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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...
Discord Rolls Out Its Revised Age Verification Policy

Discord Rolls Out Its Revised Age Verification Policy

2026-09-23 Per Henrikson
It will offer several privacy-focused options for users who aren't automatically...
Bangladesh could get single digital ID for public services: PM’s ICT adviser

Bangladesh could get single digital ID for public services: PM’s ICT adviser

2026-09-23 Ian Fleming
A single digital identity could soon become the gateway to public services in Ba...
Japan–EU Tests Verify Student Credentials Across Digital Wallets - Mobile ID World

Japan–EU Tests Verify Student Credentials Across Digital Wallets - Mobile ID World

2026-09-23 Ian Fleming
Digital identity wallets from Japan and the European Union successfully exchange...
Saint Lucia sandbox tests next phase of Caribbean digital ID adoption

Saint Lucia sandbox tests next phase of Caribbean digital ID adoption

2026-09-22 Ian Fleming
Saint Lucia plans a regulatory sandbox for digital ID and payments as Caribbean...
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Frost & Sullivan: Entrust Receives the 2026 Global Digital ID Enabling Technology Leadership Recognition

Frost & Sullivan: Entrust Receives the 2026 Global Digital ID Enabling Technology Leadership Recognition

2026-09-22 Per Henrikson
Identity-centric security solutions provider Entrust has earned Frost & Sullivan's 2026 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Recognition in the digital ID industry for its outstanding achievements in identity assurance, cryptographic trust infrastructure, ecosystem-wide enablement, and forward-looking innovation.
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/shufti-ranks-1-g2-fall-180000475.html

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/shufti-ranks-1-g2-fall-180000475.html

Shufti has been named winner of Best Know Your Customer/Business (KYC/KYB) Innovation, and received silver Medal for Best Financial Crime Regulatory Technology (RegTech).
Shufti Ranks #1 in G2 Fall 2026 Grid Report for Identity Verification and AML, Earns 40+ Badges Across 12 Categories

Shufti Ranks #1 in G2 Fall 2026 Grid Report for Identity Verification and AML, Earns 40+ Badges Across 12 Categories

Based on real user reviews, Shufti holds Leader status in nine categories, including anti-money laundering, address verification, biometric authentication, fraud detection, and digital customer onboarding.

Entrust Partners with The Cyber Helpline to Expand Support for Victims of Fraud and Cybercrime

Polish identity verification company Identt joins Poland’s mObywatel Europa EUDI Wallet sandbox

Innovative Technology partners with Luciditi to bring together digital ID and age estimation

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.
Discord Rolls Out Its Revised Age Verification Policy

Discord Rolls Out Its Revised Age Verification Policy

It will offer several privacy-focused options for users who aren't automatically confirmed as adults.
Bangladesh could get single digital ID for public services: PM’s ICT adviser

Bangladesh could get single digital ID for public services: PM’s ICT adviser

A single digital identity could soon become the gateway to public services in Bangladesh as the government moves to build an AI-enabled digital public infrastructure (DPI), said Prime Minister's Adviser on Telecom and ICT Rehan Asad, yesterday.

Japan–EU Tests Verify Student Credentials Across Digital Wallets - Mobile ID World

Saint Lucia sandbox tests next phase of Caribbean digital ID adoption

Millions of UK directors face missing ID checks deadline

Technology
Microsoft to retire Microsoft 365 Companion apps in December

Microsoft to retire Microsoft 365 Companion apps in December

2026-09-22 Per Henrikson
Microsoft will retire the Calendar, People, and Files Microsoft 365 companion apps on December 16 and has asked admins to remove them from managed devices.
Poland's MojeID introduces post‑quantum digital identity security, with more to come

Poland's MojeID introduces post‑quantum digital identity security, with more to come

MojeID adds post-quantum protections to its digital identity service and mobile authentication app as it prepares for a broader quantum-safe security roadmap.
How Fintech Money Transfer Apps Verify Identity Without Slowing Down the Transfer

How Fintech Money Transfer Apps Verify Identity Without Slowing Down the Transfer

Find out which fintech money transfer apps verify identity in a way that feels seamless to the end user, and how they do it.

SEON Expands Signal Intelligence to Catch Fraud Rings as AI Fuels Rise in Fake Identities

Lindner brings inGo construction credentials to Germany’s d-you wallet

Proof launched its own Verifiable Digital Credential portable digital identity via Proof’s platform and API

Legal
Crypto firms still face full AML rules after CLARITY Act vote

Crypto firms still face full AML rules after CLARITY Act vote

2026-09-22 Per Henrikson
US Senate’s failure to advance the CLARITY Act has left existing customer identification, anti-money laundering, sanctions, and suspicious activity reporting requirements unchanged for covered U.S. crypto businesses.
Canada Is Not Banning Teenagers from Social Media

Canada Is Not Banning Teenagers from Social Media

The Canadian government introduced the Safe Social Media Act, that contains an under-sixteen social-media limit, but also grants exemption any company able to prove its products are safe for children. In doing so, Canada is taking a new approach that shifts the question from whether to keep children off social media to whether social media can be built to deserve them.
Sweeping EU Child Safety Proposal Would Transform Social Media, Online Gaming and AI Chatbots

Sweeping EU Child Safety Proposal Would Transform Social Media, Online Gaming and AI Chatbots

The EU Kids Act would accelerate age verification plans and ban social media use for those under 13.

The European Union is going to force gaming companies to implement age verification for online games

Vietnam issue decree No. 320 on electronic identification and authentication

UK Sets Digital Right-to-Work Rules Ahead of October Expansion