The ID Talk Podcast
ID Tech's Alex Perala,Tony Bitzionis, and Dave Barclay are joined by a varied range of guest experts to discuss identity technology, biometrics, digital ID, artificial intelligence, and more.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Tuesday, May 12, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from Alcatraz AI, Fintracker, Interac, the City of London, the U.S. Air Force, Gov.uk, Visa, Keyno, Palo Alto Networks, Fingerprint Cards, IBIA, and the German Government.
For questions or feedback, please reach out to tony@idtechwire.com
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Monday, May 11, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from the Government of Jordan, France Identité, IDEX Biometrics, ID Centric, Trumerit, Credivera, the European Union, the South African Government, Vidas-ID, and HID.
For questions or feedback, please reach out to tony@idtechwire.com
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Friday, May 8, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from Microsoft, OpenAI, Mitek, First Advantage, the UK Home Office, Leidos, IDEMIA, and FISWG.
If you have any comments about the news in today's episode, feel free to email Tony at tony@idtechwire.com. We'd love to get your feedback!
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Thursday, May 7, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from the CBUAE, ICP, ADCB, the Portuguese Judiciary Police, Flipkart, Axis Bank, PayU, Idfy, the Governments of Ethiopia and Mozambique, One Identity, Shufti, and Signicat.
If you have any comments about the news in today's episode, feel free to email Tony at tony@idtechwire.com. We'd love to get your feedback!
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Wednesday, May 6, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from VeryAI, Hengqin Port, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, the UK Financial Services Group, the FCC, Chainlink, Finovox, Meta, Daon, CLEAR, and Crayonic.
If you have any comments about the news in today's episode, feel free to email me at tony@idtechwire.com. We'd love to get your feedback, and may even share it on our next episode.
Gary Jones on ROC’s Push Into Intelligent Physical Security
In this episode of ID Talk, hosts Alex Perala and Tony Bitzionis speak with Gary Jones about the evolution of biometric access control and the growing role of AI in physical security systems.
Jones discusses ROC’s rapid rise in the biometrics market, the company’s emphasis on independently validated performance benchmarks, and the thinking behind its new ROC Access Face 1 platform, which combines facial recognition, watch list detection, weapon detection and real-time analytics into a single security workflow.
The conversation also explores the shift toward GPU-powered infrastructure, the practical realities of deploying AI-driven security syste...
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Tuesday, May 5, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from Ping Identity, Oloid, Sumsub, Chainlink, ROC, Regula, the South African Government, Proof, the FIDO Alliance, Paxton, and Ultraloq.
If you have any comments about the news in today's episode, feel free to email Tony at tony@idtechwire.com.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Monday, May 4, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from the U.S. House of Representatives, the Australian Government, Facephi, the U.S. Senate, the New Jersey Assembly, Aware, and Fingerprint Cards.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Friday, May 1, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from the California DMV, Erie County, the Austrian Government, the Turks and Caicos Islands, the OpenID Foundation, and the Governments of Brazil, Estonia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Thursday, April 30, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from Unico, Wicket, Experian, the Government of Malaysia, ICICI Bank, Precise Biometrics, Fingerprint Cards, Cyphercor, Jumio, Sumsub, Socure, and the FMCSA.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Wednesday, April 29, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from Innovatrics, DTPM Santiago, Mettis AI, the European Commission, MEXC, Sumsub, the State of Michigan, Hopae, QX Global Group, TrustID, the Government of Indonesia, Amadeus, IDEMIA, Checkr, SpyCloud, and Ping Identity.
Wicket’s Jeff Boehm Breaks Down Face-Gate Adoption in Sports
On this episode of the ID Talk podcast, Wicket COO Jeff Boehm joins Alex Perala, Tony Bitzionis, and Dave Barclay to talk about how facial authentication is transforming the fan experience at stadiums and live events across the country. Jeff traces Wicket’s origins back to an early partnership with the Cleveland Browns during the height of COVID, when the team needed a safer, faster way to get fans back through the gates, and explains how the company has since grown to nearly a hundred customers across professional sports leagues, conferences, and live events worldwide.
The conversation co...
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Tuesday, April 28, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from the FIDO Alliance, the UK Public Accounts Committee, Google Wallet, SendQuick, Yoti, Jumio, the Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue, Identity Digital, Iothic, Carahsoft, Kensington, and the Government of Armenia.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Monday, April 27, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from the Australian Government, the U.S. House of Representatives, the Detroit Police Department, the Dutch Parliament, Google.org, Credas, Finity, Disneyland, and the UK’s NCSC.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Friday, April 24, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from Wearable Devices Ltd., authID, the Louisiana House of Representatives, the Government of Norway, Facephi, Trust Stamp, Partisia, Digital Platformer, the SECP, Moca Network, Biletinial, Dalil, and E7 Group.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Thursday, April 23, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from Wicket, National Bank of Canada, ID.me, the Government of Western Australia, Signicat, ANTS France, the Governments of Japan, Pakistan, Kuwait, Ireland, and Türkiye, Lawton PD, and the U.S. Congress.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Wednesday, April 22, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from SecureAuth, the UK Metropolitan Police, SLC, Digital IDeco, NDAChain, Veriff, the DHS, ICE, Prove, and Japan Airlines.
Why You Can’t Trust AI Agents, with SecureAuth's Geoffrey Mattson
On this episode of ID Talk, Alex Perala and Tony Bitzionis speak with Geoffrey Mattson, CEO of SecureAuth, about the growing security risks surrounding agentic AI. As enterprises rush to deploy AI agents for coding, workflow automation, and decision-making, Mattson argues that identity security has gone from being an “NPC” in cybersecurity to having “main character energy.”
From executives accidentally exposing sensitive data through vibe coding to autonomous agents making decisions no human intended, the conversation explores why companies need guardrails around what AI agents can do, not just trust in the models themselves.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Tuesday, April 21, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from CyberLink, Asteria, Fime, Sony PlayStation, Modern Treasury, Persona, Panasonic, Trulioo, SITA, and ConnectID.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Monday, April 20, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from Dynamite, Revolution MD, World (formerly Worldcoin), Okta, Vercel, the Government of Brazil, Zoom, DocuSign, the Government of India, the Government of Greece, the Government of Finland, Tinder, and the ACLU.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Friday, April 17, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from the European Union, NADRA Technologies, Identity360, the U.S. House of Representatives, the California DMV, the Government of Kazakhstan, the Lawton City Council, the Government of Vietnam, Anthropic, and Persona.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Thursday, April 16, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from the Government of Brazil, Taipei Songshan Airport, Herta, Precise Biometrics, Fingerprint Cards, the UK Home Office, Varjo, VRAI, and the Syracuse Common Council.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Tuesday, April 14, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from the Indian Parliament, the Supreme Court of India, Tesla, the OpenID Foundation, Meta, Omnigo, Evolv, and the European Union.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Monday, April 13, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from Clear1, OpenAI, the FIDO Alliance, the Government of Papua New Guinea, IDen2, Carahsoft, Air New Zealand, and the Government of Poland.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Friday, April 10, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from the European Union, idBio, NIST, Authsignal, IATA, Mastercard, Google, the Government of Canada, ENISA, Da Nang Airport, and the Nigerian Government.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Thursday, April 9, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from the UK Home Office, Badge Inc., Jumio, Fingerprint, RealSense, the Government of Papua New Guinea, Bank of America, and ARCON-PA.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Wednesday, April 8, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Suprema, the New York Gaming Commission, IATA, Clear1, Astreax, and the Government of Japan.
Identity Week Europe Preview With Evie Kim Sing
In this episode of ID Talk, Alex Perala, Tony Bitzionis, and Dave Barclay are joined by Evie Kim Sing of Identity Week to preview Identity Week Europe in Amsterdam.
The conversation explores what makes the event one of the identity industry's leading gatherings, the major themes expected this year including AI, digital identity adoption, fraud prevention, and biometric innovation, and why the show has become a key forum for collaboration across government, finance, travel, and technology sectors.
Evie also shares practical networking advice for attendees (don't sleep on the drinks gatherings) and discusses how Identity We...
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Tuesday, April 7, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from the Reno Police Department, the Government of Moldova, the Indian Cabinet, Signicat, WSO2, IDEMIA, the Belgian Immigration Office, and the Office of the Governor of Wisconsin.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Thursday, April 2, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from Alcatraz, the Government of Tyrol, 1Kosmos, the Department of War, Prove, SARS, Facephi, the Government of Ghana, iProov, Regula, and Australia Post.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Wednesday, April 1, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from USCIS, the Danish Immigration Service, the Government of Spain, Unico, the TSA, Ethio Telecom, and the GAO.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Tuesday, March 31, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from the DHS, Emptech, MOSIP, NIST, the U.S. Government, the European Commission, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, CBP, the Oklahoma State Senate, the Government of Nepal, Sumsub, ComplyAdvantage, the Kantara Initiative, and the OpenID Foundation.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Monday, March 30, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from DEWA, Radiant Logic, Badge, the Government of Zambia, MOSIP, Match Group, the FTC, the Government of Niger, the Government of Brazil, and the European Parliament.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Friday, March 27, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from RSAC, ROC, ICAO, Token, the Government of the Dominican Republic, the Government of Austria, and Thales.
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Thursday, March 26, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from the Norfolk Constabulary, FIME, EMVCo, Wink, Vouched, NIST, Apple, Merseyside Police, the Government of Singapore, UPI, the Government of New South Wales, and the South Korean Government.
How dewa Turned a Student ID Into a Digital Identity Wallet with 5.3 Million Users
In this episode of ID Talk, we speak with Lorenz Flechtenmacher, CEO and co-founder of dewa, about the rapid deployment of digital identity infrastructure in Denmark and what it means for Europe’s eIDAS 2.0 rollout.
dewa recently helped launch a digital identity feature within the widely used e-Boks platform, reaching 5.3 million users and issuing more than 160 million verifiable credentials. The deployment introduced privacy-preserving, single-use age verification credentials designed to prevent tracking and correlation across services.
Flechtenmacher explains how the system works, why privacy-preserving age verification is gaining traction, and what lessons governments and vendors should ta...
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Wednesday, March 25, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from authID, the Kantara Initiative, Hetzner, iDenfy, SITA, IDSure, Columbia Shipmanagement, ROC, the Government of Spain, Oz Forensics, the TSA, Suprema, and Hyundai Robotics.
For the print edition, visit https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/id-tech-digest-7242201604852965376/
ID Tech Daily Digest Audio Edition - Tuesday, March 24, 2026
It’s time for today’s edition of ID Tech’s Daily Digest. Today, we bring you news from Innovatrics, Erste Group, Pimloc, Liquid, Japan Post, the Government of South Korea, ETH Zurich, Western Identification Network, NEC, the Government of Quebec, CyberLink, VIA Technologies, and the Government of the Dominican Republic.
Read the print version at https://learn.idtechwire.com/
FaceTec's Jay Meier on Healthcare Identity and Life Beyond the Security Zone
This week, FaceTec Chief Identity Technology Strategist Jay Meier joins the ID Talk podcast to discuss one of the most pressing challenges in digital identity today: bringing biometric verification to the industries that need it most. Fresh off a trip to the ViVE 2026 healthcare IT conference in Boston, Jay breaks down the response to FaceTec's new white paper on curing healthcare's $30 billion-plus identity fraud problem, and explains why heavily regulated, critical infrastructure sectors — healthcare, banking, aviation, energy — represent the company's next major frontier.
The conversation covers FaceTec's UR Code technology and how its lightweight, privacy-preserving design is reso...
FaceTec’s Jay Meier Has a Message for the Healthcare IT Sector
FaceTec’s Jay Meier returns to ID Talk to discuss the company’s new white paper on UR Codes and how digitally signed biometric barcodes could reshape healthcare identity workflows. The discussion explores how biometric barcodes could reduce fraud, strengthen patient matching, and support auditable verification workflows, as Meier prepares to speak at ViVE 2026, one of the industry’s major healthcare IT gatherings.