
State of Identity Podcast Series by Liminal
Welcome to the State of Identity, the leading podcast in the digital identity industry! Host Cameron D’Ambrosi, and the team at Liminal, invite you to join an enlightening and engaging conversation about digital identity, its technologies, and the ever-evolving paradigms that shape our world today.
Through candid discussions with the industry’s greatest minds, Liminal explores the most pressing topics in digital identity, cybersecurity, and Fintech, from cutting-edge technologies and innovative companies to the individuals defining our digital landscape. Discover how the digital identity landscape transforms how we live, work, and interact with the world around us.
So whether you’re a senior executive building a company, a tech enthusiast, an industry professional, or simply curious about the future of digital identity, tune in to the State of Identity and join the conversation shaping our world today and tomorrow.
Latest episodes

Aug 25, 2022 • 36min
It’s Not About the Password
Do you think traditional multi-factor authentication (MFA) is enough? On this State of Identity podcast, host Cameron D'Ambrosi discusses key binding in biometrics with Daltrey Founder and CEO, Blair Crawford. This duo expands on passwordless authentication, liveness detection, and why it's not about the passwords, but about your identity.

Aug 18, 2022 • 27min
Digital ID & the Metaverse
How will digital ID verification play a vital role in Metaverse success? On this week’s State of Identity podcast, host Cameron D’Ambrosi sits down with Aaron Painter, CEO at Nametag to discuss implementing ID verification in various emerging technologies like the blockchain and the metaverse.

Aug 11, 2022 • 29min
Your Digital Footprint
How do you define frictionless identity verification? On this week’s State of Identity podcast, we are joined by Footprints founders, Eli Wachs, CEO, and Alex Grinman, CTO for a discussion on leveraging AWS nitro enclaves to provide a secure computing environment with best-in-class encryption and access control.

Aug 4, 2022 • 22min
Rise of the Bot Attacks
In this month's Investing in Identity series, we dive into notable deals that are shaking up the summer and take a look at what July's stock rally implies for market performance this fall. This month's agenda features: HUMAN, a global leader in safeguarding against bot attacks and fraud has merged with PerimeterX. On the surface, these companies pose competitive threats to one another; however, the use of UEBA to support bot detection, account abuse detection, and fraud prevention, make for an attractive merger We watched the NASDAQ and S&P make a rebound in July. Is this a bear market rally? Hear our predictions moving into the fall for digital identity deal activity and deal count

Aug 4, 2022 • 23min
Inclusivity, Ethics, & Identity Protection
Javier Mira, President, and CEO at FacePhi joins this State of Identity podcast to talk about the coming decentralization of the biometrics industry. How to drive inclusion and fairness with the use of biometrics. The role that liveness detection has to play in biometrics deployments moving forward, as well as the expansion outside of core regulated industries for biometrics.

Jul 28, 2022 • 24min
Adopting, Adapting, and Advancing
What does the future hold for biometric identity verification platforms? Tune into this week’s State of Identity podcast to hear host Cameron D’Ambrosi and Julen Remesar, Head of Sales at Alice Biometrics discuss the pathway forward for a field that continues to evolve in the face of shifting regulations, platform demands, and new technologies.

Jul 21, 2022 • 28min
Verified Digital Identity
What if verified identity was digitized? Join this week’s State of Identity podcast with host Cameron D’Ambrosi and Tomer Kagan, CEO and Co-Founder of Merit to tackle bringing liquidity to verified identity through full access, transparency, and utility for individuals. They dive into creating an ecosystem of truth and trust. Tune in, to find out how.

Jul 14, 2022 • 26min
Holding Your Identity
Do you want to own and control your identity? Join this week's State of Identity podcast with host Cameron D'Ambrosi as he welcomes SimpleID CEO, Peter Kirby to discuss reusable digital identity, the blockchain, web3, and what it means to have an identity network on the blockchain.

Jul 7, 2022 • 40min
The Global Identity Network
This week's State of Identity podcast welcomes Sarah Clark, Senior Vice President, Digital Identity at Mastercard & Carlos Collodoro, CEO at IDPBR. We discuss their joint venture to bring Mastercard's digital identity network to the Brazilian market and unpack the unique circumstances of the digital identity market in Brazil.

Jun 28, 2022 • 25min
Fed Hikes and Its Impact on Identity
In this month's Investing in Identity series, we dive into notable news, deals, and impacts on the digital identity community. This month's agenda features: Google, Microsoft, and Apple have committed to developing passwordless authentication options. LastPass joins the FIDO Alliance in the latest push for a passwordless revolution The Federal Reserve approved the largest interest rate increase since 1994, signaling it will continue lifting rates through 2022. What does this mean for entrepreneurs and investors, and what impact does this have on the digital identity community? Middesk, a platform designed to automate business verification and underwriting decisions, raised $57MM in a Series B round co-led by Insight Partners and Canapi Ventures. What's the implication for identity-as-a-service APIs? Incognia took in $15.5MM to expand mobile anti-fraud solutions in a Series A, led by Point72 Ventures. What's the roadmap for global growth, for a company with 200 million users across 20 countries?