Piecing Together Biometric Systems with Lakota Software
In this week's episode, ID Talk's Alex Perala and Tony Bitzionis sit down with Sam Cilento, Business Development Manager at Lakota Software Solutions, for an engaging conversation live from Identity Week Europe – and in a follow-up call for a post-event debrief. Sam shares how Lakota, a relatively small West Virginia company, powers some of the world’s largest biometric systems with its Ani SDK and Whorl software, helping vendors and agencies navigate the complex world of biometric standards and compliance. From FBI integrations to global ambitions, discover how Lakota plays a crucial behind-the-scenes role in the identity ecosystem.
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Identity Week Europe: Veriff’s Blueprint for Digital Trust
From the show floor at Identity Week Europe in Amsterdam, we sit down with Hubert Behaghel, Chief Product and Technology Officer, and Markiyan Matsekh, Director of Product and Expansion at Veriff, for a deep dive into the evolving world of digital identity and the promise and peril of rapidly evolving AI.
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Nicole McNamee-Wicks' Journey from Law Enforcement to Liveness Detection
In the latest episode of ID Talk, Tony Bitzionis and Alex Perala sit down with Nicole McNamee-Wicks, Director of Biometric Cybersecurity at FaceTec and a former federal agent with over 30 years of law enforcement experience. Nicole shares how her career combating identity fraud with the SSA OIG led her to FaceTec – and why she believes the company’s technology could be a game-changer for securing documents and protecting individuals.They discuss the rise of fake IDs, FaceTec’s industry-leading spoof bounty, and the UR Code: a compact, digitally signed biometric QR code that preserves privacy, requires no special hardware, and is free to deploy for governments and nonprofits. Nicole outlines real-world use cases from law enforcement to elder care, and explains why this scalable solution could be the most practical answer yet to America’s identity fraud crisis.
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Identity Week Europe Preview with Evie Kim Sing
In this episode of ID Talk, hosts Alex Perala and Tony Bitzionis are joined by Evie Kim Sing, Editor of IdentityWeek.net, to discuss the major trends shaping the identity industry. Evie shares insights from her reporting on deepfake fraud, biometric data in travel, and the importance of inclusive innovation in identity tech. She also previews what to expect at Identity Week Europe in Amsterdam — from European digital identity wallets to frictionless border technologies and Startup City. We discuss the importance of real-world connections and how to make cutting-edge digital identity technology understandable to the many non-expert professionals who need to know about it.
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'We Focus Purely on Signals': Fingerprint's Dan Pinto on Device ID, Apple's Inadvertent Fraud Boost, and More
In this episode, ID Talk welcomes Dan Pinto, co-founder and CEO of Fingerprint, a device intelligence company redefining fraud prevention without collecting personal data. Dan shares how Fingerprint achieves industry-leading device identification accuracy, discusses the rise of agentic AI and VPN-based fraud, and explains why Apple’s privacy changes were a growth catalyst. It’s a fascinating dive into the evolving line between privacy, trust, and digital risk.
ID Tech's Alex Perala and Tony Bitzionis are joined by a varied range of guest experts to discuss identity technology, biometrics, digital ID, artificial intelligence, and more.
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