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KMCC Announces Review Plan for the Designation of New ‘Identity Verification Agencies’

KMCC Announces Review Plan for the Designation of New ‘Identity Verification Agencies’

2026-05-07 Per Henrikson
The Korea Media and Communications Commission announced a review plan for the de...
Sumsub announced partnership with Chainlink oracle platform

Sumsub announced partnership with Chainlink oracle platform

2026-05-07 Per Henrikson
Once a user completes Sumsub's KYC flow and proves wallet ownership by signing a...
Ping Identity and OLOID Bring Passwordless, Verified Trust to the Clinical Workforce in the US

Ping Identity and OLOID Bring Passwordless, Verified Trust to the Clinical Workforce in the US

2026-05-07 Per Henrikson
Ping provides the identity verification and trust layer, while OLOID delivers se...
New 5-year validity digital ID coming to South Africa

New 5-year validity digital ID coming to South Africa

2026-05-06 Per Henrikson
The Department of Home Affairs has gazetted draft regulations to pave the way fo...
Regula Launches Server-Side mDL Verification

Regula Launches Server-Side mDL Verification

2026-05-06 Per Henrikson
Regula introduces server-side mobile driver’s license (mDL) verification in its...
Players
Sumsub announced partnership with Chainlink oracle platform

Sumsub announced partnership with Chainlink oracle platform

2026-05-07 Per Henrikson
Once a user completes Sumsub's KYC flow and proves wallet ownership by signing a message, Chainlink ACE issues a CCID – a reusable, privacy-preserving credential containing verified claims like "Age > 18." No raw personal data ever touches the chain.
Ping Identity and OLOID Bring Passwordless, Verified Trust to the Clinical Workforce in the US

Ping Identity and OLOID Bring Passwordless, Verified Trust to the Clinical Workforce in the US

Ping provides the identity verification and trust layer, while OLOID delivers seamless Tap-and-Login access across clinical environments.
Regula Launches Server-Side mDL Verification

Regula Launches Server-Side mDL Verification

Regula introduces server-side mobile driver’s license (mDL) verification in its Document Reader SDK to enhance fraud prevention and zero-trust identity security.

Anthropic’s Claude Rolls Out Persona's End-User Identity Verification

Sumsub launches Adaptive Deepfake Detector for fraud

Checkr Launches Profiles, Giving People a Verified Identity That Travels With Them

Market
KMCC Announces Review Plan for the Designation of New ‘Identity Verification Agencies’

KMCC Announces Review Plan for the Designation of New ‘Identity Verification Agencies’

2026-05-07 Per Henrikson
The Korea Media and Communications Commission announced a review plan for the designation of New ‘Identity Verification Agencies’.
New 5-year validity digital ID coming to South Africa

New 5-year validity digital ID coming to South Africa

The Department of Home Affairs has gazetted draft regulations to pave the way for a digital ID in the country.
Digital identity verification market to surpass $29bn by 2030

Digital identity verification market to surpass $29bn by 2030

Digital Identity Verification Market to Surpass $29 Billion by 2030 Globally, With LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Experian, and Thales Identified as Leaders

KYA is the new KYC: The payment identity problem AI commerce cannot afford to ignore

Japan eyes going digital for emergency welfare loan applications

US research business Sago launches new participant verification process

Technology
Meta will use AI to analyze height and bone structure to identify if users are underage

Meta will use AI to analyze height and bone structure to identify if users are underage

2026-05-05 Per Henrikson
The visual analysis system is now operating in select countries, but Meta says it's working toward a broader rollout.
Harvard, Linux Foundation launch open-source wallet for selective data sharing

Harvard, Linux Foundation launch open-source wallet for selective data sharing

The Keyring wallet is an open-source IDV tool that allows users to prove their identity with biometrics and choose which data they want to share with platforms.
Deepfakes Are Coming for Your Bank Account - OpenAI made the perfect tool for scammers

Deepfakes Are Coming for Your Bank Account - OpenAI made the perfect tool for scammers

Images 2.0 is especially good at generating images with text in them—which may not sound impressive, but it’s a big deal. Image models have long struggled to produce pictures that contain words. Otherwise realistic-looking visuals end up pockmarked with bungled street signs and distorted billboards.

FIDO Alliance to start work on interoperable standards for agentic commerce

Federal Education Dept. Launches New FAFSA Fraud Prevention Tool

Microsoft Entra Agent ID Flaw Enabled Tenant Takeover via Privilege Escalation

Legal
Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week

Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week

2026-04-30 Per Henrikson
For the last couple of years, we’ve watched the same predictable cycle play out across the globe: a state (or country) passes a clunky age-verification mandate, and, without fail, Virtual Private Network (VPN) usage surges as residents scramble to maintain their privacy and anonymity.
Europe Gliding Toward Mandatory Online Age Verification

Europe Gliding Toward Mandatory Online Age Verification

The European Union all but mandated the use of age verification technologies by large social platforms by provisionally finding that Meta broke digital rules by
Türkiye to enforce age verification, tighten online safety under 15

Türkiye to enforce age verification, tighten online safety under 15

Türkiye will introduce a new system requiring age verification through its national e-Government platform and bar children under 15 from accessing social media.

House Republicans Introduce Secure Data Act

Refinitiv to delete politicians’ [PEP] grandchildren from its World-Check database

Following Australia, Norway will ban social media for under-16s