2025-12-24
Per Henrikson
XORKETS FX--an international trading platform built around transparency, compliance, and technological innovation--entered into a deep strategic partnership with Sumsub, the global leader in digital identity verification and anti-fraud, as early as 2020.
At the U.S. nonprofit group the National Association of Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS) rannual conference on identity and security, SpruceID Founder and CEO Wayne Chang argued for verifiable digital credentials (VDCs) to hold a key position the country’s digital public infrastructure.
2025-12-30
Per Henrikson
OpenID will launch global conformance tests for key digital ID standards from February 2026, supporting eIDAS 2.0 and other schemes.
With just 12 months remaining before the deadline, it is still unclear whether the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet project will be ready on time. The European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet is set to become a reality by the end of 2026 but with just 12 months remaining before the deadline, it is still unclear whether the project will be ready on time.
Virginia Mobile ID is a digital option of a state-issued driver's license or identification card, available as a free app on the App Store and Google Play.
2025-12-28
Per Henrikson
In select U.S. states, residents can add their driver's license or state ID to the Apple Wallet app on the iPhone and Apple Watch, and then use it to display proof of identity or age at select airports and businesses, and in select apps.
One of the biggest advantages of importing your US passport into Apple Wallet is that it meets the REAL ID standards, which is a security standard that requires specific types of identification for domestic flights – and not all state-issued driver's licences qualify.
The UK Home Office, working with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, The Alan Turing Institute, and the Accelerated Capability Environment, has opened registration for the Deepfake Detection Challenge 2026. Industry groups and research organizations have begun promoting the initiative, inviting technology providers to express interest in participating.
2025-12-28
Ian Fleming
On December 26, Niger’s Council of Ministers approved a new decree introducing biometric national identity cards and electronic passports under the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). | Business Insider Africa
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it will limit the use of photographs for secure immigration documents to those taken within the past USCIS announced it will limit the use of photographs for secure immigration documents to those taken within the past three years, effective immediately.
The law, known as the Secure Online Child Interaction and Age Limitation, was passed in 2023 and required Meta, Reddit, Snap, YouTube Discord and others to implement age verification and parental control features.
