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.
Posts by Per Henrikson:
Identity attacks have long been a tactic of choice for nation-state operators and cybercriminals alike. And the focus of security and identity companies has largely been on stopping such attacks at the gate: the authentication and permissions layer. Yet such attacks continue to occur, as threat actors fine tune tactics, techniques and processes (TTPs) designed to bypass such defenses.
Apple is rolling out an age verification tool in the U.S. and abroad to ensure users are at least 18. App developers in Brazil, Australia, Singapore, and the U.S. states of Utah and Louisiana are now able to use the company’s updated Declared Age Range Application Programming Interface (API) to determine a user’s age range, according to Apple’s Tuesday announcement.
Shufti now verifies 4.29 billion identities across 60+ countries, enabling regulated businesses to onboard users quickly and securely with global eIDV.
Reliable Background Screening has debuted an all-in-one Identity Verification and Electronic I-9 solution that meshes real-time ID checks with automated E-Verify submissions. The tool targets rising audit risks and deep-fake fraud, offering mobility and HR teams a streamlined path to immigration compliance.
Apple has released a beta update to its Declared Age Range API, which it has pitched as an alternative to biometric age check methods. Age verification now required to access 18+ apps in Brazil, Singapore, Australia.
Netnumber and TMT ID have partnered to integrate phone number intelligence with mobile fraud signals, strengthening global fraud prevention capabilities.
![ID Dataweb Named 2026 SLEDIE Rising Star Award Winner by e.Republic]()
ID Dataweb as been named a recipient of the 2026 SLED Industry Excellence (SLEDIE) Rising Star Award by e.Republic. The award recognizes companies that have rapidly expanded their presence and demonstrated strong engagement within the state, local, and education market.
The acquisition expands Experian’s vast data and identity assets, adding over 10 billion email addresses worldwide. AtData’s real-time data signals, combined with Experian’s extensive consumer data, analytics, and decisioning platforms, means clients can more confidently identify, authenticate, and engage consumers across digital channels.
User photos were being compared by Persona to government watchlist photos, according to an independent researcher.
Ofcom has fined a porn company £1.35m for failing to introduce proper age verification measures on its websites. The media regulator said 8579 LLC's sites did not have "highly effective" methods to check UK visitors were over 18 and prevent children accessing the content.
South Africa plans 2026 rollout of its digital ID system, with President Cyril Ramaphosa calling digital transformation a driver of growth and inclusion.
AI in cybersecurity is reshaping phishing, deepfakes, scams in 2026. Learn the threats, detection limits, human habits needed to survive synthetic deception.
