US Treasury’s crypto playbook puts digital identity at the center
The U.S. Department of Treasury’s just released report to Congress on innovative technologies to counter illicit finance involving digital assets…
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Scottish Biometrics Commissioner reviews fingerprinting in policing
Police in Scotland may be failing to fingerprint more than 12,000 a year due to inadequate operational practices and a…
Regula boosts speed, precision in field document checks
Regula has updated its Compact Document Examiner Regula 1031, introducing improvements shaped directly by forensic specialists and border officers who…
BioCatch targets AI-driven banking fraud at the device level with DeviceIQ
Behavioral biometrics company BioCatch has released a new device identification software to help financial institutions evaluate fraud risk in digital…
W3C releases updated decentralized identifiers spec for comment
Decentralized identifiers (DID), which enable verifiable, decentralized digital identity, are seeing significant global development and related standards are also advancing….
FPC launches programmable biometric platform for secure devices and IoT
Fingerprint Cards (FPC) has unveiled the FPC AllKey Software Platform, a fully integrated biometric solution that allows customers to build…
UK startup raises $15M to build Europe’s sovereign alternative to biometric surveillance
A British start-up has raised millions for its biometric-alternative surveillance technology. Augur, a resilience technology startup, has raised $15 million…
NIST concept paper explores identity and authorization controls for AI agents
A draft concept paper released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) asks industry and government stakeholders how…
Age assurance community sets new goals with standard published and use exploding
“Age Assurance Has Come of Age,” crows the Draft Summit Communiqué for the upcoming Global Age Assurance Standards Summit 2026….
‘Big Tech’ fears and confusion dominate dialogue over UK digital ID scheme
The UK government’s digital ID consultation has begun, its detailed plan for the process finally revealed, but all that is…
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