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Azure Files Entra-Only identities: Advancing cloud-native identity and security

2026-05-20 Per Henrikson

Estonia seeking stakeholder partner to build digital ID wallet in development phase

2026-05-20 Ian Fleming

1Kosmos Delivers Identity Proofing for Epic MyChart to Secure Patient Access

2026-05-20 Per Henrikson

Armenia modernizes IDs in push for EU's visa liberalization

2026-05-18 Ian Fleming

The Republic of Armenia has approved the introduction of a new biometric system regulation presented by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Arpine Sargsyan. The draft laws “On Identity Document” was adopted at the second reading and in full during an extraordinary session of the National Assembly of Armenia last week.

UK Government includes Digital ID in Kings Speech - Digital Access to Services Bill

2026-05-17 Ian Fleming

The King’s Speech outlined the government’s legislative priorities for the year ahead, including an upcoming Bill covering Digital Identity, called the Digital Access to Services Bill. The focus of the Bill is to modernise how citizens interact with public services.

YouTube opens its deepfake face-swap detection tool to all adult creators

2026-05-16 Ian Fleming

YouTube is making its AI face-swap detection tool available to all creators 18 and older. The company announced the expansion on its community platform. Previously, Likeness Detection was only a pilot for YouTube Partner Program members.

IATA, Trip.com to pilot digital ID wallets for airline booking flows

2026-05-14 Per Henrikson

International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Trip.com Group are launching a digital identity pilot aimed at integrating wallet-based credentials into airline booking flows.

South Africa Moves Toward National Digital ID System With New Draft Regulation

2026-05-13 Ian Fleming

South Africa published a draft regulation to introduce a national digital identity system alongside physical identity cards.The system will operate through the “MyMzansi” mobile application and will use biometric authentication, NFC, Bluetooth and QR code verification. The government aims to strengthen security, reduce identity fraud and expand access to digital public services.

Credas says digital identity pass rates rise to 89.3%

2026-05-12 Ian Fleming

Credas says digital identity checks are more decisive, with manual referrals falling to 3%-4% a year as identity fraud stays a concern.

City of London seeks digital ID orchestrator as reusable identity push accelerates

2026-05-11 Per Henrikson

The City of London is calling on tech companies to build a reusable digital identity verification service for the financial sector to reduce fraud.

Romania to conclude memorandum with Mastercard implementing European Digital Identity Wallet

2026-05-11 Per Henrikson

The Romanian government and Mastercard Europe S.A. will sign a memorandum of understanding for the development, by December, of a national wallet solution for digital identity. The system will be interoperable at European level, according to a memorandum passed by the government.

France Identité Expands Age Verification Sandbox to iOS

2026-05-11 Ian Fleming

France Identité, the French government-backed digital identity app, has expanded its sandbox to iOS, letting developers and early testers test digital identity and age verification flows across both Android and Apple ecosystems.