Editor-in chief. Market intelligence and strategy expert, and long-year speaker, moderator. More than 15 years in global identity verification, age verification, and RegTech markets.
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The portable digital identity solution speeds up compliant authentication and make transactions simpler for consumers with face biometrics.
Dock is partnering with Daon to streamline decentralized digital ID verification, preparing for the future of mobile driver’s licenses (mDL) and eIDAS verification.
Japan is providing funding and technical expertise to neighboring countries to help them upgrade their identity ecosystems.
Social media companies will be threatened with up to $50 million fines for systematically breaching age verification laws, under an Albanese Government plan to ban under 16s from the platforms. Source: ABC News.
French courts are intensifying efforts to enforce strict age verification measures on adult content platforms.
TNG Digital, which operates Touch n’ Go eWallet, has announced that it will be making electronic Know-Your-Customer (eKYC) verification completely mandatory on its platform. Starting on 20 December 2024, all users will need to have completed the verification process in order to use the e-wallet.
Arkose Device ID is designed to address the growing sophistication of cyber threats, which are impacting businesses globally. Arkose raises the bar in fraud detection by combining precise device tracking with session-based risk signals and anti-spoofing technology.
On 8 November 2024, the Government published the Digital Identity Services Trust Framework Rules 2024 (the Rules). The Rules, which form a key part of the Digital Identity Trust Framework (Framework), set out the operational requirements for how accredited services must be provided, in order to ensure a safe, secure and trusted digital identity ecosystem. You can read the Rules here.
The United Nations is spearheading a comprehensive initiative to implement digital identification systems across Africa, working through multiple agencies including the UNDP, UN Innovation Network, and UNESCO to enhance digital inclusion and improve access to services.
The Maryland Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) has introduced a new mobile application called “Mobile ID Check by MD” that enables businesses to accept mobile driver’s licenses and identification cards for in-person age verification without requiring additional hardware.
IDnow Trust Services will be a Stockholm-based joint venture, enabling IDnow to play a role in Europe's eIDAS digital identity space.
Trulioo is enhancing Collabria's onboarding process for credit unions across Canada with automated KYC and KYB verification.
