Ian Fleming

Social media limits are coming for teens across Europe

2026-07-13 Ian Fleming

‘We need age-appropriate restrictions on platforms,’ said EU leader Ursula von der Leyen.

US, Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) regional security agency, establish regional biometric data-sharing partnership

2026-07-12 Ian Fleming

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) regional security agency, Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS), signed an agreement to create the first multilateral biometric information sharing arrangement established by DHS, extending U.S. immigration vetting and border security checks across participating Caribbean countries.

NEC Signs MOU With Ava Labs to Build Face-Recognition AVAX Payments

2026-07-12 Ian Fleming

The deal pairs NEC’s biometric technology with the Avalanche blockchain to prototype a digital payments platform that uses facial recognition to authorize stablecoin transactions.

Philippines and Malaysia to Make Their Digital IDs Work Across Borders

2026-07-12 Ian Fleming

The Philippines and Malaysia are moving to let their national digital IDs be verified across each other’s borders, with the Philippines set to run a public blockchain on the Layer-1 protocol built by Malaysia’s Zetrix AI.

Lissi GmbH raises funding for its EUDI Wallet Connector Suite

2026-07-10 Ian Fleming

Lissi is expanding its Wallet Connector Suite with a new Software Development Kit (SDK), enabling financial institutions to embed ID-wallet functionality directly into their existing mobile applications.

Entrust CEO: AI Agents Are Creating a New Identity Security Problem

2026-07-09 Ian Fleming

The challenge is growing rapidly as organizations experiment with AI assistants, workflow agents and autonomous systems. Many companies, he noted, rushed to deploy agents without establishing governance frameworks, resulting in agent sprawl, duplicate functionality and increased risk exposure.

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.

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Social media limits are coming for teens across Europe

US, Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) regional security agency, establish regional biometric data-sharing partnership

NEC Signs MOU With Ava Labs to Build Face-Recognition AVAX Payments

Philippines and Malaysia to Make Their Digital IDs Work Across Borders

Lissi GmbH raises funding for its EUDI Wallet Connector Suite

Entrust CEO: AI Agents Are Creating a New Identity Security Problem

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

German identity service provider Verimi ceases business operations

Fourthline & Veridas merge in identity verification push

Xcelerate Solutions and Socure to Support Login.gov's Next Generation of Remote Unsupervised Identity Proofing Solutions

Philippines, Malaysia build cross-border digital ID link

AI fraud fuels debate over continuous identity verification