The ID Talk Podcast

The latest episode of FindBiometrics' podcast about identity technology, cybersecurity, and more. Links to stories discussed in this week's show:

PE Firm Permira to Take Controlling Stake in BioCatch

https://findbiometrics.com/pe-firm-permira-to-take-controlling-stake-in-biocatch/

NY Budget Quietly Bans Biometric Fare Payments on the MTA

https://findbiometrics.com/ny-budget-quietly-bans-biometric-fare-payments-on-the-mta/

Bank of Ireland Makes Big Bet on Voice Authentication

https://findbiometrics.com/bank-of-ireland-makes-big-bet-on-voice-authentication/

The latest episode of FindBiometrics' ID Talk podcast, featuring special guests Jonathan Browning, Executive Editor of ChannelPro, and Craig Herman, Aware's Chief Revenue Officer.

This week on the ID Talk podcast: A big amendment to BIPA, intriguing news from North Korea, and a smart door camera that can shoot paintballs.

Thales' EVP of Identification & Biometric Solutions North America, Tony Lo Brutto, joins the ID Talk podcast to discuss biometrics in defense.

Learn more about Thales' technology at https://www.thalesgroup.com/en

**Episode Links**

Learn more about Prove: https://www.prove.com/

Mary Ann Miller, Fraud & Cybercrime Executive Advisor and VP of Client Experience at Prove, joins ID Talk to discuss how we can address new fraud threats emerging from the generative AI boom.

**Episode Links**

Learn more about Thales: https://www.thalesgroup.com/en

This episode of ID Talk focuses on transparency, understanding and ethics in biometrics.

These concepts are the three pillars of Thales’ TrUE Biometrics initiative – a philosophical approach to identity technologies with a strong moral core that positions education, collaboration, and compliance as guiding principles for innovation.

To talk about this exciting topic FindBiometrics Editor-in-Chief Peter Counter is joined by Youzec Kurp, VP Identity & Biometric Solutions, Thales. The conversation starts by introducing TrUE Biometrics, and how it informs Thales’ approach to regulation and partnerships. It then digs in to the ethics and education behind TrUE, discussing challenges, opportunities and best practices, before getting into the practical matter of multimodality and hot vertical markets.

**Episode Links**

Learn more about Thales: https://www.thalesgroup.com/en

Register for the next FindBiometrics Virtual Identity Summit: https://findbiometrics.com/strong-identity-starts-with-you-summit-reg-790927/

This episode of ID Talk focuses on transparency, understanding and ethics in biometrics and digital identity.

These concepts are the three pillars of Thales’ TrUE Biometrics initiative – a philosophical approach to identity technologies with a strong moral core that positions education, collaboration, and compliance as guiding principles for innovation.

To talk about this exciting topic FindBiometrics Editor-in-Chief Peter Counter is joined by Youzek Kurp, VP Identity & Biometric Solutions, Thales. The conversation starts by introducing TrUE Biometrics, and how it informs Thales’ approach to regulation and partnerships. It then digs in to the ethics and education behind TrUE, discussing challenges, opportunities and best practices, before getting into the practical matter of multimodality and hot vertical markets.

**Episode Links**

Learn more about Daon: https://www.daon.com/

Register for the next FindBiometrics Virtual Identity Summit: https://findbiometrics.com/biometrics-and-mobile-id-on-the-innovation-highway-sponsors-and-sessions-announced/?campaign=idt

This latest episode of ID Talk was recorded live at the 2023 HIMSS healthcare conference.

Daon’s President of New Industries, Conor White, provides an overview of Daon’s work in the healthcare industry, before digging into the factors that have contributed to the sector’s historically slow pace of biometric adoption – and why that’s all about to change.

White gets into the importance of multimodal flexibility in healthcare concluding by running down the new markets Daon is pioneering, and offering some insights on the intersection of biometrics and generative AI.

**Episode Links**

Learn more about Daon: https://www.daon.com/

Register for the next FindBiometrics Virtual Identity Summit: https://findbiometrics.com/biometrics-and-mobile-id-on-the-innovation-highway-sponsors-and-sessions-announced/?campaign=idt

Conor White, President of New Industries at Daon, returns to the ID Talk Podcast.

White has been with Daon since its inception, starting as the company’s CTO, and later President Americas. In this interview with FindBiometrics Editor in Chief Peter Counter, he discusses how those roles prepared him for his new responsibilities as President of New Industries, helping set the stage for an in-depth conversation of how and why biometrics are poised to transform healthcare, automotive, and gaming. They go on to talk about the latest technological innovations that are making strong identity a reality in these sectors, and the privacy and cultural factors that influence the global biometrics industry.

It’s a wide ranging conversation that gets to the core concepts of identity and paints a bright future, free of fraud and driven by premium user experiences.

**EPISODE LINKS**

Learn more about Facephi: https://www.facephi.com/en/

Register for the next FindBiometrics Virtual Identity Summit: https://findbiometrics.com/biometrics-and-mobile-id-innovation-highway-register/

Facephi recently announced record-breaking revenue for 2022, continuing a long-running growth trend for the identity leader. That makes it a perfect time to catch up with the company's Chief Marketing Officer, Luis Guijarro. In this interview, Guijarro speaks to FindBiometrics Editor Peter Counter about protecting identities in 2023.

This podcast interview covers the effect rapid digitization has had on fraud, as well as the secret to Facephi’s success in Latin America, and how the company handles user privacy. Throughout the discussion, a major theme emerges: the importance of flexibility in the identity industry, and how the right business philosophy is the key to achieving a fraud-free future.