Market

Semperis Buys MightyID to Expand Identity Security Beyond AD

2026-03-04 Per Henrikson

Visa connects digital ID wallets with shifting payments, service expectations

2026-03-03 Ian Fleming

Japan opens My Number Card to private app integration by Toshiba in digital ID shift

2026-03-03 Ian Fleming

St. Lucia launches authentication framework to ease access to digital public services

2026-03-03 Per Henrikson

Eastern Caribbean nation St. Lucia has launched a centralized national identity management system which it calls the National Authentication Framework (NAF).

Biometric IDs are being rolled out in Africa. Study reveals the risks and pitfalls

2026-03-03 Per Henrikson

Millions of citizens cannot enrol, particularly those with disabilities; Millions of Africans are also denied legal ID because government officials dispute their citizenship; Some do not want to enrol for a biometric digital-ID because they have good reason not to trust their governments with their personal information.

Mecedonian citizens will have their ID cards and driver's licenses on their

2026-03-01 Per Henrikson

By the end of march 2026, citizens will be able to use their ID card and driver's license in electronic form. The Ministry of Digital Transformation expects final comments from Poland, where the application has been sent for testing, within 3 weeks.

Sri Lanka plans ‘Digital Identity Card’ and a ‘Super App’ that will enable access to all Government services

2026-03-01 Per Henrikson

The Government is focusing on launching inclusive digital development and plans are on to introduce revolutionary projects such as a ‘Digital Identity Card’ unique to every citizen and a ‘Super App’ that will enable all Government services to be accessed in one place in 2026.

UK's DSIT and HMT issue guidance on how companies that fall within the MLRs, could leverage digital ID solutions for AML/KYC checks

2026-02-28 Per Henrikson

This announcement has been paired with the Government’s Payments Forward Plan, which provides a roadmap for strategic focuses across Digital ID, fraud prevention, open banking, digital wallets and more.

Semperis Buys MightyID to Expand Identity Security Beyond AD

Visa connects digital ID wallets with shifting payments, service expectations

Japan opens My Number Card to private app integration by Toshiba in digital ID shift

St. Lucia launches authentication framework to ease access to digital public services

Biometric IDs are being rolled out in Africa. Study reveals the risks and pitfalls

Mecedonian citizens will have their ID cards and driver's licenses on their

Sri Lanka plans ‘Digital Identity Card’ and a ‘Super App’ that will enable access to all Government services

UK's DSIT and HMT issue guidance on how companies that fall within the MLRs, could leverage digital ID solutions for AML/KYC checks

Bangladesh plans to issue 22M farmer IDs by 2028, pilot imminent

Secfix lands $12m to automate European compliance

Netnumber and TMT ID partner on mobile fraud prevention

Reddit fined £14m by UK data watchdog over age verification checks

German identity service provider Verimi ceases business operations

Fourthline & Veridas merge in identity verification push

Xcelerate Solutions and Socure to Support Login.gov's Next Generation of Remote Unsupervised Identity Proofing Solutions

Philippines, Malaysia build cross-border digital ID link

AI fraud fuels debate over continuous identity verification