Socure joins WEF Unicorn Community, puts trusted identity at center of Davos 2026 agenda
Socure has been invited to join the World Economic Forum’s Unicorn Community, an exclusive invite-only network of private, high‑growth companies…
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Ethiopia reiterates role of Fayda ID as 2030 digital transformation strategy begins
Ethiopia’s Government Communication Service (GCS) has underscored the role of the Fayda ID in the country’s 2030 digital strategy, which…
Grace Rachmany plans to widen decentralized digital ID community as new DIF ED
Grace Rachmany is taking over as the executive director of the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF), with Kim Hamilton Duffy announcing…
Gates Foundation financial inclusion exit raises questions for DPI ecosystems
The Gates Foundation will end its global financial inclusion work by 2030, saying the sector has made sufficient progress. “Our…
NEC launches fused face and iris biometrics system for on-the-move authentication
A new multimodal technology from NEC can identify people in motion with face and iris biometrics. The technology authenticates people…
Universal Wallet Infrastructure from Accenture, NTT aims to ‘increase utility’ of data
Accenture is partnering with NTT Docomo Global, the largest telecommunications firm in Japan, to develop and scale what a release…
Japanese researchers, telecoms work to combat deepfakes in hierarchical culture
Much as computer viruses started as an arcane problem and became something as common as household insects, deepfakes have grown…
US Treasury awards ID.me $1B five-year contract
In a significant development for digital identity verification across U.S. federal agencies, ID.me has secured several notable contracts with U.S….
Dutch test demonstrates integration of EUDI Wallet, Once-Only system
A proof of birth credential has been issued into an EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet by the Dutch municipality of…
Mexico prepares for national rollout of biometric CURP
Mexico is preparing for a nationwide rollout of its biometric personal identifier, known as the Unique Population Registry Code (Clave…
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