Editor-in chief. Market intelligence and strategy expert, and long-year speaker, moderator. More than 15 years in global identity verification, age verification, and RegTech markets.
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Civic is announcing its participation in the Solana Attestation Service (SAS), a new standards layer for verifiable credentials across the Solana ecosystem. Led by Solana Foundation, this consortium will standardize identity verification, allowing users to create credentials that can be reused across different applications while preserving privacy.
Greatly improving the management of verifying individuals at the EU’s borders, the European Commission has officially launched the Shared Biometric Matching Service.
By integrating iDenfy’s AI-powered identity verification software, iGaming Express aims to provide users with a suite of services, including licensing support, business planning, and legal advice on various compliance matters, such as Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations, tailored to meet the industry-specific needs of its clients.
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) and Finternet Lab, an initiative of the Networks for Humanity Foundation (NHF), have officially entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development and deployment of trusted, open, and interoperable digital infrastructure.
tarting from Chrome 136, users can now present verified information stored in their Android device's digital wallet to desktop Chrome. This feature will first be available on Pixel devices, and other Android vendors are updating their camera apps to support it too.
The article covers KYCAID, Onfido, Trulioo, Jumio, IDnow, KYC Chain, Shufti, Acuant.
Digital identification provider React has partnered with Regula to streamline digital onboarding and remote identity verification checks.
The combined solution removes the need for traditional biometric templates or centralized databases. Instead, it converts live biometric inputs into secure, non-reversible cryptographic representations. No raw biometric data or encryption keys are stored, ensuring the user maintains complete control over their personal information.
Yoti has released new figures on its liveness detection technology, showing success rate improvements in passive and active liveness over the past two years.
FBI urges caution as deepfake scams spread, targeting officials and crypto executives with malicious calls and messages.
The EU is drafting new guidelines and an age-verification app to enhance online safety and privacy for children.
The World Wide Web Consortium has incorporated TruAge’s underlying technology into its latest W3C Verified Credentials, Verifiable Credentials 2.0.
