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TSA approves digital REAL ID option for iPhone users

2025-06-16 Per Henrikson

Watchdog pushes IRS on stronger oversight of ID.me's identity-proofing program

2025-06-13 Ian Fleming

Russia launching digital ID ‘super-app’ inspired by Chinese WeChat

2025-06-13 Ian Fleming

UK Home Affairs Committee launches inquiry into digital ID potential and risks

2025-06-13 Per Henrikson

A new inquiry has been launched by the The Home Affairs Committee examining the opportunities and challenges posed by government-issued digital identification.

TokenWorks launches AgeVisor 3 scanner with mobile driver’s license support

2025-06-09 Ian Fleming

The ID scanner combines e-passport chip reading, mDL support, high resolution color imaging and durability in a single device for age-restricted businesses.

UK estate sector turns to digital tools as ID fraud surges

2025-06-08 Per Henrikson

Identity fraud in the UK real estate sector is rising sharply, prompting 65% of professionals to adopt digital tools for detection and prevention.

OneSpan Adds Nok Nok Labs to Expand Passwordless Authentication Portfolio

2025-06-06 Per Henrikson

OneSpan has acquired Nok Nok Labs, deepening its capabilities in passwordless authentication by combining hardware-based security with a mature software platform, reports CRN reports. The move brings together two founding members of the FIDO Alliance and marks a continued shift in the market toward standards-based, flexible authentication options ...

Compyl Closes $12 Million in Series A Funding

2025-06-04 Per Henrikson

Compyl, the unified Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) platform that turns complexity into data-driven insights and AI-guided action, announced today that it has closed $12 million in Series A financing. This investment immediately addresses the growing demand for Compyl’s unified solution that captures and contextualizes customer data in real-time to proactively manage risk, streamline workflo

Korea Expands ID Verification System to Ease Digital Banking for Foreign Residents

2025-06-03 Ian Fleming

Foreign residents in South Korea will soon find it easier to access non-bank financial services through mobile and online platforms, as the government expands its real-time ID verification system beyond the traditional banking sector.

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) explores standardization for blockchain-based digital identity

2025-06-03 Per Henrikson

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has produced a new blockchain identity report that looks at the future of digital identity and automated compliance in global financial services, and specifically at developing a “shared standard to connect blockchain-based identity with existing infrastructure and regulatory frameworks.”

EU to launch online age verification app to protect children

2025-06-01 Per Henrikson

In July, the European Union will launch a new age verification application that will allow for more effective compliance with the rules for protecting minors on the Internet.

Spain’s digital wallet to be included in EU age assurance app pilot project

2025-05-30 Per Henrikson

Spain’s pajaporte digital wallet has been chosen by the European Commission as a pilot technology for developing an age assurance tool.