Ian Fleming

AI voice bots are flooding contact center IVRs

2026-07-09 Ian Fleming

Agentic AI callers are autonomous voice systems that dial phone numbers, navigate IVR menus, and conduct full voice conversations without a human in the loop.

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) sides with Texas on app store age verification, denies emergency block

2026-07-08 Ian Fleming

The law has already been killed and brought back from the dead several times. In December 2025, a federal district court judge ruled that SB2420 likely violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and blocked it. The state appealed, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the injunction.

Ethiopia partners with Safaricom to run digital ID enrollment in 7 regions

2026-07-08 Ian Fleming

The government gets an expanded pipeline for bringing people onto its digital platform for access to services from both the government and the private sector.

Attestiv Launches DeepScan, Extending Deepfake Detection into File Validation

2026-07-08 Ian Fleming

Attestive's DeepScan is a new platform built to help organizations automatically validate submitted files before they drive critical business decisions.

Resemble.ai's Real-Time Liveness Detection Solutions for Deepfake Fraud

2026-07-08 Ian Fleming

Says selecting a solution requires evaluating latency, modality coverage, explainability, zero-day model coverage, and deployment options.

Keyfactor Raises Over $1 Billion, Repricing Machine Identity as Core AI Infrastructure Ahead of the 2030 Post-Quantum Deadline

2026-07-07 Ian Fleming

Keyfactor, an Atlanta- and Stockholm-based provider of machine identity and cryptographic management software, announced on July 6 a strategic growth investment exceeding $1 billion led by Summit Partners.

Spanish data protection regulator AEPD makes case for alternatives to EUDI Wallet, biometric authentication

2026-07-07 Ian Fleming

Alternatives to using EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallets or their biometric authentication measures must be established lest the project become a source of “digital division” instead of harmonization, according to Spanish data protection regulator AEPD.

Gataca Raises Funding to Scale Digital Identity Verification

2026-07-07 Ian Fleming

Gataca closes a new funding round to expand ID wallet-based identity verification across Europe, cutting fraud and easing compliance.

eIDAS Dashboard evolving to meet Europe’s broad digital ID ambitions

2026-07-06 Ian Fleming

The European Commission is holding up the eIDAS Dashboard it operates as a key piece in the overall European Digital Identity Trust Framework and support pillar for the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet.

Vietnam nears universal digital ID as biometric fraud controls tighten

2026-07-06 Ian Fleming

VNeID has surpassed 102 million identity records while new banking rules mandate biometric anti-spoofing and stronger device security.

Indonesia’s DPI push advances with social protection rollout and IKD growth

2026-07-06 Ian Fleming

The Indonesian government is rolling out a digital social protection program. Known as Perlinsos, the program was piloted in the town of Banyuwangi, in the far eastern end of Java. It’s being expanded to more than 40 districts and cities, aiming for a national rollout for October.

KYC verification in Cyprus: What every business must know in 2026

2026-07-06 Ian Fleming

Cyprus hosts hundreds of CySEC-regulated investment firms, dozens of international banks, a growing cluster of crypto-asset service providers, and a steady stream of forex, payments, and iGaming companies choosing Nicosia or Limassol as their EU base of operations.

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AI voice bots are flooding contact center IVRs

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) sides with Texas on app store age verification, denies emergency block

Ethiopia partners with Safaricom to run digital ID enrollment in 7 regions

Attestiv Launches DeepScan, Extending Deepfake Detection into File Validation

Resemble.ai's Real-Time Liveness Detection Solutions for Deepfake Fraud

Keyfactor Raises Over $1 Billion, Repricing Machine Identity as Core AI Infrastructure Ahead of the 2030 Post-Quantum Deadline

Spanish data protection regulator AEPD makes case for alternatives to EUDI Wallet, biometric authentication

Gataca Raises Funding to Scale Digital Identity Verification

eIDAS Dashboard evolving to meet Europe’s broad digital ID ambitions

Vietnam nears universal digital ID as biometric fraud controls tighten

Indonesia’s DPI push advances with social protection rollout and IKD growth

KYC verification in Cyprus: What every business must know in 2026

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.

Japan Folds Its Two My Number Card Apps Into One, and Requires a Screen Lock

Germany Tells Phone Owners to Stop Unlocking With a Fingerprint Alone

Android hackers can fool ID checks used for banking

Post-quantum security spreads across digital identity infrastructure