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Trust Stamp’s patent enables the secure and private validation of ownership for stablecoin transactions without exposing sensitive personal information, thereby creating a trust mechanism aligned with regulatory expectations.
Snap launching a bank-linked age verification tool for Australians marks a significant step in enforcing the country's pioneering social media ban for
ID-Pal, a leading provider of AI-powered identity verification, has announced a major enhancement to its multi-award-winning document-fraud detection feature, ID-Detect, delivering even more powerful defences against digital manipulation generated by AI.
The company reportedly generates $170 million in annual recurring revenue. Founded in 2015, Incode previously raised $220 million in a Series B funding round in 2021, which valued the company at $1.25 billion. That investment was led by General Atlantic and SoftBank’s Latin America-focused fund, with additional backing from J.P. Morgan, Capital One Ventures and Coinbase Ventures.
This approach reduces the average verification time from around 30 seconds to about 4.5 seconds. Sumsub reports that it can deliver up to a 53 per cent reduction in processing time and a 35 per cent improvement in customer pass rates.
ZKPs could become the backbone of a new era of trusted AI and digital identity, giving individuals and organizations a way to interact safely and transparently across platforms and borders, argues Evin McMullen, CEO and co-founder of Billions Network.
In a significant move towards simplifying business operations across EU, the Commission today proposes a regulation to establish European Business Wallets.
Identity verification company Yoti has launched a new tool to combat deepfake scam calls amid the rising threat of cyberattacks.
As AML regulations diverge across markets, SEON's latest updates give compliance professionals greater control to configure customer screening, manage rules by jurisdiction and conduct deeper investigations – all from a single platform.
Roblox Expands Facial Age Estimation Globally as Age Assurance Becomes a Chat Gate. The company describes the capability as a way to estimate a user’s age using a selfie-style capture and automated analysis, positioning it as a scalable method to apply age-appropriate protections without treating the process as identity verification.
When exchanging Bulgarian leva for euros at post offices, all clients will be required to present a valid identity document, which will be checked and copied, Alexander Kirilov, head of security at Bulgarian Posts, explained to BNR.
While the developer is doing this for good reasons, it adds further weight to the argument that Apple and Google, rather than individual app developers, should be responsible for age verification.
