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US research business Sago launches new participant verification process

US research business Sago launches new participant verification process

2026-05-03 Ian Fleming
Research business Sago has added a new participant verification process to its p...
Sumsub launches Adaptive Deepfake Detector for fraud

Sumsub launches Adaptive Deepfake Detector for fraud

2026-05-03 Per Henrikson
Sumsub launches adaptive deepfake detector that updates within hours, as online...
Checkr Launches Profiles, Giving People a Verified Identity That Travels With Them

Checkr Launches Profiles, Giving People a Verified Identity That Travels With Them

2026-05-03 Ian Fleming
Checkr announced Checkr Profiles, a portable identity solution that gives indivi...
Incognia Study Finds 81% of Financial Institutions Report Rising Mule Account Fraud

Incognia Study Finds 81% of Financial Institutions Report Rising Mule Account Fraud

2026-05-03 Per Henrikson
More than eight in 10 respondents report that mule activity is detected reactive...
Sumsub signs Seychelles-based digital asset trading platform MEXC

Sumsub signs Seychelles-based digital asset trading platform MEXC

2026-05-03 Per Henrikson
MEXC has partnered with Sumsub to integrate AI-powered KYC verification, biometr...
Players
Sumsub launches Adaptive Deepfake Detector for fraud

Sumsub launches Adaptive Deepfake Detector for fraud

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.
Checkr Launches Profiles, Giving People a Verified Identity That Travels With Them

Checkr Launches Profiles, Giving People a Verified Identity That Travels With Them

Checkr announced Checkr Profiles, a portable identity solution that gives individuals control over their verified credentials.
Sumsub signs Seychelles-based digital asset trading platform MEXC

Sumsub signs Seychelles-based digital asset trading platform MEXC

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.

Indonesian startup Beeza launches multimodal biometric KYC, authentication platform

Jumio Launches Continuous Identity Monitoring Product Jumio Watch

Silverfort Acquires Fabrix Security to Deliver Autonomous Runtime Identity Security for the AI Era

Market
US research business Sago launches new participant verification process

US research business Sago launches new participant verification process

2026-05-03 Ian Fleming
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.
Malaysia’s MyDigital ID adds 29 partners as adoption grows

Malaysia’s MyDigital ID adds 29 partners as adoption grows

Malaysia has positioned MyDigital ID as the foundation for its ongoing digital transformation. The system is integrated across more than 100 applications in the public and private sectors. To date, more than 11 million users have registered.
Austria adds digital student id to eAusweise wallet with Youniqx Identity

Austria adds digital student id to eAusweise wallet with Youniqx Identity

The card consolidates personal data from physical student cards into an electronic credential that students can display and use through the eAusweise app. Credential available via eAusweise app as universities decide adoption and use cases.

Bangladesh plans digital identity wallet system

Google Wallet adds Aadhaar support in India, expands digital IDs to more countries

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has published an RFI for biometric liveness detection

Technology
FIDO Alliance to start work on interoperable standards for agentic commerce

FIDO Alliance to start work on interoperable standards for agentic commerce

2026-04-29 Ian Fleming
The FIDO Alliance has announced initiatives to develop interoperable standards for agentic interactions and commerce, and it has a new tool thanks to Google.
Federal Education Dept. Launches New FAFSA Fraud Prevention Tool

Federal Education Dept. Launches New FAFSA Fraud Prevention Tool

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.
Microsoft Entra Agent ID Flaw Enabled Tenant Takeover via Privilege Escalation

Microsoft Entra Agent ID Flaw Enabled Tenant Takeover via Privilege Escalation

Microsoft Entra Agent ID flaw allowed privilege escalation and tenant takeover via Service Principal abuse, now fully patched by Microsoft.

Identiv Expands ID-Safe NFC Tag Portfolio to Enable Secure Product Authentication, Tamper Detection, and Traceability

World ID expands its ‘proof of human’ vision for the AI era

spektr: $20 Million Series A Raised To Build AI Agents For Automating Compliance Work In Financial Services

Legal
Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week

Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week

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.
Europe Gliding Toward Mandatory Online Age Verification

Europe Gliding Toward Mandatory Online Age Verification

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 to enforce age verification, tighten online safety under 15

Türkiye to enforce age verification, tighten online safety under 15

Türkiye will introduce a new system requiring age verification through its national e-Government platform and bar children under 15 from accessing social media.

House Republicans Introduce Secure Data Act

Refinitiv to delete politicians’ [PEP] grandchildren from its World-Check database

Following Australia, Norway will ban social media for under-16s