2026-09-10
Per Henrikson
Prytek Group has acquired Scanovate for $50 million in a deal expected to generate shareholder value of up to $100 million. Scanovate develops digital identification and compliance solutions for enterprises, serving over 250 customers across North America, South America, Western Europe, and Israel.
Instructure has partnered with Veriff to integrate identity verification into Parchment by Instructure Transcript Services. The capability, currently being piloted with select US higher education institutions, will be generally available in November 2026.
2027-08-20
Ian Fleming
The country’s chip-based national identity card, first piloted in Cluj county, is now issued nationally, with more than EUR 150 million in European funds financing the first batches in 2026.
Users of the state-run EVO app can use their digital identity documents for identification at approximately 300 Victoriabank branches across the country. It has become the third commercial bank since August this year, alongside FinComBank and Moldindconbank, to have fully integrated the EVO digital identity wallet.
The company said the move brings it in line with Australia's online safety code covering access to adult content. Games players already own, and anything rated below R18+, won't be affected.
2026-09-09
Ian Fleming
SentientX released the latest Human Identity Bank™, giving individuals greater control over their voice, likeness, image, video, and digital assets. The platform combines authenticity records, consent controls, licensing, monitoring, and enforcement to help protect identity ownership and authorized digital use.
50% of organizations can fully reconstruct an identity verification decision across all contributing systems, signals, and decision logic. Another 42% can identify the main systems and signals involved but cannot fully reconstruct how the final outcome was reached. A further 7% report only limited visibility, while 1% say reconstruction is not possible in practice.
Microsoft is restructuring child safety and account privacy features on Windows 11, including moving age assurance directly into the OS via the Windows Age API. The company joins Apple, Google in enabling devices to send age signals to apps.
2026-09-10
Ian Fleming
The device scanning legislation will block all nudity across all UK smartphones and tablets by default, with the option to “opt out” by verifying age by showing ID.
The latest update to the guidance page indicates that certified digital verification service (DVS) providers will have access to only derived credentials.
