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iDenfy teams up with Lithuanian lender RATO bank

iDenfy teams up with Lithuanian lender RATO bank

2026-05-17 Per Henrikson
The integration brings iDenfy’s AI-powered identity verification and automated A...
OCR Studio expands KYC fraud detection for AI-generated identity documents

OCR Studio expands KYC fraud detection for AI-generated identity documents

2026-05-17 Per Henrikson
OCR Studio has updated its document scanning tool with a new anti-fraud system t...
UK Government includes Digital ID in Kings Speech - Digital Access to Services Bill

UK Government includes Digital ID in Kings Speech - Digital Access to Services Bill

2026-05-17 Ian Fleming
The King’s Speech outlined the government’s legislative priorities for the year...
YouTube opens its deepfake face-swap detection tool to all adult creators

YouTube opens its deepfake face-swap detection tool to all adult creators

2026-05-16 Ian Fleming
YouTube is making its AI face-swap detection tool available to all creators 18 a...
Lightmark claims to verify the authenticity of any video via light "Fingerprinting"

Lightmark claims to verify the authenticity of any video via light "Fingerprinting"

2026-05-16 Ian Fleming
UK startup Lightmark claims it has developed a brand new approach to video authe...
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iDenfy teams up with Lithuanian lender RATO bank

iDenfy teams up with Lithuanian lender RATO bank

2026-05-17 Per Henrikson
The integration brings iDenfy’s AI-powered identity verification and automated AML screening directly into RATO’s mobile banking app, enabling new customers to complete full KYC checks in a single, real-time flow.
OCR Studio expands KYC fraud detection for AI-generated identity documents

OCR Studio expands KYC fraud detection for AI-generated identity documents

OCR Studio has updated its document scanning tool with a new anti-fraud system that detects a wider range of AI-generated and morphed identity documents, including those made by ChatGPT, NanoBanana, Grok, Midjourney and others.
ID.me and Verisys Partner to Deliver End-to-End Provider Identity and Credentialing Solution to State Medicaid Agencies

ID.me and Verisys Partner to Deliver End-to-End Provider Identity and Credentialing Solution to State Medicaid Agencies

This joint partnership will support a broad range of healthcare organizations and use cases. This solution is especially timely to support state Medicaid agencies as they push to meet the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services's (CMS) effort to revalidate high-risk Medicaid providers—providing a seamless, scalable, and immediately deployable solution.

FIS taps Anthropic to develop Agentic AI for banks, targets compliance

AI-powered CRM platform for mortgage firms JammJar adds identity verification through Entrust partnership

Sumsub announced partnership with Chainlink oracle platform

Market
UK Government includes Digital ID in Kings Speech - Digital Access to Services Bill

UK Government includes Digital ID in Kings Speech - Digital Access to Services Bill

2026-05-17 Ian Fleming
The King’s Speech outlined the government’s legislative priorities for the year ahead, including an upcoming Bill covering Digital Identity, called the Digital Access to Services Bill. The focus of the Bill is to modernise how citizens interact with public services.
YouTube opens its deepfake face-swap detection tool to all adult creators

YouTube opens its deepfake face-swap detection tool to all adult creators

YouTube is making its AI face-swap detection tool available to all creators 18 and older. The company announced the expansion on its community platform. Previously, Likeness Detection was only a pilot for YouTube Partner Program members.
IATA, Trip.com to pilot digital ID wallets for airline booking flows

IATA, Trip.com to pilot digital ID wallets for airline booking flows

International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Trip.com Group are launching a digital identity pilot aimed at integrating wallet-based credentials into airline booking flows.

South Africa Moves Toward National Digital ID System With New Draft Regulation

Credas says digital identity pass rates rise to 89.3%

City of London seeks digital ID orchestrator as reusable identity push accelerates

Technology
Lightmark claims to verify the authenticity of any video via light "Fingerprinting"

Lightmark claims to verify the authenticity of any video via light "Fingerprinting"

2026-05-16 Ian Fleming
UK startup Lightmark claims it has developed a brand new approach to video authentication, embedding a fingerprint of light into footage when it’s recorded, instead of trying to figure out a way of verifying authenticity afterwards.
YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users

YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users

YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection program to all users over 18 years old. The tool scans YouTube for deepfakes and allows users to request removals.
Anthropic released a KYC agent: Here’s what it actually is, and who should use it

Anthropic released a KYC agent: Here’s what it actually is, and who should use it

Anthropic released a KYC screener. Here's what's actually in it, what's missing, and how to decide if it fits your operation.

Experian, Visa, Cloudflare, and Skyfire Launch Agent Trust to Verify Human-to-Agent Bindings for Commerce

Meta will use AI to analyze height and bone structure to identify if users are underage

Harvard, Linux Foundation launch open-source wallet for selective data sharing

Legal
New York eyeing biometrics to stop underage betting

New York eyeing biometrics to stop underage betting

2026-05-11 Ian Fleming
Gov. Kathy Hochul has previewed sweeping new measures that would block minors from accessing betting apps and limit how companies target users.
Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week

Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week

For the last couple of years, we’ve watched the same predictable cycle play out across the globe: a state (or country) passes a clunky age-verification mandate, and, without fail, Virtual Private Network (VPN) usage surges as residents scramble to maintain their privacy and anonymity.
Europe Gliding Toward Mandatory Online Age Verification

Europe Gliding Toward Mandatory Online Age Verification

The European Union all but mandated the use of age verification technologies by large social platforms by provisionally finding that Meta broke digital rules by

Türkiye to enforce age verification, tighten online safety under 15

House Republicans Introduce Secure Data Act

Refinitiv to delete politicians’ [PEP] grandchildren from its World-Check database