2026-05-03
Per Henrikson
Sumsub launches adaptive deepfake detector that updates within hours, as online learning aims to outpace AI-driven fraud and multi-step attacks. The new model is designed to identify emerging deepfake scams faster than conventional systems.
MEXC has partnered with Sumsub to integrate AI-powered KYC verification, biometric liveness checks, and continuous identity assurance to counter deepfake and AI-driven fraud.
2026-05-05
Per Henrikson
AI agents are testing payment systems built for humans, prompting merchants, Visa and Google to rethink identity, authority and liability.
The welfare ministry expects the digitalization will partially begin in fiscal 2028 to allow households in financial distress to apply quickly via smartphones instead of in person.
Research business Sago has added a new participant verification process to its platform to help strengthen its approach to data quality and protect the integrity of its research.
2026-05-02
Per Henrikson
Images 2.0 is especially good at generating images with text in them—which may not sound impressive, but it’s a big deal. Image models have long struggled to produce pictures that contain words. Otherwise realistic-looking visuals end up pockmarked with bungled street signs and distorted billboards.
The FIDO Alliance has announced initiatives to develop interoperable standards for agentic interactions and commerce, and it has a new tool thanks to Google.
Starting this week, students may encounter a new identity-verification step while filing out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid as the Trump administration continues to prioritize cracking down on fraud.
2026-04-30
Per Henrikson
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
Türkiye will introduce a new system requiring age verification through its national e-Government platform and bar children under 15 from accessing social media.
