2026-04-12
Per Henrikson
In the US, Patient access has become a primary entry point for healthcare, yet it remains vulnerable. Account takeover, synthetic identities, and credential stuffing attacks have grown as fraudsters use automation and AI to produce convincing attempts at scale.
Following a launch in Brazil last year, U.S.-based Jumio is expanding its face biometrics-based reusable digital identity product, selfie.DONE, across Latin America.
Self, a blockchain-based identity startup, has acquired Loam, another identity technology company, in a move to build a decentralized identity layer for the internet. The acquisition will allow Self to combine its expertise in self-sovereign identity with Loam's work on decentralized identifiers and verifiable credentials.
2026-04-15
Ian Fleming
The Republic of Moldova is set to introduce a digital identity wallet that meets European Union standards. This new wallet will enable citizens to identify themselves remotely and access online public services more easily.
2026-04-14
Ian Fleming
AstreaX, a leader in government technology and digital identity, today announced the availability of AX Wallet, a secure, mobile friendly digital wallet platform that streamlines how citizens access and manage their identification, credentials and government services.
The OpenID Foundation is launching a new eKYC work item in response to NIST’s recently-introduced draft guidance for financial institutions implementing mobile driver’s licenses for identity verification.
Sybol Landed Over €1 Million that it will use the funding to accelerate the rollout of its enterprise verification platform and corporate digital identity wallet.
2026-04-14
Per Henrikson
In early March, 438 security and privacy researchers from 32 countries signed a massive open letter warning that age verification mandates for the internet are technically impossible to get right, easy to circumvent, a serious threat to privacy and security, and likely to cause more harm than good. While many folks (including us at Techdirt)…
Estonia declined the EU's Jutland Declaration, arguing age bans are unenforceable and Europe should enforce GDPR against platforms instead of restricting children.
Implementing Acts are meant to accompany the eIDAS 2.0 regulation, adding specific rules, such as technical specifications, processes and standards that stakeholders need to apply. The Acts spell out everything from certification standards, digital trust services and much more.
