2025-07-15
Per Henrikson
The social media platform is bringing in the measures to comply with new rules under the UK's Online Safety Act which require sites that show adult material to introduce "robust" age checking techniques.
The acquisition strengthens Signicat’s offering with Inverid’s flagship solution, ReadID, which has set the global standard for NFC-based identity document verification. Similarly, this integration supports Signicat’s commitment to remain at the forefront of innovation. Signicat and Inverid have immediate synergies at both technological and commercial levels, as well as a strong cultural fit.
Designed by BSA professionals and former bank examiners, RiskScout's latest features enable community banks and credit unions to identify and stop fraud faster, without the burden of switching between tools or paying for every extra rule.
2025-07-14
Ian Fleming
The European Commission announced on Monday that Denmark, France, Greece, Italy and Spain were taking part in a pilot test of an app, with a view to further customizing it in collaboration with member states, online platforms and end-users.
Ecuador’s border control authorities have deployed a suite of document examination devices from Regula to increase border security and fight document fraud.
2025-07-13
Per Henrikson
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has proposed a new system of privacy-focused digital IDs. This system aims to enhance user privacy while ensuring that individuals can still be identified when necessary.
Model Context Protocol, or MCP, is gaining momentum. But, not everyone is fully onboard yet, as financial institutions sit and wait before adoption. In the future, AI agents will be as much of a customer for banks as human consumers.
The larger system incorporating vascular biometrics is called VeinGoOne, according to a release.It analyzes palm vein images captured in real time, “allowing not only 2D visualization but also 3D reconstruction of vein depth using techniques such as stereoscopy or Time-of-Flight.
2025-07-13
Ian Fleming
The Malaysian government is considering making it a requirement to label artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content as ‘AI generated’ under the Online Safety Act 2024, which is expected to come into force by the end of this year.
The implications for company directors who don’t comply with identity checks will have financial and reputational impacts for their businesses. Directors have been made to face up to identity checks to register a company in Companies House, and avoid fines or finding more expensive identity solutions than necessary.
While the Maldives advances its digital ID initiative, Taiwan faces challenges with its own system, which has led several institutions to suspend its usage.
