2026-05-27
Ian Fleming
Samsung Electronics America today announced a partnership with CLEAR to launch Samsung ID with CLEAR.1 Together, Samsung and CLEAR are providing a safe, secure, and free mobile digital ID designed to simplify users’ busy lives — available directly in Samsung Wallet.
Didit has secured USD 7.5 million in seed funding, backed by Y Combinator, to scale programmable identity verification and fraud infrastructure globally.
2026-05-26
Per Henrikson
Recruit verifies candidate identity throughout the hiring process as deepfakes, AI-generated résumés and impersonation attempts rise.
Dutch firm Solvinity runs a platform for the country's DigiD app, which allows the country's citizens to authenticate themselves online when they want to book a doctor's appointment, buy a house or interact with public authorities. The purchase was seen as posing "a possible risk to the public interest."
OneSpan has joined two EUDI Wallet consortia, WE BUILD and Aptitude, as part of the Large-Scale Pilot program testing the EUDI Wallet infrastructure. The move follows OneSpan’s expansion in Europe with the acquisition of German mobile app security platform Build38, which was spun off from Giesecke+Devrient (G+D).
2026-05-26
Ian Fleming
SAG Infotech offers multiple CA-friendly software for tax and GST professionals. The company's main motto is to make compliance easy and hassle-free. The software will leverage artificial intelligence to perform automated compliance checks and implement smart verification systems, simplifying complex accounting tasks and reducing manual effort.
In 2024, there were 105,000 reported deepfake incidents (one every 5 minutes) using the voices of CEOs and top corporate executives to fool employees into handing over millions, along with highly sensitive data and business assets. That same year, 92% of businesses reported losses tied to deepfake-related incidents, totaling $12.5 Billion.
Decentralized digital IDs shared from a digital wallet on a smartphone can significantly speed up identity verification by call centers, making interactions easier for consumers while slashing costs for businesses, the results of a proof of concept pilot of a new Trusted Caller ID process.
2026-05-22
Per Henrikson
Social media users will need to verify their age with government-issued documents from June 1, following changes to the Online Safety Act 2025 by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
The Ministry of ICT in Papua New Guinea has announced drafting a new Digital Identity and Verifiable Credentials Bill, following the endorsement of the National Digital ID Policy.
