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3D vs. 2D Biometrics, Part 2: Jay Meier on Liveness Detection and Revolutionizing IDV
Following Part 1 of our deep dive into 3D biometrics with FaceTec VP Jay Meier, the conversation delves even deeper into the innovations driving FaceTec’s technology—a...
3D vs. 2D Biometrics: Talking Photons, Bias, and Perspective Distortion with FaceTec's Jay Meier (Part 1)
For ID Talk's first episode of 2025, FaceTec VP Jay Meier returns to dig into the technical underpinnings of his firm's new UR Code solution. The discussion explores t...
TECH5’s Rahul Parthe on Decentralized Identity and the Future of Digital Public Infrastructure
In this episode of ID Talk, Alex Perala and Tony Bitzionis welcome back Rahul Parthe, CTO, Chairman, and co-founder of TECH5. They dive into the challenges and opportu...
Anonybit’s Frances Zelazny on Privacy-First Biometrics and the Future of Identity
In this episode of the ID Talk podcast, hosts Alex Perala and Tony Bitzionis are joined by Frances Zelazny, Co-Founder and CEO of Anonybit, to explore the evolving lan...
Understanding the Quantum Threat with Lastwall's Karl Holmqvist
This week, the ID Talk podcast welcomes Karl Holmqvist, founder and CEO of Lastwall, to explore the pressing challenges of cybersecurity in the age of quantum computin...
AuthenticID's Blair Cohen on the Evolution of Identity Tech
This week, the ID Talk podcast welcomes Blair Cohen, the Founder and President of AuthenticID. Blair is a serial entrepreneur with over three decades of experience in ...
How Do UR Codes Actually Work? A Deep Dive with FaceTec's Jay Meier
On this week's episode of the ID Talk podcast, FaceTec's Jay Meier returns to answer some follow-up questions about his firm's innovative new "UR Code" solution. Where...
ID Talk: Humanity Protocol's Founder on Biometrics, Blockchain, and Bridging Web3 and Real Life with Digital ID
This week, the ID Talk podcast welcomes Terence Kwok, the founder and CEO of Humanity Protocol—a blockchain-based digital ID project that uses palm vein biometrics to ...
ID Talk: SIA Experts Tell Us Why the Industry's Vibes are So Good During This 'Interesting' Election Cycle
This week on the ID Talk podcast, we present a fascinating conversation with two experts from the Security Industry Association: Ronald Hawkins, Director of Industry R...
ID Talk: How UR Codes Will Help Solve Identity Verification, with FaceTec's Jay Meier
FaceTec's Jay Meier returns to the ID Talk podcast to delve deeper into his company's important new solution for identity verification—the UR Code. Officially announce...
ID Talk: eu-LISA R&I Engineer Javier Galbally Talks Biometrics, Privacy, and the EES
This week, the ID Talk podcast is very fortunate to welcome Javier Galbally, a Capability Building Officer in Research and Development for eu-LISA, the European Union ...
ID Talk: Identity Week's Jonathan Drape-Comyn on Putting 15 Months Into a Week
On this week's episode of the ID Talk podcast, co-hosts Tony Bitzionis and Alex Perala talk with Jonathan Drape-Comyn, Head of Sales for Identity Week. With a very suc...
ID Talk: Decoding the IN Groupe-Idemia Talks with Danielle VanZandt
On the latest episode of ID Talk, Frost & Sullivan's Danielle VanZandt returns to the pod to discuss the identity technology industry's biggest M&A story of the moment...
How Bhutan Leapfrogged to Next-Gen Digital ID
On this week's episode of ID Talk, co-hosts Tony Bitzionis and Alex Perala are joined by Anand Acharya and Pallavi Sharma, who discuss their work on Bhutan NDI, a pion...
Dispatches from Identity Week America
The ID Talk team was recording on-site at this year's Identity Week America conference in Washington, D.C. Amid the energetic commotion of the show floor, hosts Tony B...
ID Talk: Why ID and Payments are Foundational to Digital Infrastructure, with Visa and TECH5
This week's episode of the ID Talk podcast delves into a fascinating new digital ID solution—the GovWallet, which combines TECH5's biometric digital identity technolog...
How to Make Biometric Data Useful – and Useless – with FaceTec's Jay Meier
On this week's ID Talk podcast, Jay Meier returns to expand on his ideas in a recent discussion about biometric binding—that is, linking a person's biometric data dire...
What Biometric Binding Is and Why It Is Critical to Verifying Your Digital ID, with Jay Meier
FaceTec's Jay Meier returns to discuss the importance of biometric binding when it comes to identity verification. Why is that so important? The answer has to do with ...
Walking the Privacy Tightrope in Identity Fraud Prevention with AuthenticID's Chris Borkenhagen
On this week's episode, we're joined by Chris Borkenhagen, AuthenticID's Chief Digital Officer, who offers insights on cybersecurity and biometrics, the changing regul...
Touring ID R&D's Deepfake Detection Lab with CEO Alexey Khitrov
This week on the ID Talk podcast, hosts Tony Bitzionis and Alex Perala are joined by Alexey Khitrov, the CEO of ID R&D, a Mitek company. Alexey recently gave Alex a to...
Deepfake Deep Dive
This week, ID Talk tackles a very popular (and recurring) topic from recent episodes and our news coverage on FindBiometrics: Deepfakes. We cover a range of stories, f...
Biometrics from the Bank to the Airport, with Acuity's Maxine Most
Acuity Market Intelligence's Maxine Most returns to the podcast this week to provide an update on her ongoing Prism Project market research. Max discusses some importa...
Frost's Danielle VanZandt on AI, Deepfakes, Fingerprints, and How Market Research Actually Works
Friend of the show Danielle VanZandt joins the podcast to share insights from the recent Identiverse event. A Research Manager with Frost & Sullivan, Danielle discusse...
ID Talk: Passkeys, Standards, and Selfie Certification with FIDO's Andrew Shikiar
The FIDO Alliance is one of the most important organizations in the identity technology industry. Founded in 2012, the "Fast Identity Online" consortium has been a rel...
Breaking Down Decentralized Identity with Anonybit's Frances Zelazny
Anonybit co-founder and CEO Frances Zelazny joins the show this week to discuss the advantages of a decentralized approach to biometric identity, why her team is partn...
Good Algorithms Need Good Infrastructure, with Neurotechnology's Antonello Mincone
Neurotechnology's Antonello Mincone brings a unique blend of engineering expertise and business insights to this week's episode, with a discussion that spans NIST test...
The Business of Biometric Security is Going Too Slow for Jay Meier
FaceTec's Jay Meier joins the pod for a wide-ranging discussion that delves into the progress of standards, cryptography vs. biometrics, deepfake injection attacks, an...
Maxine Most Sees a Bigger Pie for the Biometrics Industry
Acuity Market Intelligence's Maxine Most joins the podcast this week to discuss her groundbreaking Prism Project and its first financial services-focused report. Among...