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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Identity Check enables users to require biometric authentication before allowing changes to sensitive settings, or when the device is outside a recognized area.
South Korea has embarked on a pilot program to introduce a blockchain-powered digital identity card, modernizing a system that has been in place for nearly six decades.
Cyprus is about to launch its new electronic identification system, IDMe.cy, with applications opening on January 27, 2025. The system will provide Cypriot citizens with digital identification capabilities that comply with European Union eIDAS standards for cross-border electronic transactions, marking a significant advancement in the country’s digital infrastructure development.
French railway operator SNCF has launched a digital ID trial allowing passengers to verify their identity using QR codes generated through the France Identité mobile application. The program began this week, and is currently available on InOui high-speed TGV trains, with plans to expand to additional SNCF services later in the year.
iDenfy’s KYC solutions will optimise the manner in which the company streamlines the onboarding process for 7bet’s gaming platform, while also minimising multi-accounting or promo abuse rates.
Liquid has reached the 60 million digital identity verification milestone with its online KYC service, with a surge in verifications driven by the improving maturity of Japan’s digital ID ecosystem.
The Gov.uk digital wallet and app are intended for use not just with public sector services, but also the private sector use cases the Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework was set up to address.
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To be effective in fraud prevention, government agencies should seek an identity solution that includes these five authentication factors.
Entrust has added AI-powered verification to its platform, including biometrics and passwordless multifactor authentication.
The UK government is launching a GOV.UK Wallet app that will allow citizens to digitize official documents like driver’s licenses.
Turkey ramps up its national ID program by integrating blockchain and linking it to several services. Elsewhere, AI is being seen as a critical tool in curbing security breaches in the DeFi ecosystem.
