UN’s first cybercrime convention sparks concern over data requests
The UN’s Convention against Cybercrime (UNCC), which strengthens international cooperation in combating online crime, was officially signed by 72 countries…
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Indicio joins NEC accelerator program with new investment
Decentralized identity company Indicio has received investment from NEC Corporation’s venture studio NEC X, which will support its participation in…
OpenID Foundation publishes papers on standardizing US mDLs as verifiable credentials
The OpenID Foundation (OIDF) has released two papers on standardizing the use of mobile driver’s licenses (mDL) as verifiable credentials…
Microsoft Entra to secure authentication by detecting jailbroken and rooted devices
Microsoft Entra is introducing jailbreak and root detection capabilities into its Authenticator app, in a bid to prevent the possibility…
EU lawmakers approve regulation to expand Europol’s capabilities in biometric data processing
European lawmakers have backed a proposal to give Europol a central role in coordinating the fight against smuggling networks and…
Greece joins EUDI Wallet pilot Aptitude to test digital travel applications
Greece has announced it will be testing European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet use cases such as digital travel credentials (DTCs),…
Bulgarian eID provider Evrotrust raises $7.5M
Bulgarian national electronic identity scheme provider Evrotrust has raised 6.6 million euros (US$7.5 million) in investment. The company is planning…
Humanity Protocol’s reusable biometric ID adds Mastercard open finance capability
Humanity Protocol, the proof-of-personhood (PoP) framework based on palm biometrics, is teaming up with Mastercard to allow users to quickly…
Signicat digs into identity fraud risks in remote onboarding, account recovery
Businesses are claiming success in battling identity fraud at a solid rate despite a spike in attempts, but Signicat’s latest…
Jordan hails digital transformation gains with 80% of services enabled through Sanad
Jordan has activated 1.8 million digital IDs through its Sanad app, a platform integrated with IrisGuard biometrics, which provides access…
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