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UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to extend AML supervision to lawyers, accountants, and TCSPs

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to extend AML supervision to lawyers, accountants, and TCSPs

2025-10-30 Ian Fleming
The move follows FATF’s identification of these professions as key vulnerabiliti...
GBG launch of its Digital ID solution that allows businesses to seamlessly accept verified Digital IDs from around the world

GBG launch of its Digital ID solution that allows businesses to seamlessly accept verified Digital IDs from around the world

2025-10-30 Per Henrikson
The solution makes it simple to add Digital IDs – an electronic credential that...
Criminal complaint against facial recognition company Clearview AI by the Austrian privacy organization noyb

Criminal complaint against facial recognition company Clearview AI by the Austrian privacy organization noyb

2025-10-30 Per Henrikson
The complaint alleges that the company is engaged in ongoing illegal biometric d...
MTX Group Acquires VerifyID.ai to Advance AI-Powered Digital Identity Verification in the public sector

MTX Group Acquires VerifyID.ai to Advance AI-Powered Digital Identity Verification in the public sector

2025-10-29 Ian Fleming
With this acquisition, MTX is positioned to integrate VerifyID.ai’s technology i...
Experian acquires KYC360 to boost fraud and financial crime solutions in the UK

Experian acquires KYC360 to boost fraud and financial crime solutions in the UK

2025-10-29 Per Henrikson
Company vision is unifying IGA, IAM, and PAM into a single, intelligent system t...
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GBG launch of its Digital ID solution that allows businesses to seamlessly accept verified Digital IDs from around the world

GBG launch of its Digital ID solution that allows businesses to seamlessly accept verified Digital IDs from around the world

2025-10-30 Per Henrikson
The solution makes it simple to add Digital IDs – an electronic credential that proves a person's identity often stored in a digital wallet on a smartphone – into an onboarding workflow
MTX Group Acquires VerifyID.ai to Advance AI-Powered Digital Identity Verification in the public sector

MTX Group Acquires VerifyID.ai to Advance AI-Powered Digital Identity Verification in the public sector

With this acquisition, MTX is positioned to integrate VerifyID.ai’s technology into its portfolio of public-sector services — including benefits enrollment, licensing, secure access, and broader citizen-interaction systems — thereby strengthening its role in government transformation and digital trust.
Experian acquires KYC360 to boost fraud and financial crime solutions in the UK

Experian acquires KYC360 to boost fraud and financial crime solutions in the UK

Company vision is unifying IGA, IAM, and PAM into a single, intelligent system that delivers both stronger security and greater productivity.

Regtech Jumio Introduces Reusable Digital Identity Solution To Enhance UX

Socure and Markaaz Partner to Accelerate Global SMB Onboarding

Colombia orders Worldcoin shutdown over biometric data violations - CADE – Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerm

Market
West Virginia Digital ID now available in Apple Wallet

West Virginia Digital ID now available in Apple Wallet

2025-10-25 Per Henrikson
Last year, the DMV announced a partnership with IDEMIA Public Security North America to launch a new mobile ID that West Virginia residents can access on their smartphones and present for ID checks by law enforcement, airport security, or purchasing age-restricted products.
Tinder to Expand Facial Verification Feature Across the U.S., Setting a New Standard for Dating Safety

Tinder to Expand Facial Verification Feature Across the U.S., Setting a New Standard for Dating Safety

Face Check is now required for all new users in seven countries and the state of California, and will roll out to additional U.S. states in the coming months as part of Tinder’s next phase of safety innovation aimed at building greater trust, reducing impersonation, and redefining authenticity in dating.
APAAR ID is Now Compulsory for India's School and College Admissions

APAAR ID is Now Compulsory for India's School and College Admissions

The Union Education Ministry has started preparations to expand the scope of benefits of Apaar Card. Now children holding Apaar ID Card will also get discount in air fare. Till now, through Apaar Card, students are being given many facilities in railways, buses, libraries, museums, and government schemes.

Vietnam aims for 100% digital ID, service access by 2026

Pure Dating App Introduces Age Checks Under New UK Safety Rules

Thousands protest plans for mandatory digital ID cards in the UK

Technology
ConductorOne, the Identity Security Platform of the AI Era, Raises $79M Series B

ConductorOne, the Identity Security Platform of the AI Era, Raises $79M Series B

2025-10-28 Ian Fleming
Company vision is unifying IGA, IAM, and PAM into a single, intelligent system that delivers both stronger security and greater productivity.
Starling launches AI-powered fraud detection tool in UK-first

Starling launches AI-powered fraud detection tool in UK-first

Starling said this allows the tool to understand the context of the uploaded images and text, before its proprietary systems provide a risk assessment.
Sora is showing us how broken deepfake detection is

Sora is showing us how broken deepfake detection is

OpenAI’s video generator embeds C2PA metadata that can help identify deepfakes when posted to other platforms, but the system clearly isn’t working.

How To Spot A Deepfake Document

App Store Age Verification: Popular in Principle, Unworkable in Practice

Glide Identity Raises $20M for SIM-based authentication technology through mobile networks

Legal
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to extend AML supervision to lawyers, accountants, and TCSPs

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to extend AML supervision to lawyers, accountants, and TCSPs

2025-10-30 Ian Fleming
The move follows FATF’s identification of these professions as key vulnerabilities. The move broadens the AML perimeter beyond financial institutions, urging both banks and service providers to tighten due diligence, monitoring, and governance controls.
Criminal complaint against facial recognition company Clearview AI by the Austrian privacy organization noyb

Criminal complaint against facial recognition company Clearview AI by the Austrian privacy organization noyb

The complaint alleges that the company is engaged in ongoing illegal biometric data processing and has not complied with previous EU enforcement actions.
Senators propose banning teens from using AI chatbots

Senators propose banning teens from using AI chatbots

A pair of senators has proposed legislation that would require AI companies to verify the age of people who use their chatbots, while banning children under 18.

California Enacts Digital Age Verification Law

Experian fined $3.2 million for mass-collecting personal data

Texas' new software market law mandates age verification, sparking a constitutional lawsuit from CCIA and student groups