2026-03-05
Per Henrikson
Cannabis technology provider Cure8 and identity verification firm IDScan.net have partnered to launch Flow Verify, a self-service kiosk designed to automate customer check-ins and document authentication for dispensaries.
The new verifiable digital credential (VDC) spans physical, logical, and digital domains with embedded biometrics enables selective disclosure for data minimization.
The collaboration is aimed at addressing rising cases of identity fraud in higher education, including synthetic identities, so-called ghost students and financial aid fraud.
2026-03-04
Per Henrikson
Japan will launch the new Specified Residence Card in June 2026, combining Residence Card and My Number functions while moving sensitive immigration details to a secure IC chip. Learn eligibility requirements, key features, and impacts for foreign residents.
Semperis has acquired MightyID to extend its identity-first security and cyber resilience strategy beyond Active Directory and Entra ID into Okta and Ping.
In a new white paper, Visa explores how citizen‑wallet initiatives — secure apps that hold official IDs and credentials — are gaining momentum globally.
2026-03-05
Per Henrikson
Open Campus has partnered with Le & Associates and SKALE to launch a credential-driven job matching initiative in Vietnam to improve skill assessment and hiring
In a large recent study, psychologists and computer scientists at the University of Florida found that AI programs were up to 97% accurate at detecting pictures of deepfake faces. Participants in the study performed no better than chance.
2026-03-03
Ian Fleming
DVS providers can finally display the UK CertifID trust mark, so that “wherever people or businesses see the trust mark displayed, they can be confident that the product or service can be trusted to be secure, meeting the rules set out in the trust framework and subject to oversight by OfDIA.”
UK government confirming that certified Digital Verification Services (DVS) can be used to meet statutory identity checks under anti-money laundering rules.
Agency officials signaled concern that companies might hesitate to deploy age-verification technologies out of fear that collecting data to determine age could itself trigger COPPA liability. This policy statement directly addresses that tension.
