Five organizations join OpenID Foundation’s conformance program
The OpenID Foundation has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bixelab, FIDO Alliance, Fime, Raidiam, and…
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Queensland adds professional driving credentials to mDL app from Thales
Certified drivers in Australia’s Queensland State can now store, share and manage digital professional credentials on the Digital License app,…
US woman jailed 5 months after facial recognition mismatch, lax police work
In the dystopian nightmare scenario imagined by opponents of facial recognition technology, an innocent person sitting at home might find…
Sri Lanka prioritizes sovereignty, capability transfer in digital ID partnerships
The Sri Lankan government is seeking implementation partners who can ensure secure delivery and capability transfer, rather than merely providing…
NIST publishes draft guidelines for financial firms implementing mDLs
The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published the initial public draft of its practice guidelines for financial…
Sunmi, Wink and Qualcomm bring biometric checkout to Android payment terminals
Wink, Sunmi and Qualcomm have partnered with the aim of bringing biometric, identity‑driven payments to Sunmi’s global portfolio of Android‑based…
Idemia PS and Indicio collaborate on globally interoperable biometric IDV
New strategic partners Idemia Public Security and decentralized digital identity provider Indicio plan to jointly develop globally interoperable biometric identity…
FacePOS brings biometric point-of-sale system to Ireland’s Central Bank sandbox
Irish fintech FacePOS is developing a point‑of‑sale instant payment system that relies on AI‑driven face biometrics. The company has been…
New platform Ditto targets EUDI Wallet era with cryptographic identity model
Ditto has launched a cryptography‑driven approach to customer authentication. Formerly known as Uniken, the rebrand reflects how identity data is…
Thales cards for Oklahoma driver’s licenses will debut RevealPlus feature in NA
Thales will provide Oklahoma’s new driver’s licenses and ID cards. A release says the physical credentials are made from 100…
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