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Google Wallet ID Passes Will Be Available In Select EU States This Summer

2026-06-04 Ian Fleming

Denmark launches official digital identity wallet "AltID”

2026-06-03 Per Henrikson

Equifax UK and Poland's BIK partner on fraud prevention tools

2026-06-02 Per Henrikson

Nigeria's Smartcomply Expands to UK With AML Platform

2026-05-31 Per Henrikson

Smartcomply is expanding into the UK with Adhere its AI powered anti money laundering know your customer and fraud detection platform for African payment corridors The Nigerian compliance

Russia’s Max app reaches 120M users as digital ID ambitions face trust gap

2026-05-29 Ian Fleming

Russia’s state-backed Max platform has reached 120 million registered users less than a year after launch, giving the government a potentially powerful channel for digital identity, public services and citizen engagement. Yet the app’s rapid growth has been accompanied by persistent concerns over surveillance, data access and state control.

Samsung joins Apple, Google in expanding passport-based digital IDs in mobile wallets

2026-05-27 Ian Fleming

Clear-powered digital IDs allow U.S. passport holders to use Samsung Wallet at TSA checkpoints as digital credentials gain traction.

Nametag launches identity verification platform for AI-era hiring fraud

2026-05-26 Per Henrikson

Recruit verifies candidate identity throughout the hiring process as deepfakes, AI-generated résumés and impersonation attempts rise.

Netherlands blocks US takeover of vital digital supplier – POLITICO

2026-05-26 Ian Fleming

Dutch firm Solvinity runs a platform for the country's DigiD app, which allows the country's citizens to authenticate themselves online when they want to book a doctor's appointment, buy a house or interact with public authorities. The purchase was seen as posing "a possible risk to the public interest."

U.S.-based identity security firm OneSpan joins EUDI Wallet testing push through WE BUILD and Aptitude

2026-05-25 Ian Fleming

OneSpan has joined two EUDI Wallet consortia, WE BUILD and Aptitude, as part of the Large-Scale Pilot program testing the EUDI Wallet infrastructure. The move follows OneSpan’s expansion in Europe with the acquisition of German mobile app security platform Build38, which was spun off from Giesecke+Devrient (G+D).

Google Wallet ID Passes Will Be Available In Select EU States This Summer

Denmark launches official digital identity wallet "AltID”

Equifax UK and Poland's BIK partner on fraud prevention tools

Nigeria's Smartcomply Expands to UK With AML Platform

Russia’s Max app reaches 120M users as digital ID ambitions face trust gap

Samsung joins Apple, Google in expanding passport-based digital IDs in mobile wallets

Nametag launches identity verification platform for AI-era hiring fraud

Netherlands blocks US takeover of vital digital supplier – POLITICO

U.S.-based identity security firm OneSpan joins EUDI Wallet testing push through WE BUILD and Aptitude

Luxembourg prepares for rollout of EU Digital Identity Wallet

EU Age Verification on the Internet to Be Implemented Sooner

UK MPs slam digital ID rollout as a 'fiasco' after botched launch

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