Ian Fleming

Bangladesh positions digital ID and wallets as economic infrastructure

2026-06-12 Ian Fleming

The strategy aims to link identity, payments and government services through a unified digital framework designed to broaden economic participation.

Europe’s digital identity wallet gets its first set of standards

2026-06-12 Ian Fleming

ETSI released the first standards for the EU Digital Identity Wallet, a phone app giving 450 million citizens a secure way to prove identity.

Cameroon expands education digitalization with student digital ID program

2026-06-11 Ian Fleming

The initiative builds on a 2024 program to assign unique IDs to secondary school students and forms part of a broader effort to digitize education management.

Facewatch expands facial recognition into the UK pharmacy sector

2026-06-11 Ian Fleming

Rising theft and abuse in pharmacies is pushing operators towards facial recognition tools that warn staff when known offenders enter stores.

Jumio Loses All Four IPR Patent Cases to FaceTec

2026-06-09 Ian Fleming

"This total victory positions us to proceed with the current patent infringement lawsuits against Jumio and iProov. The PTAB decision firmly establishes the validity of our core 3D Liveness IP." said Trevor Chaplick, Chief Legal Officer & EVP of Corporate Development for FaceTec.

Veriff Names TEAM LEWIS Agency of Record to Accelerate U.S. Growth

2026-06-09 Ian Fleming

Veriff has named TEAM LEWIS its agency of record. TEAM LEWIS will provide corporation reputation and communications support as Veriff expands its presence in the U.S.

Thailand positions digital ID as backbone for digital economy

2026-06-09 Ian Fleming

Government expands digital identity infrastructure, verifiable credentials and cross-border interoperability under new national strategy The ETDA is scaling the digital ID ecosystem through a combination of regulation, standards and interoperability frameworks.

Rwanda accelerates biometric enrollment ahead of digital ID switch

2026-06-09 Ian Fleming

More than 4 million people have enrolled in Rwanda’s fingerprint, iris and face biometric digital ID program. The digital ID system is intended to support secure access to public and private sector services through a single digital identity credential.

iOS 27 Wallet rumors: A digital ID in Wallet is only usable where the relevant state DMV system has activated support for it.

2026-06-09 Ian Fleming

Expanding acceptance venues without expanding the state enrollment list does nothing for users in states that aren't currently supported. Both lists need to grow for the feature to reach a substantially larger population, and from a keynote slide, that distinction isn't legible.

RAH Infotech partners with 1Kosmos to strengthen identity

2026-06-09 Ian Fleming

RAH Infotech, a value-added cybersecurity distributor, has entered into a strategic partnership with 1Kosmos, a specialist in digital identity verification and passwordless authentication, to extend the reach of its identity security platform across enterprises in India.

Willow Raises $7M Seed to Ensure Enterprises Can Fully Oversee and Govern Autonomous Agents

2026-06-09 Ian Fleming

As AI agents become more prominent across enterprises, operating continuously in the background, and gaining access to internal tools, the need for proper oversight and control is paramount.

Thailand Expands Digital ID Infrastructure Linking 1,797 Government e-Services

2026-06-09 Ian Fleming

The initiative forms part of a broader strategy to build a trusted digital infrastructure that enables secure online identity verification across both public and private services.

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Bangladesh positions digital ID and wallets as economic infrastructure

Europe’s digital identity wallet gets its first set of standards

Cameroon expands education digitalization with student digital ID program

Facewatch expands facial recognition into the UK pharmacy sector

Jumio Loses All Four IPR Patent Cases to FaceTec

Veriff Names TEAM LEWIS Agency of Record to Accelerate U.S. Growth

Thailand positions digital ID as backbone for digital economy

Rwanda accelerates biometric enrollment ahead of digital ID switch

iOS 27 Wallet rumors: A digital ID in Wallet is only usable where the relevant state DMV system has activated support for it.

RAH Infotech partners with 1Kosmos to strengthen identity

Willow Raises $7M Seed to Ensure Enterprises Can Fully Oversee and Govern Autonomous Agents

Thailand Expands Digital ID Infrastructure Linking 1,797 Government e-Services

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