2026-02-19
Per Henrikson
Veriff and Data Zoo have partnered to integrate authoritative global data into Veriff's AI-native identity verification platform. The partnership sees Veriff incorporate Data Zoo's global data network into its verification platform via a single API.
2026-02-18
Ian Fleming
The Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corporation (KOMSCO) revamps with the launch of its mobile ID business, which allows citizens to store and use six types of identification — including resident registration cards and driver’s licenses — via a smartphone app.
A directive from the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) calls for all banking institutions in the country to accept the digital ID for identity verification purpose.
After Discord announced it would be implementing age verifications, users have flocked to TeamSpeak, which has added new hosting communities to expand capacity.
2026-02-16
Ian Fleming
Keycard has acquired Anchor.dev to extend identity and access governance into autonomous coding agents, embedding policy enforcement directly into agent workflows.
In this first of three DHS RIVR evaluation tracks, Paravision was among a small group of vendors that met DHS’s highest Goals across all core accuracy and reliability metrics — and the only vendor to also meet the rally’s most demanding Goal: maintaining < 0.01% false match rates when tested against demographically similar – look-alike – imposters.
Easily integrate Descope auth and access control with MCP servers built in Python. Use the Python MCP SDK to bring existing roles, permissions, and policies into your MCP servers.
2026-02-19
Per Henrikson
An in‑depth look at UK and EU AML developments for 2026–2028, including MLR reforms, SPSS supervision, ECCTA changes and the EU’s new AMLA-led regime.
The minimum digital age for autonomous access to social networking platforms, video-sharing services and open communication services is set at 16; children aged 13 or over can only access them with (...) express and verified parental consent," reads the proposal.
The Grok controversy has triggered coordinated regulatory scrutiny across the European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), and multiple other jurisdictions, signalling growing global focus on generative deepfakes as a platform governance and child-safety issue.
