Ian Fleming

UK government proposes digital ID for alcohol sales

2026-07-01 Ian Fleming

If passed, the change in UK legislation would permit the use of digital ID when purchasing alcohol in the country for the first time.

London completes blueprint for reusable digital IDV orchestrator

2026-06-30 Ian Fleming

While the project is being carried out at the municipal level, the announcement is framed in terms of benefits to the UK economy. The City took the next step on Tuesday with the publication of its blueprint, developed in consultation with the government and regulators, and working with EY, “venture builder” Collectively Better and law firm Hogan Lovells.

Privacy Advocates Raise Alarm Over Online Age Verification Provisions as House Passes KIDS Act

2026-06-30 Ian Fleming

Opponents of the KIDS Act say urgent laws are needed to protect kids online from Big Tech. But the legislation raises concerns about age verification and online safety.

Agentic AI Has an Identity Problem and Attackers Know It

2026-06-30 Ian Fleming

An agent behaves more like a human in that it can interpret a goal, choose a path, and act across systems. But it scales like software and processes at machine speed. It can be created quickly, embedded into SaaS products, copied by developers, delegated permissions by users, and left running long after the original need is gone.

12% of successful scams in 2025 used AI or deepfakes, according to poll of U.S. adults

2026-06-30 Ian Fleming

As AI is adopted across industries, it’s also being taken up by scammers. Around 15 million people were scammed out of money last year, according to the poll.

Romania to use Germany-developed solution for its EU Digital Identity Wallet

2026-06-29 Ian Fleming

Romania will adopt and use for its national version of the EU Digital Identity Wallet, RoEUDIW, the open-source solution developed by Germany, the government announced.

iDenfy has connected Belgium's .beID to its identity verification platform

2026-06-29 Ian Fleming

The new eID workflow integration brings Belgium’s national smart card identity system into iDenfy’s existing non-document verification onboarding solutions, allowing businesses to integrate more native, already familiar onboarding flows in various markets.

Australia Doubles Social Media Fines as Europe Confronts the Same Age-Verification Gap

2026-06-28 Ian Fleming

Australia has doubled the maximum penalty for systematic failures to enforce its social-media ban for children under 16, intensifying a closely watched

Frost & Sullivan Identifies Digital Trust Platforms as the Next Growth Frontier in the Global eSignature Ecosystem

2026-06-27 Ian Fleming

Growing AI-enabled fraud, evolving digital identity regulations, and increasing demand for high-assurance digital transactions are accelerating the shift from standalone eSignatures to integrated digital trust platforms.

UK Lenders Launch Open Standard Digital ID Framework to Eliminate KYC Document Friction

2026-06-26 Ian Fleming

Six of the UK’s largest financial institutions have formed a coalition to launch an open-standard, reusable digital verification tool for mobile applications.

Study finds 85% of under-16s still on social media despite ban

2026-06-26 Ian Fleming

A University of Newcastle-led study, published in the British Medical Journal, tracked 408 adolescents before and after Australia’s under-16 social media ban began in December 2025. It found 85% of under-16s still used platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat three months later, mostly through their own accounts.

Jumio claims to be the First Identity Intelligence Provider to Offer Global Digital ID Acceptance at Scale

2026-06-25 Ian Fleming

Jumio announced that it has significantly expanded support for digital IDs across the globe, allowing Jumio customers to accept digital IDs in more than 60 countries and territories when onboarding new users, helping customers drive conversions and meet compliance mandates.

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UK government proposes digital ID for alcohol sales

London completes blueprint for reusable digital IDV orchestrator

Privacy Advocates Raise Alarm Over Online Age Verification Provisions as House Passes KIDS Act

Agentic AI Has an Identity Problem and Attackers Know It

12% of successful scams in 2025 used AI or deepfakes, according to poll of U.S. adults

Romania to use Germany-developed solution for its EU Digital Identity Wallet

iDenfy has connected Belgium's .beID to its identity verification platform

Australia Doubles Social Media Fines as Europe Confronts the Same Age-Verification Gap

Frost & Sullivan Identifies Digital Trust Platforms as the Next Growth Frontier in the Global eSignature Ecosystem

UK Lenders Launch Open Standard Digital ID Framework to Eliminate KYC Document Friction

Study finds 85% of under-16s still on social media despite ban

Jumio claims to be the First Identity Intelligence Provider to Offer Global Digital ID Acceptance at Scale

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