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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
2026-05-18
Per Henrikson
Humanoid robots in Hubei, China are being assigned official identity numbers in a new initiative designed to track their full lifecycle, marking the first such deployment in the country.
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.
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.
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.
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
