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Android NFC Attacks Surge 188% as Germany Pushes Digital IDs for Cars, Banks, and Driving Licences

Android NFC Attacks Surge 188% as Germany Pushes Digital IDs for Cars, Banks, and Driving Licences

2026-06-14 Per Henrikson
Android NFC attacks surge 188% amid Germany's digital ID rollout. Google patches...
DRC Launches RDC-PASS, a National Digital ID System

DRC Launches RDC-PASS, a National Digital ID System

2026-06-14 Ian Fleming
While authorities see digital identity as a cornerstone of the country’s digital...
EUDI Wallet 2026: Deadline, Rollout and Lessons

EUDI Wallet 2026: Deadline, Rollout and Lessons

2026-06-13 Ian Fleming
EUDI wallet 2026 at EIC: December deadline, German sandbox, 80M-user rollout pat...
Shufti and Cevro AI Form Strategic Partnership t

Shufti and Cevro AI Form Strategic Partnership t

2026-06-13 Per Henrikson
Shufti's KYC, identity verification, and AML capabilities will power Cevro AI's...
Bangladesh positions digital ID and wallets as economic infrastructure

Bangladesh positions digital ID and wallets as economic infrastructure

2026-06-12 Ian Fleming
The strategy aims to link identity, payments and government services through a u...
Players
IDnow launches ‘Trust Your Customer’ platform for EU’s regulated businesses

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

2026-06-12 Per Henrikson
The orchestration, observation and decision-making capabilities of the platform shift businesses from KYC to Trust Your Customer.
Facewatch expands facial recognition into the UK pharmacy sector

Facewatch expands facial recognition into the UK pharmacy sector

Rising theft and abuse in pharmacies is pushing operators towards facial recognition tools that warn staff when known offenders enter stores.
Yoti under attack on privacy claims, presses universities for evidence and weighs legal action over age assurance paper

Yoti under attack on privacy claims, presses universities for evidence and weighs legal action over age assurance paper

Yoti is pressing Georgia Tech and UC Irvine to substantiate claims its age assurance platform shares facial images, while weighing potential legal action.

Jumio Loses All Four IPR Patent Cases to FaceTec

Veriff Names TEAM LEWIS Agency of Record to Accelerate U.S. Growth

RAH Infotech partners with 1Kosmos to strengthen identity

Market
DRC Launches RDC-PASS, a National Digital ID System

DRC Launches RDC-PASS, a National Digital ID System

2026-06-14 Ian Fleming
While authorities see digital identity as a cornerstone of the country’s digital transformation, questions remain over data sovereignty and the role of a foreign company managing the system.
EUDI Wallet 2026: Deadline, Rollout and Lessons

EUDI Wallet 2026: Deadline, Rollout and Lessons

EUDI wallet 2026 at EIC: December deadline, German sandbox, 80M-user rollout path and relying-party lessons behind eIDAS 2.0.
Bangladesh positions digital ID and wallets as economic infrastructure

Bangladesh positions digital ID and wallets as economic infrastructure

The strategy aims to link identity, payments and government services through a unified digital framework designed to broaden economic participation.

Cameroon expands education digitalization with student digital ID program

EU Council advances business wallet framework for corporate digital identity

Bhutan links digital ID to land ownership verification

Technology
iOS 27 Wallet rumors: A digital ID in Wallet is only usable where the relevant state DMV system has activated support for it.

iOS 27 Wallet rumors: A digital ID in Wallet is only usable where the relevant state DMV system has activated support for it.

2026-06-09 Ian Fleming
Expanding acceptance venues without expanding the state enrollment list does nothing for users in states that aren't currently supported. Both lists need to grow for the feature to reach a substantially larger population, and from a keynote slide, that distinction isn't legible.
Willow Raises $7M Seed to Ensure Enterprises Can Fully Oversee and Govern Autonomous Agents

Willow Raises $7M Seed to Ensure Enterprises Can Fully Oversee and Govern Autonomous Agents

As AI agents become more prominent across enterprises, operating continuously in the background, and gaining access to internal tools, the need for proper oversight and control is paramount.
Opal Security Raises $23M to Unify Identity Governance Across Human, Non-Human, and Agentic AI

Opal Security Raises $23M to Unify Identity Governance Across Human, Non-Human, and Agentic AI

Opal Security, the AI-native access governance platform for every identity, today announced $23 million in new funding alongside five senior leadership appointments.

Google rolls out fake call detection to protect against AI deepfake impersonation scams

LSEG Risk Intelligence launches gateway to simplify access to digital ID schemes

Why Mobile Network Data is the Future of Identity Verification

Legal
Europe’s digital identity wallet gets its first set of standards

Europe’s digital identity wallet gets its first set of standards

2026-06-12 Ian Fleming
ETSI released the first standards for the EU Digital Identity Wallet, a phone app giving 450 million citizens a secure way to prove identity.
European electric vehicle packs will have a mandatory passport to track origin, composition, carbon, and destination

European electric vehicle packs will have a mandatory passport to track origin, composition, carbon, and destination

Digital registry promises to change how electric vehicle batteries will be monitored in Europe, gathering data on origin, composition, performance, carbon, and destination in an increasingly strategic chain for automakers, suppliers, consumers, and recycling companies.
New Zealand updates AML rules to support reusable digital ID

New Zealand updates AML rules to support reusable digital ID

The AML Identity Verification Code of Practice represents a significant shift toward reusable digital identity and accredited electronic verification services.

Polymarket Cracks Down on VPN Users as Legal Pressure Intensifies in Dozens of Countries

G7 Adopts Common Principles to Protect Minors over Internet Use

Social media users to verify age using official docs from June 1