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Discord begins testing age verification with Google Wallet and credit cards, but face scans are still on the table

2026-06-20 Ian Fleming

World Bank backs digital wallets as foundation for user-centric digital identity

2026-06-19 Ian Fleming

Estonia plans government IDs giving AI agents rights and responsibilities

2026-06-18 Ian Fleming

Roblox launches age-based Kids and Select accounts globally, expands parental controls

2026-06-18 Per Henrikson

Roblox Kids accounts carry the strictest standard settings, including disabled chat by default, while Roblox Select accounts grant older kids and younger teens access to slightly more mature content with chat settings that gradually unlock. Standard Roblox accounts, intended for users 16 and older, require an age check through ID verification or facial age estimation.

Sweden To Introduce Digital ID December 1 2026

2026-06-18 Per Henrikson

The legislation, proposed by the government, introduces a ‘high-assurance’ state e-legitimation, as a voluntary complement to physical identification, that will allow citizens and residents to identify themselves online, share personal data, and provide electronic signatures.

The Shift to Digital Credentials Accelerates: OneSpan Launches Early Access at Identiverse 2026

2026-06-15 Per Henrikson

OneSpan has opened early access to a digital credentials service built around the digital wallets people carry on their phones, letting organizations issue, manage, and verify identities held in those wallets through a single integration.

DRC Launches RDC-PASS, a National Digital ID System

2026-06-14 Ian Fleming

While authorities see digital identity as a cornerstone of the country’s digital transformation, questions remain over data sovereignty and the role of a foreign company managing the system.

EUDI Wallet 2026: Deadline, Rollout and Lessons

2026-06-13 Ian Fleming

EUDI wallet 2026 at EIC: December deadline, German sandbox, 80M-user rollout path and relying-party lessons behind eIDAS 2.0.

Bangladesh positions digital ID and wallets as economic infrastructure

2026-06-12 Ian Fleming

The strategy aims to link identity, payments and government services through a unified digital framework designed to broaden economic participation.

Cameroon expands education digitalization with student digital ID program

2026-06-11 Ian Fleming

The initiative builds on a 2024 program to assign unique IDs to secondary school students and forms part of a broader effort to digitize education management.

EU Council advances business wallet framework for corporate digital identity

2026-06-10 Per Henrikson

European Business Wallets could create a market for rapid online authentication and risk intelligence checks to replace inefficient manual checks under the EU’s proposed new regulation. The General Secretariat of the EU Council presented the proposal to the Councillors as a step towards agreeing on an approach to the European Business Wallet (EBW).

Bhutan links digital ID to land ownership verification

2026-06-09 Per Henrikson

New consent system aims to reduce fraud and strengthen transparency in land transactions. Officials say the consent mechanism is being piloted for three months in selected areas before a possible nationwide deployment.