Global Scans · Biometrics · Weekly Summary

• [New] The number of remote mobile payments authenticated by biometric data is expected to grow to 39.5 billion transactions worldwide by 2027. Triad City Beat
• [New] Financial fraud accounted for a fifth (20.1%) of deepfake incidents, with the report suggesting that multi-modal techniques, including biometric bypass, will increase over 2027. BiometricUpdate.com
• [New] By 2027, over 70% of the global population will be using some form of biometric payment method. CognitiveGeek
• [New] Key risks include stringent global regulation of biometric data collection, failure to scale the Orb technology reliably, security vulnerabilities, competition from other digital identity projects, and a general loss of user trust or interest. CryptoRank
• Digital identity is scaling quickly, with 64% of airlines planning to issue their own digital credentials, which is double 2024's figure, and biometric border controls are expected to reach 83% of airports by 2028. BiometricUpdate.com
• By 2050, the clinical trial landscape is expected to fully transition into in silico clinical trials utilizing advanced digital twins - virtual replicas of patients built from continuous, real-time biometric and genomic data. Zenodo
• Residents of Gaza's proposed smart cities will pass through biometric checkpoints assessing security clearance before granting zone access. Technocracy News
• Biometric authentication will secure over 2.5 billion banking transactions monthly by 2026, up from approximately 1.7 billion in 2023. TechBullion
• Global Entry modernization will include more modern, often touchless, biometric-enabled touchpoints to efficiently manage increased traveler volumes and peak arrival times. UKi Media & Events
• For high-assurance biometric verification that can be used for high risk scenarios, such as AI for financial services, iProov offers government-grade liveness detection and is increasingly used in remote identity verification. BiometricUpdate.com
• Google is projected to reintroduce a dedicated 3D face recognition system, functionally similar to Apple's Face ID, utilizing invisible sensors embedded beneath a 6.3-inch LTPO AMOLED display. The Daily Note
• The U.S. and European Union are in formal talks over a biometric data-sharing arrangement that could give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) access to fingerprint and other biometric records held by EU member states. BiometricUpdate.com
• Global Surveillance Potential: Privacy advocates warn of potential for creating a global biometric database enabling surveillance and tracking. CoinStats

Last updated: 03 May 2026