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Romania is emerging as one of the European Union’s earliest practical tests of eIDAS 2.0, the regulation that will place a digital identity wallet in the hands of every EU citizen who wants one.

Romania is emerging as one of the European Union’s earliest practical tests of eIDAS 2.0, the regulation that will place a digital identity wallet in the hands of every EU citizen who wants one.

2027-08-20 Ian Fleming
The country’s chip-based national identity card, first piloted in Cluj county, i...
SentientX’s Human Identity Bank Defines a New Model for Digital Identity Control and Enforcement

SentientX’s Human Identity Bank Defines a New Model for Digital Identity Control and Enforcement

2026-09-09 Ian Fleming
SentientX released the latest Human Identity Bank™, giving individuals greater c...
Epic Games Store to require age verification for R18+ games in Australia

Epic Games Store to require age verification for R18+ games in Australia

2026-09-09 Per Henrikson
Epic Games Store will require players in Australia to verify they are 18 or olde...
Myanmar’s digital ID strategy comes amid a fraught landscape

Myanmar’s digital ID strategy comes amid a fraught landscape

2026-09-08 Ian Fleming
Myanmar is building national digital identity despite civil war, deploying hybri...
Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM): Visibility, Risk, and Remediation

Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM): Visibility, Risk, and Remediation

2026-09-08 Per Henrikson
ISPM platforms aggregate identity data from Active Directory, cloud identity pro...
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Trust Stamp integrates ID verification technology with Jack Henry's Banno platform

Trust Stamp integrates ID verification technology with Jack Henry's Banno platform

2026-09-08 Per Henrikson
Trust Stamp Inc (NASDAQ:IDAI, ISE:AIID)'s driver's license verification technology is now available through Jack Henry's digital banking platform.
Authologic Registers as EU Digital Identity Provider Ahead of eIDAS 2.0 Mandate

Authologic Registers as EU Digital Identity Provider Ahead of eIDAS 2.0 Mandate

Authologic has been registered by Narodowy Bank Polski as a Trust Service Provider to issue Electronic Attestations of Attributes for upcoming EU Digital Identity Wallets ahead of eIDAS 2.0 requirements.
Yoti withdrawing ID app from Spain to avoid undermining biometric security

Yoti withdrawing ID app from Spain to avoid undermining biometric security

Spanish data protection regulatory AEPD has interpreted the EU’s General Data Protection Rule’s (GDPR’s) definition of “biometrics” in a way that may foreclose the possibility of having high assurance for use cases that are supposed to require it. Under GDPR, biometric data used for unique identification qualifies as “special category” data.

Veratad Technologies to Showcase AI-Driven Age and Identity Verification at Identity Week America 2026

Sumsub Launches Flagship Podcast 'Trust Forward' Exploring the Architecture of Human Belief

Mitek Takes All Top 3 Image Category Spots in Prestigious Independent Face Liveness Detection Competition

Market
Romania is emerging as one of the European Union’s earliest practical tests of eIDAS 2.0, the regulation that will place a digital identity wallet in the hands of every EU citizen who wants one.

Romania is emerging as one of the European Union’s earliest practical tests of eIDAS 2.0, the regulation that will place a digital identity wallet in the hands of every EU citizen who wants one.

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.
Epic Games Store to require age verification for R18+ games in Australia

Epic Games Store to require age verification for R18+ games in Australia

Epic Games Store will require players in Australia to verify they are 18 or older before they can download or purchase games rated R18+
Myanmar’s digital ID strategy comes amid a fraught landscape

Myanmar’s digital ID strategy comes amid a fraught landscape

Myanmar is building national digital identity despite civil war, deploying hybrid credentials, biometrics and mobile identity under its 2030 roadmap.

NEC, SoftBank launch face biometrics payments pilot in Tokyo

Evrotrust and Trustfull Partner to Secure Digital Identity and Combat Fraud Across Europe

Thailand puts verifiable credentials at center of 2027 digital ID strategy

Technology
SentientX’s Human Identity Bank Defines a New Model for Digital Identity Control and Enforcement

SentientX’s Human Identity Bank Defines a New Model for Digital Identity Control and Enforcement

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.
Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM): Visibility, Risk, and Remediation

Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM): Visibility, Risk, and Remediation

ISPM platforms aggregate identity data from Active Directory, cloud identity providers, privileged access management systems, and SaaS applications to create a unified view of identity risk. The technology scores risk based on factors like dormant privileged accounts, excessive permissions, missing multi-factor authentication, and policy violations.
Procivis expands EUDI footprint as Europe’s wallet deadline approaches

Procivis expands EUDI footprint as Europe’s wallet deadline approaches

Procivis, Swiss provider of open-source software for digital identities, verifiable credentials, and digital wallets, expands EUDI footprint as Europe’s wallet deadline approaches.

AI fraud accelerates US’ shift toward cryptographic digital identity

Microsoft patent adapts biometric authentication to on-screen risk

World releases open-source toolkit for privacy-preserving identity proofs

Legal
UK guidance indicates only gov’t digital ID wallet will get primary credentials

UK guidance indicates only gov’t digital ID wallet will get primary credentials

2026-09-03 Per Henrikson
The latest update to the guidance page indicates that certified digital verification service (DVS) providers will have access to only derived credentials.
US age assurance enters implementation phase as courts, lawmakers refine rules

US age assurance enters implementation phase as courts, lawmakers refine rules

US age assurance enters implementation as courts and lawmakers refine rules, porn sites geoblock instead of verifying age, and NetChoice keeps fighting social media laws.
California Bill AB-1856 passes - exempting open source from age verification

California Bill AB-1856 passes - exempting open source from age verification

California lawmakers have exempted open-source operating systems and software from the state’s upcoming age-verification law, protecting Linux, BSD and their wider software ecosystems.

Egypt's Central Bank issued regulations for a digital financial identity platform enabling remote customer verification

India drops shared biometric database from telecom verification rules

India issues new SIM card rules for 2026: Biometric verification required for new connections and KYC changes