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India Increases Scrutiny on WhatsApp, Telegram, and Meta Amid AI Safety Concerns

India Increases Scrutiny on WhatsApp, Telegram, and Meta Amid AI Safety Concerns

2026-07-13 Ian Fleming
The Indian government escalates regulations on digital platforms like WhatsApp,...
Rising fraud threats to push biometric identity checks to 70bn by 2030

Rising fraud threats to push biometric identity checks to 70bn by 2030

2026-07-13 Per Henrikson
According Juniper Research, biometric verification checks are projected to rise...
Deepfake Statistics 2026 Reveal a 3,892% Fraud Surge

Deepfake Statistics 2026 Reveal a 3,892% Fraud Surge

2026-07-13 Per Henrikson
Deepfake statistics 2026 show document deepfakes projected to rise 3,892% while...
US, Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) regional security agency, establish regional biometric data-sharing partnership

US, Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) regional security agency, establish regional biometric data-sharing partnership

2026-07-12 Ian Fleming
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM...
TSA plans to award Identification Technology Partners (IDTP) a sole-source contract for technical support involving credentials issued

TSA plans to award Identification Technology Partners (IDTP) a sole-source contract for technical support involving credentials issued

2026-07-12 Per Henrikson
TSA said the proposed contract would support requirements within its security te...
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iDenfy Expands Austrian Presence with Handy-Signatur eIDV Integration

iDenfy Expands Austrian Presence with Handy-Signatur eIDV Integration

2026-07-12 Per Henrikson
iDenfy has integrated Austria's Handy-Signatur e-signature into its platform, enabling non-document identity verification for over 4 million Austrian citizens to streamline business onboarding.
Proof and Enigma Launch Verified Business Identity to Secure Brands and Combat AI Fraud

Proof and Enigma Launch Verified Business Identity to Secure Brands and Combat AI Fraud

Proof and Enigma have partnered to launch Verified Business Identity, a solution designed to secure brands against fraud in agentic commerce. By providing cryptographically verifiable credentials, the partnership ensures that businesses can safely interact with AI agents and digital platforms while preventing impersonation-based financial fraud.
Authologic Integrates Google Wallet Credentials

Authologic Integrates Google Wallet Credentials

Today Share Authologic has introduced support for identity credentials stored in Google Wallet, enabling businesses to use the digital IDs for Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) verification through its OmniID platform.

Persona Expands Digital ID Coverage to National Wallets and Bank-Backed NFC Tokens

Signicat and TrustTech Bring Reusable Identity to Digital Wallets

iDenfy adds Finnish Trust Network (FTN) into its electronic identity (eID) verification platform

Market
India Increases Scrutiny on WhatsApp, Telegram, and Meta Amid AI Safety Concerns

India Increases Scrutiny on WhatsApp, Telegram, and Meta Amid AI Safety Concerns

2026-07-13 Ian Fleming
The Indian government escalates regulations on digital platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Meta to enhance online safety and accountability, especially regarding AI-driven technologies and child protection.
Deepfake Statistics 2026 Reveal a 3,892% Fraud Surge

Deepfake Statistics 2026 Reveal a 3,892% Fraud Surge

Deepfake statistics 2026 show document deepfakes projected to rise 3,892% while US complaints that referenced AI accounted for $893.35 million in reported losses. You will see how voice cloning, identity attacks, crypto scams, and weak human detection are reshaping fraud, with each figure tied to its measurement window.
US, Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) regional security agency, establish regional biometric data-sharing partnership

US, Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) regional security agency, establish regional biometric data-sharing partnership

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) regional security agency, Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS), signed an agreement to create the first multilateral biometric information sharing arrangement established by DHS, extending U.S. immigration vetting and border security checks across participating Caribbean countries.

TSA plans to award Identification Technology Partners (IDTP) a sole-source contract for technical support involving credentials issued

NEC Signs MOU With Ava Labs to Build Face-Recognition AVAX Payments

Philippines and Malaysia to Make Their Digital IDs Work Across Borders

Technology
Lissi GmbH raises funding for its EUDI Wallet Connector Suite

Lissi GmbH raises funding for its EUDI Wallet Connector Suite

2026-07-10 Ian Fleming
Lissi is expanding its Wallet Connector Suite with a new Software Development Kit (SDK), enabling financial institutions to embed ID-wallet functionality directly into their existing mobile applications.
Julia Social promotes its not.bot Verify platform that sorts real users from bots and burner accounts and checks age thresholds

Julia Social promotes its not.bot Verify platform that sorts real users from bots and burner accounts and checks age thresholds

Businesses run not.bot Verify as software on their own cloud, meaning Julia Social itself never collects that data.
Entrust CEO: AI Agents Are Creating a New Identity Security Problem

Entrust CEO: AI Agents Are Creating a New Identity Security Problem

The challenge is growing rapidly as organizations experiment with AI assistants, workflow agents and autonomous systems. Many companies, he noted, rushed to deploy agents without establishing governance frameworks, resulting in agent sprawl, duplicate functionality and increased risk exposure.

AI voice bots are flooding contact center IVRs

Resemble.ai's Real-Time Liveness Detection Solutions for Deepfake Fraud

Attestiv Launches DeepScan, Extending Deepfake Detection into File Validation

Legal
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) sides with Texas on app store age verification, denies emergency block

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) sides with Texas on app store age verification, denies emergency block

2026-07-08 Ian Fleming
The law has already been killed and brought back from the dead several times. In December 2025, a federal district court judge ruled that SB2420 likely violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and blocked it. The state appealed, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the injunction.
Spanish data protection regulator AEPD makes case for alternatives to EUDI Wallet, biometric authentication

Spanish data protection regulator AEPD makes case for alternatives to EUDI Wallet, biometric authentication

Alternatives to using EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallets or their biometric authentication measures must be established lest the project become a source of “digital division” instead of harmonization, according to Spanish data protection regulator AEPD.
KYC verification in Cyprus: What every business must know in 2026

KYC verification in Cyprus: What every business must know in 2026

Cyprus hosts hundreds of CySEC-regulated investment firms, dozens of international banks, a growing cluster of crypto-asset service providers, and a steady stream of forex, payments, and iGaming companies choosing Nicosia or Limassol as their EU base of operations.

Bulgarian Lawmakers Propose State Digital Wallet for IDs, Taxes, and Public Services

A major online safety bill for kids just passed the House. Here's what experts say parents need to know

US House passes the KIDS Act