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:
Vietnam’s draft Personal Data Protection Law aims to prohibit social media platforms from requiring ID card photos for account verification, enhancing user privacy and data security.
Persona has released a new generation of their unified KYC and KYB platform, which includes technology to combat sophisticated fraud.
The Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia, responsible for issuing European Health Insurance Cards in Poland, has initiated a three-phase pilot for the DC4EU digital wallet. This began with the liaison body and later expanded to the central office in January 2025. The next phase will cover 16 regional branches by April/May. Preparations included brainstorming sessions, approvals, and
There is support for driver's licenses and digital IDs in Apple Wallet in 10 U.S. states and territories, with 10 more states currently.
Socure announced the launch of its Identity Manipulation Risk Score, the first-ever cross-industry predictive risk score designed to stop repeat first-party fraud abusers from exploiting the digital economy at scale.
IDnow announced a new strategic investment from Corsair Capital , a specialist investment firm targeting payments, software, and business services investments in the financial services market. With this transaction, Corsair will acquire a majority stake in the Company from existing shareholders.
The new wallet will contain a digital ID, digitized certificates, insurance info, driver’s licenses and more, making KYC easy and cheap for financial firms.
iDenfy, an identity verification platform, has partnered with Business Arena, a corporate service provider, to improve Business Arena’s security levels.
Mercari, the prominent Japanese online marketplace, has implemented new mandatory identity verification requirements for transactions involving high-value items, reflecting the growing trend of enhanced digital authentication in e-commerce platforms.
The global market for agentic AI is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of over 43 percent, and near $200 billion by 2034.
Payroll and payments platform Papaya Global has launched a partnership with verification and compliance solutions provider Sumsub.
Telefonica has announced new authentication partnerships with Google and TikTok that will use Open Gateway APIs to enhance user verification processe
