The ID Talk Podcast

***Episode Links:***

Take the Year in Review Identity Industry Survey: https://findbiometrics.com/yir22

Take the Road Ahead for Biometrics & Identity Survey: https://findbiometrics.com/road-ahead-survey

The FindBiometrics Year in Review multimedia event — which has grown to feature interviews with industry leaders, crucial biometrics and identity research, and a full day online summit — is two decades old. And to mark the occasion, FindBiometrics is partnering with Acuity Market Intelligence to level-up our research capabilities.

On this episode of ID Talk, FindBiometrics Editor in Chief Peter Counter speaks to Acuity Principal Analyst Maxine Most about the evolution of the Year in Review and what to expect from their collaborative identity industry research, which will be available in the new year as customized reports.

***EPISODE LINKS***

Learn more about NEC Corporation of America: https://necam.com/

Take the Year in Review survey: https://findbiometrics.com/20th-annual-findbiometrics-year-in-review-survey-511019/

Sign up for FindBiometrics’ upcoming virtual events and webinars: https://findbiometrics.com/reserve-your-seat-for-findbiometrics-upcoming-webinars-and-virtual-events/

This month on ID Talk, we are featuring key conversations from our 2022 live event coverage, highlighting the year’s hottest topics. One of the major trends this year was the ascent of biometric travel, which is why, on this episode of the podcast, FindBiometrics’ Doug OGorden interviews Bill Carleton, Director, Advanced Recognition Systems at NEC Corporation of America.

This interview was recorded at the FTE conference in September, where NECAM was a diamond level sponsor and showcased its digital ID and biometric capabilities for the aviation sector. Carleton speaks about NEC’s role in defining the digital ID travel trend, the value of soft biometrics in the passenger facilitation, and his company’s global strategic partnership with SITA.

It’s a fascinating conversation with a leader in digital ID.

***EPISODE LINKS***

Learn more about Incode: https://incode.com/

Learn more about Money20/20: https://us.money2020.com/

Sign up for FindBiometrics’ upcoming virtual events and webinars: https://findbiometrics.com/reserve-your-seat-for-findbiometrics-upcoming-webinars-and-virtual-events/

Recorded at Money20/20 USA: FindBiometrics's Doug OGorden interviews Ricardo Amper, CEO of Incode.

Amper starts off highlighting some legacy challenges for human identity that reach all the way back to ancient Egypt, before showcasing how Incode’s digital identity technologies can address our modern ID issues. He goes on to divulge the history of Incode’s solutions and how its approach to decentralized identity helped it stand apart from the competition we’ve seen rise out of the recent IDv boom.

Amper discusses the integral role of digital identity in finance, healthcare, and national elections. And he concludes with a look to the future of our industry, asserting it will be paperless, automated, and privacy-first.

For a short interview, this episode has a ton of fascinating and philosophical identity topics — have a listen!

***EPISODE LINKS***

Learn more about Mitek: https://miteksystems.com/

Learn more about Money20/20: https://us.money2020.com/

Sign up for FindBiometrics’ upcoming virtual events and webinars: https://findbiometrics.com/reserve-your-seat-for-findbiometrics-upcoming-webinars-and-virtual-events/

Recorded at Money20/20 USA: FindBiometrics's Doug OGorden interviews Chris Briggs, Vice President of Product Management at Mitek.

Briggs showcases the fruits of Mitek’s HooYu acquisition, which resulted in the new product MiVIP, as well as the company’s latest multi-modal biometric authentication solution. The conversation turns to the fintech buzz at Money20/20 around privacy, verification and authentication.

Briggs weighs-in on what it takes to stand out in the prolific identity verification landscape, and offers his expert thoughts on the responsibility of the biometrics community when it comes to addressing skyrocketing fraud statistics. The interview concludes with a look ahead to what’s in store for 2023.

It’s a fascinating conversation with an active identity leader.

**EPISODE LINKS***

Learn more about AU10TIX: https://au10tix.com/

Learn more about Money20/20: https://us.money2020.com/

Sign up for FindBiometrics’ upcoming virtual events and webinars: https://findbiometrics.com/reserve-your-seat-for-findbiometrics-upcoming-webinars-and-virtual-events/

FindBiometrics and Mobile ID World are reporting live from Money20/20 USA this week. On this latest episode of ID Talk, our own Doug OGorden interviews Nir Stern, VP Product Management at AU10TIX.

Stern discusses the AU10TIX Headshot Booth and the identity verification demos his company is showcasing at Money20/20. He goes on to talk about how his company managed to stand apart from the influx of IDv competition we saw in 2021, highlighting the firm's speed of deployment and expansion as well as the AU10TIX platform’s fully automated capabilities. Looking ahead, Stern gives his perspective on emerging use cases for biometrics in the workplace and what’s next for financial services in the world of identity.

It’s a fascinating discussion about identity in finance and beyond.

**EPISODE LINKS***

Learn more about AuhtID and Human Factor Authentication: https://authid.ai/

Learn more about Money20/20: https://us.money2020.com/

Sign up for FindBiometrics’ upcoming virtual events and webinars: https://findbiometrics.com/reserve-your-seat-for-findbiometrics-upcoming-webinars-and-virtual-events/

FindBiometrics and Mobile ID World are reporting live from Money20/20 USA this week. On this latest episode of ID Talk, our own Doug OGorden speaks with Tom Thimot, CEO, AuthID.ai.

Thimot highlights AuthID’s Human Factor Authentication technology, the next generation of multifactor, before offing his thoughts on the 2021 ID verification boom and how his company managed to stand apart from the competition. He explores use cases for ID verification in other sectors like healthcare, and gives us a preview of what’s next in the wake of what he terms the “FinTech bust.”

It’s a fascinating conversation on key topics in financial services and beyond.

**EPISODE LINKS**

Authomize: https://www.authomize.com/

Identiverse: https://identiverse.com/

FindBiometrics Financial Identity Summit: https://web.cvent.com/event/20454161-8e78-4ae6-bc85-df7aa59a037b/summary

On this episode of ID Talk, FindBiometrics' Doug OGorden speaks to Gal Diskin, Co-founder and CTO of Authomize — a leader in cloud-based authorization management.

The conversation begins by highlighting big takeaways from this summer’s Identiverse conference in Colorado and introducing Authomize’s key competencies. OGorden and Diskin go on to illustrate the current business landscape in which we have come to expect Everything-as-a-Service, and how Authomize fits into that paradigm, before digging into the importance of educating the broader public about identity and access management. They discuss how Authomize works with biometrics, the company’s keen collaborative attitude, and what’s next for the company.

It's a fascinating conversation about an increasingly important segment of the identity space.

**EPISODE LINKS**

Kuma: https://kuma.pro/

Identiverse: https://identiverse.com/

FindBiometrics Financial Identity Summit: https://web.cvent.com/event/20454161-8e78-4ae6-bc85-df7aa59a037b/summary

Recorded live at Identiverse 2022— FindBiometrics' Doug OGorden interviews Mark Difraia, Executive Vice President at Kuma, and Michael Magrath, Managing Director of the firm’s Digital Identity Practice.

Kuma is a Kantara Initiative approved Accredited Assessor for the organizations’ trust stamp for NIST's 800-63-3 digital identity guidelines. Magrath and Difraia breakdown why that framework is so important, and how the kind of identity assurance their company evaluates is seeing growing demand in the healthcare market. They expand on Kuma’s privacy practice and the importance of participating in industry education initiatives, before looking to the near future as we prepare for the next draft of NIST’s key identity assurance framework.

It's a fascinating conversation about an increasingly crucial branch of our industry.

**EPISODE LINKS**

Socure: https://www.socure.com/

Identiverse: https://identiverse.com/

FindBiometrics Financial Identity Summit: https://web.cvent.com/event/20454161-8e78-4ae6-bc85-df7aa59a037b/summary

Recorded live at Identiverse 2022— FindBiometrics' Doug OGorden interviews Jordan Burris, Senior Director of Product Market Strategy for the Public Sector at Socure.

Burris starts off by highlighting Socure’s unique graph-based approach to identity verification before digging into how the downturn in markets affects the business of preventing fraud. He goes on to detail how the IDv boom we’ve seen over the past few years has affected Socure, and he concludes by arguing for the responsibility of vendors and their customers to put transparency and consent first when dealing with users’ identity.

Socure is leading the charge for digital identity in the public sector, and Burris is a great speaker on the topic.

**EPISODE LINKS**

IDEMIA: https://www.idemia.com/

Identiverse: https://identiverse.com/

FindBiometrics Financial Identity Summit: https://web.cvent.com/event/20454161-8e78-4ae6-bc85-df7aa59a037b/summary

Recorded live at Identiverse 2022— FindBiometrics' Doug OGorden interviews Teresa Wu, VP of Innovation at IDEMIA.

In this episode, Wu recaps the long-storied history of Identiverse before digging into the major trends in the identity industry as they relate to biometrics: from the fight against phishing, to the emergence of verified credentials, and the rise of mobile ID—which is an area in which IDEMIA is a celebrated pioneer. She touches on the public perception of face biometrics, and the importance of leadership when it comes to education, interoperability, and ethical responsibility.

This wide-ranging discussion serves as a great overview of the relationship between biometrics and the larger identity and access management space.