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Philippines DICT launches digital ID system for delivery riders

Philippines DICT launches digital ID system for delivery riders

2026-06-24 Per Henrikson
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (Department of Infor...
Moldova and Mastercard launch five-year Digital Country Partnership

Moldova and Mastercard launch five-year Digital Country Partnership

2026-06-24 Ian Fleming
Moldova and Mastercard have launched a five-year Digital Country Partnership cov...
ID.me, Servos, and ServiceNow Partner to Modernize State Benefits Administration

ID.me, Servos, and ServiceNow Partner to Modernize State Benefits Administration

2026-06-24 Ian Fleming
By integrating ID.me's digital identity wallet within the ServiceNow AI Platform...
Regula Helps Uber Build a Nationwide Driver Verification

Regula Helps Uber Build a Nationwide Driver Verification

2026-06-24 Ian Fleming
By expanding the use of Regula’s document authentication solutions nationwide, U...
Regula Helps Uber Build a Nationwide Driver Verification

Regula Helps Uber Build a Nationwide Driver Verification

2026-06-24 Ion Benlola
By expanding the use of Regula’s document authentication solutions nationwide, U...
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ID.me, Servos, and ServiceNow Partner to Modernize State Benefits Administration

ID.me, Servos, and ServiceNow Partner to Modernize State Benefits Administration

2026-06-24 Ian Fleming
By integrating ID.me's digital identity wallet within the ServiceNow AI Platform—including ServiceNow CRM—and Servos' implementation expertise, agencies will have a single solution for streamlining administrative processes, reducing fraud, and improving delivery.
Regula Helps Uber Build a Nationwide Driver Verification

Regula Helps Uber Build a Nationwide Driver Verification

By expanding the use of Regula’s document authentication solutions nationwide, Uber is strengthening fraud prevention and adding an extra layer of high-assurance identity checks that goes beyond standard industry practices.
Indian identity verification firm IDfy raises $23M at $256M valuation

Indian identity verification firm IDfy raises $23M at $256M valuation

Fresh funding will support development of risk-detection tools that complement the firm's IDV, fraud prevention and compliance offerings

Persona intern for University at Buffalo PhD develops produced a system for layout-aware representation learning across more than 10,000 ID document formats

Argos Identity to Provide Remote Identity Verification for European K-Pop Pop-Up Stores

IDnow launches ‘Trust Your Customer’ platform for EU’s regulated businesses

Market
Philippines DICT launches digital ID system for delivery riders

Philippines DICT launches digital ID system for delivery riders

2026-06-24 Per Henrikson
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (Department of Information and Communications Technology) on Monday launched a digital identification system for delivery riders aimed at improving security, accountability and consumer trust in the country's growing courier and delivery industry.
Moldova and Mastercard launch five-year Digital Country Partnership

Moldova and Mastercard launch five-year Digital Country Partnership

Moldova and Mastercard have launched a five-year Digital Country Partnership covering digital payments, SME digitalisation, and public service modernisation.
Rwanda’s digital ID rollout expands access for refugees

Rwanda’s digital ID rollout expands access for refugees

Refugees are being enrolled alongside citizens as Rwanda expands digital ID, reflecting a broader push for inclusion in national identity systems.

Apple Wallet Digital ID Eyed for Claude Model Verification

Australia's financial regulator launched a public register of financial services licensees, shifting to proactive verification

Malta Tenders a SaaS Online Identity Verification Service for Government Logins

Technology
Google Tests Hand Gesture Verification For reCAPTCHA

Google Tests Hand Gesture Verification For reCAPTCHA

2026-06-22 Ian Fleming
With AI-powered bots growing more sophisticated, reCAPTCHA has moved far beyond basic image challenges like identifying traffic lights. Google is now testing a new way to confirm users are human, asking them to make hand gestures in front of their camera.
Hedera-Linked Patent Seeks ‘Continuous Identity’ for Privacy Checks

Hedera-Linked Patent Seeks ‘Continuous Identity’ for Privacy Checks

Efforts to verify identity without exposing sensitive personal data are moving from theory into patent filings and public funding applications. In a new European
Patent filing backs privacy-preserving identity system

Patent filing backs privacy-preserving identity system

The Hashgraph Group and Truesense have filed a European patent application for a digital identity system called Continuous Identity Trust Infrastructure. The system is intended to verify that a person was physically present at a specific place and time without disclosing personal data.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to supply its Mobile Fortify facial recognition app to more than a thousand local police forces

OCR Studio debuts age verification system at GITEX AI Europe

European startups seek patent for privacy-preserving digital ID based on UWB, DIDs

Legal
US regulators propose stablecoin user ID rules

US regulators propose stablecoin user ID rules

2026-06-22 Per Henrikson
Under the proposed rules, stablecoin issuers would be required to operate customer identification programmes that verify the identity of individuals seeking to open an account, maintain related records, and screen users against lists of individuals with suspected terrorist ties.
Ohio may require parental consent for kids to use social media

Ohio may require parental consent for kids to use social media

A court has ruled Ohio can enforce a contested law that requires parents' consent for kids to sign up for social media.
US stablecoin rules could accelerate adoption of digital identity credentials

US stablecoin rules could accelerate adoption of digital identity credentials

At a minimum, the CIP would have to include risk-based procedures for verifying the identity of each customer to the extent reasonable and practicable.

Sweden approves Sverige-ID as government-backed digital identity option

UAE sets minimum social media age at 15, mandates age checks

Under-16 social media ban announced by UK government