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Malaisian MBI has endorsed a privacy-focused age verification solution built on the Zetrix blockchain platform, as governments worldwide move to tighten rules aimed at protecting minors online. The solution is intended to help social media and messaging platforms verify users' age eligibility while limiting the amount of personal data collected and stored.
Datai, a Luxembourg-based consultancy firm, has selected Hopae, the digital identity infrastructure company, to modernize KYC processes for its financial institution clients in Europe and make them fully compliant with eIDAS 2.0.
The emergence of synthetic identities created by artificial intelligence (AI) signifies a shift in financial crime. Deepfakes, a form of synthetic media, are hyper-realistic alterations of audio, video and images produced using machine learning techniques like generative adversarial networks (GANs).
Generative AI is accelerating password attacks against Active Directory, making credential abuse faster and more effective. Specops Software explains how AI-driven cracking techniques exploit weak and predictable AD passwords.
Trading education platform FTMO implements iDenfy's KYB technology to verify corporate clients across 120+ countries.
Discover how Akamai and Visa are collaborating to enhance security for AI agents in digital commerce, ensuring safer transactions and protecting consumer data in the evolving online marketplace.
UAE banks will phase out SMS OTPs for online transactions from January 6, 2026, implementing biometric authentication instead to enhance security.
On January 1, 2026, the state launched its Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, shortened to DROP, that allows residents to request to delete all of their personal information online that's been harvested by data brokers.
The sandbox was launched on Wednesday by the Digital Policy Office (DPO) in collaboration with the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, which manages the city’s Cyberport business park. The CorpID Sandbox Programme will provide a simulated Application Programming Interface (API), allowing service providers to test CorpID’s functions.
The call is the first step toward updating Kantara’s Identity Assurance Process, to align it with version 4 of NIST SP 800-63, published in July 2025. The update covers Volume 63A – Identity Proofing and Enrollment. Drafts covering Drafts 63B and 63C will follow.
To streamline the process of data deletion, the California government has introduced a new platform called the Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP). This platform was developed by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and officially launched at the end of 2025, with full functionality starting on January 1st, 2026.
According to a Nadra spokesperson, the scope of biometric verification has been broadened following amendments to the National Identity Card laws. Under the new framework, citizens can now avail biometric verification using facial recognition via the Pak-ID mobile application.
