Ian Fleming

U.S.-based identity security firm OneSpan joins EUDI Wallet testing push through WE BUILD and Aptitude

2026-05-25 Ian Fleming

OneSpan has joined two EUDI Wallet consortia, WE BUILD and Aptitude, as part of the Large-Scale Pilot program testing the EUDI Wallet infrastructure. The move follows OneSpan’s expansion in Europe with the acquisition of German mobile app security platform Build38, which was spun off from Giesecke+Devrient (G+D).

Can Voice Deepfake Detection Keep Up With the 1600% Surge in Fraud Attacks?

2026-05-25 Ian Fleming

In 2024, there were 105,000 reported deepfake incidents (one every 5 minutes) using the voices of CEOs and top corporate executives to fool employees into handing over millions, along with highly sensitive data and business assets. That same year, 92% of businesses reported losses tied to deepfake-related incidents, totaling $12.5 Billion.

Luxembourg prepares for rollout of EU Digital Identity Wallet

2026-05-25 Ian Fleming

Luxembourg is preparing for the future rollout of the EU Digital Identity Wallet, a new system designed to allow citizens across Europe to store official documents and complete administrative procedures digitally through a single application.

Regula Partners with V-Key to Strengthen Mobile Identity

2026-05-24 Ian Fleming

Through the partnership, Regula’s document authentication, facial biometrics, and liveness detection — Regula Document Reader SDK and Regula Face SDK — will be integrated into V-Key ID, the company’s digital identity platform for banks, telecoms, government services, and digital businesses.

EU Age Verification on the Internet to Be Implemented Sooner

2026-05-24 Ian Fleming

According to the European Commission, a new app for age verification is expected to be available by the end of 2026.

Dock Labs, GSMA, and Telefónica proof of concept reframes carriers as potential issuers of verifiable credentials

2026-05-22 Ian Fleming

Decentralized digital IDs shared from a digital wallet on a smartphone can significantly speed up identity verification by call centers, making interactions easier for consumers while slashing costs for businesses, the results of a proof of concept pilot of a new Trusted Caller ID process.

Estonia seeking stakeholder partner to build digital ID wallet in development phase

2026-05-20 Ian Fleming

Estonia’s digital ID wallet is in the development phase to comply with the eIDAS agreement. The Information System Authority is preparing to procure a stakeholder partner to work on the build.

Shufti Recognised as Dual Leader in Liminal's 2026 Age

2026-05-20 Ian Fleming

In the Age Verification Index, Liminal evaluated 189 vendors, and only 17 met the thresholds required for Leader inclusion, fewer than 10% of the field. Shufti is one of them, scoring 64% in Product Execution, well above Liminal’s 42% leadership cutoff, along with a top-quadrant Strategy score of 92%.

Veriff dares you to take the Deepfake Quiz – but can you beat Biometric Update?

2026-05-20 Ian Fleming

Synthetic identities are increasingly used to open fraudulent accounts, authorize transactions and bypass verification checks.

Deepfake face detection using hybrid bag-of-visual-words and multi-CNN feature fusion

2026-05-19 Ian Fleming

Although deep learning–based detection methods have achieved strong performance, they often suffer from limited cross-dataset generalization, sensitivity to manipulation-specific artifacts, and reduced interpretability.

AI Agents Can Be Readily Turned Into ‘Useful Idiots’ And Unwittingly Perform Devilish Acts

2026-05-18 Ian Fleming

Humans are sometimes tricked into being useful idiots. The same can happen to AI. I explain how. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.

GetReal Security Launches Trust and Authenticity Platform That Combines Real-Time Continuous Identity Verification

2026-05-18 Ian Fleming

GetReal Security, the leading cybersecurity company in real-time protection against deepfakes and AI-powered identity attacks, announced the general availability of continuous identity verification within its flagship product, GetReal Protect.

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U.S.-based identity security firm OneSpan joins EUDI Wallet testing push through WE BUILD and Aptitude

Can Voice Deepfake Detection Keep Up With the 1600% Surge in Fraud Attacks?

Luxembourg prepares for rollout of EU Digital Identity Wallet

Regula Partners with V-Key to Strengthen Mobile Identity

EU Age Verification on the Internet to Be Implemented Sooner

Dock Labs, GSMA, and Telefónica proof of concept reframes carriers as potential issuers of verifiable credentials

Estonia seeking stakeholder partner to build digital ID wallet in development phase

Shufti Recognised as Dual Leader in Liminal's 2026 Age

Veriff dares you to take the Deepfake Quiz – but can you beat Biometric Update?

Deepfake face detection using hybrid bag-of-visual-words and multi-CNN feature fusion

AI Agents Can Be Readily Turned Into ‘Useful Idiots’ And Unwittingly Perform Devilish Acts

GetReal Security Launches Trust and Authenticity Platform That Combines Real-Time Continuous Identity Verification

Fraud Trends 2026: AI Scams, Deepfakes, and Emerging Threats

Why Mobile Network Data is the Future of Identity Verification

Sumsub launches self-service Travel Rule tool for crypto firms

Nigeria's Smartcomply Expands to UK With AML Platform

Nigeria's Smartcomply Expands to UK With AML Platform