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Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today:

GMO Adds Passkey Sign-In to Onamae.com Domain Accounts

GMO Internet has introduced free passkey sign-in for Onamae.com domain management accounts, enabling customers across Japan to authenticate using on-device biometrics, PINs, or system screen locks without typing passwords. Supporting Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari across Windows, macOS, iOS 16 or later, and Android 9 or later, the cryptographic credential remains stored locally on user hardware to prevent credential theft, phishing, and illicit administrative takeovers across a platform that has registered more than 42 million web domains.

US Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Restrict Federal Biometric Surveillance

A bicameral coalition of federal lawmakers has reintroduced the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2026, proposing strict prohibitions that would bar federal agencies and their contractors from acquiring or operating biometric surveillance systems without explicit congressional authorization. Led by Senators Edward Markey and Jeff Merkley alongside Representatives Pramila Jayapal, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley, the legislation covers remote facial, voice, and gait recognition across ports of entry and border zones while conditioning state and local Byrne public-safety grants on the adoption of equivalent statutory bans.

Vietnam’s Expanded Electronic ID Rules Take Effect, Adding Foreign-User Access

Vietnam’s revised electronic identification regulations under Decree 320/2026 have officially taken effect, extending foreign user access to VNeID accounts for legally resident foreign nationals while formalizing integrated social-security benefit accounts. Overseen by the Ministry of Public Security, the framework establishes a digital repository supporting 66 document types for individuals and 140 for organizations, requiring public agencies to rely on synchronized digital records rather than demanding physical copies during administrative procedures.

Deutsche Bank Plans Broader Payee Verification Partnership With IPID

Deutsche Bank and payee-verification provider IPID plan to expand their operational collaboration into a global strategic partnership for payment verification, embedding pre-transfer name-to-account matching, compliance screening, and fraud scoring directly into the bank’s international transaction routing infrastructure. Led by Global Head of Payments and Transactional FX Product Management Rachel Whelan, the deployment is designed to verify that supplied recipient names correspond to destination account owners, preventing wire misdirection and fraud before corporate funds leave sender accounts.

ULTRALOQ Launches Wallet-Key and Fingerprint Smart Locks Alongside UWB Model

Smart-lock manufacturer ULTRALOQ has introduced three residential access models—the Bolt Mission, Bolt Pro, and Latch 5 Pro—incorporating Aliro-certified mobile wallet keys alongside biometric fingerprint sensors, PIN touchscreens, and ultra-wideband spatial awareness. While the $299.99 Bolt Mission combines Bluetooth, radar, and ultra-wideband radio to unlock doors hands-free upon approach, the $269.99 Bolt Pro deadbolt and $249.99 Latch 5 Pro lever lock support NFC taps via Apple Wallet and Samsung Wallet, backed by Matter interoperability and automated Samsung SmartThings routines.

Alabama TikTok Settlement Requires Stronger Age Assurance and Teen Controls

TikTok has finalized a landmark child-safety legal settlement with the State of Alabama valued at up to $300 million, committing to enforce stronger age-assurance checks and operational screen-time limits for teenage users. Resolving state claims that the social media platform misled families and promoted compulsive use, the binding agreement requires TikTok to pay an initial $100 million within 45 days, mandate two-hour daily caps, eliminate cosmetic filters for minors, enforce overnight messaging curfews between midnight and 6 a.m., and establish default non-personalized recommendation feeds for teen accounts.

Pakistan’s NADRA Expands Iris Capture for Children to More Than 5,000 Counters

Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority has deployed iris-scanning biometrics across 5,000 counters nationwide to register children applying for Child Registration Certificates and Juvenile Cards. According to NADRA Media Director Shabahat Ali, capturing iris images alongside facial photographs for applicants aged three to ten creates resilient biometric records that prevent child identity fraud and child substitution, while providing enrollment alternatives for manual laborers and older citizens whose fingerprints are unreadable.

Neurotechnology’s Smartphone Fingerprint Capture Meets NIST FastCAP Requirements

Biometric software vendor Neurotechnology announced that its smartphone camera contactless fingerprint technology has passed the first-phase qualification requirements of the NIST FastCAP contactless fingerprint program, joining 13 qualifying vendors evaluated under NIST Special Publication 500-339. The evaluation confirmed that ten-print images captured via standard mobile cameras meet rigorous fidelity, ridge orientation, and matching accuracy standards when compared against FBI-certified optical live-scan baselines, clearing the algorithm for integration into upcoming releases of the MegaMatcher SDK and MegaMatcher ID platforms.

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By the ID Tech Editorial Team