Ian Fleming

HarmonEyes brings eye tracking technology to the age assurance space

2026-08-21 Ian Fleming

HarmonEyes is a provider of eye tracking technology. It was founded in 2013 as RightEye, and built its business in the healthcare industry. Now, it’s entering the red hot age assurance market with its foundation model for eye tracking.

83% of Financial Firms Rate ID Systems Highly Despite Customer Friction

2026-08-21 Ian Fleming

Confidence remains strong across financial services, while advanced platforms show firms can reduce friction without weakening controls.

Regula Earns Double Recognition for Age Assurance as Global Requirements Expand

2026-08-19 Ian Fleming

Regula has once again been named an Age Assurance Pioneer in Biometric Update's 2026 Age Assurance & Digital Age Credentials Market Report and has also won the Community Choice Award in the Biometrics category of the 2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards .

Thai anti-graft agency warns of four identity fraud schemes

2026-08-18 Ian Fleming

PACC wants civil-registration, immigration, hospital and banking databases linked as it warns identity laundering threatens national security.

Apple Wallet IDs are coming to North Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia

2026-08-18 Ian Fleming

North Carolina residents will be able to set up a digital ID through a new NC Wallet app starting in December, with Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, and Samsung Wallet support to follow in "early 2027."

New Jersey’s Kids Code Rejects Age Checks. It Puts the Burden on Platforms Instead

2026-08-18 Ian Fleming

New Jersey’s Kids Code bans targeted ads to minors, raises privacy defaults, and avoids the age-verification fights facing other internet laws.

RelyComply integrates LSEG World-Check On Demand

2026-08-18 Ian Fleming

RelyComply has partnered with LSEG Risk Intelligence to embed World-Check On Demand into its compliance platform for real-time screening.

Xbox Age Verification Australia: 4 ID Methods offered

2026-08-18 Ian Fleming

Starting in late August 2026, an Xbox account registered in Australia can no longer buy or download an R18+ game without proving, in some verifiable way, that the person behind the controller is actually an adult. Microsoft began emailing and messaging Australian users on August 9 and 10, and by August 12 the company confirmed the system was live across both the Microsoft Store and the Xbox Store.

New York Attorney General Releases Final Rules for SAFE for Kids Act

2026-08-18 Ian Fleming

The Rules establish requirements for how social media companies must restrict addictive features on their platforms for users under the age of 18. The SAFE Act goes into effect on January 25, 2027, giving covered platforms approximately six months to develop and implement compliance programs.

The hijacking of digital identity and the urgent need for cyber accountability

2026-08-16 Ian Fleming

Account takeovers on X typically occur through a combination of technical exploitation and social engineering.

Embedded Identity SDK: A New Infrastructure Layer for Digital Platforms

2026-08-16 Ian Fleming

An embedded identity SDK is a software development kit that allows developers to integrate digital identity capabilities directly into an application, website or platform. Instead of building identity infrastructure from scratch, businesses can add capabilities such as authentication, credential issuance, selective disclosure and verification within their existing product experience.

'Self-Reliance in Digital ID': Pakistan's NADRA launches locally produced QR code-based National Identity Card

2026-08-14 Ian Fleming

Pakistan's National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has introduced a new chipless National Identity Card powered by a secure QR code.

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HarmonEyes brings eye tracking technology to the age assurance space

83% of Financial Firms Rate ID Systems Highly Despite Customer Friction

Regula Earns Double Recognition for Age Assurance as Global Requirements Expand

Thai anti-graft agency warns of four identity fraud schemes

Apple Wallet IDs are coming to North Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia

New Jersey’s Kids Code Rejects Age Checks. It Puts the Burden on Platforms Instead

RelyComply integrates LSEG World-Check On Demand

Xbox Age Verification Australia: 4 ID Methods offered

New York Attorney General Releases Final Rules for SAFE for Kids Act

The hijacking of digital identity and the urgent need for cyber accountability

Embedded Identity SDK: A New Infrastructure Layer for Digital Platforms

'Self-Reliance in Digital ID': Pakistan's NADRA launches locally produced QR code-based National Identity Card

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.

How Law Enforcement Uses AI to Fight AI-Enabled Crime

Dutch businesses develop independent digital ID wallet MyCheck

Stakk takes document verification tech to US midterm postal voting

Yoti adds ConnectID bank verification to its age assurance product in Australia