The G2 Weekly Podcast delivers insights into the world of identity and biometrics. Each week, the podcast will cover important developments in the field, making it a valuable resource for professionals in various sectors.

(August 26, 2025 - September 2, 2025)

• Financial Chaos & AI's New Role: Discover how a PayPal fraud detection glitch triggered panic across European banks and why Amazon's new IAM service for AI agents is shaping the fight against financial crime.

• The Biometrics Battleground: Explore the rapid adoption of biometrics and digital ID verification at U.S. airports to enhance efficiency, alongside growing debates over biometric privacy tools like FaceAnonyMixer and public backlash against age assurance mandates in the UK and U.S..

• Cybercrime Resilience & National Security: Unpack the audacious relaunch of the $6.4M VerifTools fake-ID marketplace after a federal seizure and the critical implications of NIST’s revision of SP 800-53 for national cybersecurity and secure patching.

• Global Digital Identity Advancements: Get insights into Gartner’s 2025 Magic Quadrant Leaders in identity verification (Daon, Incode, Persona, Socure, Sumsub) and Visionaries (Entrust, Veridas), along with rapid progress in digital wallets, mDLs, and national digital ID schemes globally, including Microsoft's introduction of ZKPs to strengthen privacy.

• The Fight Against Deepfakes & AI Surveillance: Learn how innovators like Innovatrics and 3Divi are upgrading biometric software to counter deepfakes, and why UK police are preparing to trial AI-powered robot dogs, pushing the frontiers where AI, surveillance, and identity converge.

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