostin (CEO, Alcatraz) on using 3D facial biometrics and edge processing for privacy-first physical access control.
• Annemarie Mattheyse (Marketing Director, Idemia) on launching new FIPS-validated USB security keys for high-assurance authentication.
• Michael Zurek (Head of Digital Travel Strategy, SITA) on the "curb-to-gate" biometric journey that's transforming airports and seaports.
• Ajay Amlani (CEO, Aware) on "intelligent liveness" and how it's solving the challenge of secure remote identity proofing.

This week on ID Talk, hosts Tony Bitzionis and Alex Perala are joined by Tim Eades, the co-founder and CEO of cybersecurity startup Anetac. Tim discusses the pervasive and "ugly" problem of identity vulnerabilities, explaining how his company was founded to tackle a world where everything from service accounts to applications is "ridiculously over-privileged". He details Anetac's unique approach, which goes beyond traditional scanning to analyze behaviors and create bespoke treatment plans for security threats. The conversation also explores the looming threat of generative AI, with Tim warning that the technology is making "a good hacker great and a great hacker scale," while regulations struggle to keep pace. Drawing from his experience as a four-time CEO, Tim also shares fascinating insights on building a company, navigating the venture capital landscape, and the importance of aligning a product's "vocabulary to the budget".

This week, we're bringing ID Talk listeners an in-person interview from last month's Identity Week America conference in Washington, D.C., where ID Talk's Alex Perala had the opportunity to chat with FaceTec's Jay Meier on the show floor.

The conversation explores the critical challenge of proving identity in a world of increasingly sophisticated fraud. Meier introduces UR Codes, a powerful technology that embeds encrypted biometric data onto physical and digital credentials. He explains how this innovation moves beyond authenticating a document to verifying the live human presenting it, creating a new level of trust. Tune in to hear Meier discuss the wide-ranging applications for this technology, from securing government IDs and preventing healthcare fraud to transforming physical access control and protecting critical infrastructure.

What happens when half of all internet traffic is generated by unaccountable bots and AI? This week, the pod welcomes Evan McMullen, co-founder and CEO of Billions Network, to discuss what she calls an "existential moment for the internet".

Tune in to explore the rise of the "agentic economy," where autonomous AIs act on our behalf, and the urgent need for a new trust layer to verify both human and machine identity. Evan breaks down how technologies like zero-knowledge proofs can allow users to prove who they are without revealing sensitive data, the crucial difference between a bot and an agent, and how this technology is being used today to secure everything from crypto-launches to government social security systems.

In an internet increasingly filled with AI and bots, how do you prove you're human? This week, ID Talk welcomes Ajay Patel, Head of World ID at Tools for Humanity, to talk about solving one of the internet's biggest challenges. Ajay explains the mission to create a global "human network" to accelerate humans in the age of AI, how the Orb creates a private proof of humanity without compromising anonymity, and why this could be the end of CAPTCHAs and the overuse of KYC. Plus, we get the details on their new partnership with Outtake to verify emails and fight phishing.