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ConnectID
ConnectID is an Australian-owned digital identity exchange which will improve identity verification while protecting privacy – supporting productivity in the digital economy. ConnectID is an initiative of Australian Payments Plus (AP+), Australia’s domestic payments organization that also includes BPAY Group, eftpos and NPP Australia.
ConnectID Biometrics News
Two months in, Snapchat is still not a fan of Australia’s social media law
As Australia daily moves further into its era of age restrictions on large social media platforms, various stakeholders are offering…
| Nov 24, 2025 | Snap selects ConnectID, k-ID for Australian age verificationIn Australia, Snapchat users can now prove their age using ID document validation or biometrics from k-ID, or with ConnectID,… |
| Oct 27, 2025 | IDverse, ConnectID chosen to trial Australia’s digital ID for property rentalsAustralia’s federal government has selected a dozen companies to participate in a trial of digital identity for property rentals. The… |
| Sep 17, 2025 | ConnectID, k-ID to offer automated age controls based on adult verificationThe bulk of the attention on age verification has concerned pornography and social media, both deemed by Australian lawmakers to… |
| Jun 15, 2025 | Privacy doesn’t have to cost us great online servicesBy Andrew Black, Managing Director ConnectID and Sujeet Rana, Chief Digital Officer NAB For years, we accepted an implicit trade-off… |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Age assurance trial on track amid sweeping online regulatory changes in AustraliaAustralia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial is going well, thank you very much. That’s the gist of a post from the… |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Entrust, ConnectID tapped for biometric fraud prevention as ID theft growsThe importance of fraud prevention with selfie biometrics for user onboarding is evident around the world with Entrust, ConnectID and… |
| Jan 31, 2025 | Fintracker acquisition, Veriff SMB app, ConnectID-Telstra deal to streamline IDVOne of Canada’s biggest providers of title insurance and real estate technology FCT has announced a “majority investment” in identity… |
| Jan 28, 2025 | ConnectID, Visa, ID.me illustrate central place digital ID plays in digital economyConvenience is king, even in identity verification. Customers want to be able to prove their identity without constantly submitting the… |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Australians’ awareness of digital identity services varies widely by ageNearly a third of Australians have never heard of any digital identity solution. That’s according to a recent Kantar survey… |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Aboriginal digital ID offers Indigenous Australians pathway to essential servicesThere are more than 200,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Australia who lack a birth certificate. Without this vital… |
| Oct 24, 2024 | Australia introduces draft codes on age assurance for adult content sitesIt’s about to get harder for underage Australians to watch porn online. Industry groups have released draft codes on age… |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Australia’s digital ID landscape in danger of becoming siloedThe implementation of digital identity in Australia is progressing, but as systems sprout up at different levels of government, there… |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Veriff report shows comfort with selfie biometrics for online transactionsA convergence of AI-driven technologies and strategic partnerships have been introduced to secure digital identities and access across the financial… |
| Sep 25, 2024 | CDT tears down straw man to oppose age verificationA straw man argument against age verification has been offered up by a coalition of lobby groups and academics to… |
| Sep 11, 2024 | Standards, transparency and inclusivity key drivers of digital ID interoperabilityAt Identity Week 2024, an emergent theme is working together – specifically, digital identity schemes working together. On day one… |
| Sep 8, 2024 | Digital IDs: How to accelerate global interoperabilityBy Andrew Black, Managing Director, ConnectID If you work on developing digital IDs and interoperable global systems, you’re well aware… |
| Jun 23, 2024 | IDV providers respond to growing consumer demand for stronger fraud preventionA range of digital identity and financial fraud prevention capabilities and solution updates have been released just as Veriff issues… |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Australia and Japan showcase cross-border verifiable credentialsIn recent years, Australia and Japan have both launched digital identity initiatives allowing their citizens to verify themselves online. The… |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Decentralized identity takes center stage at EICSignificant time at EIC 2024 has been devoted to cracking open the language of digital identity, and decentralized identity (DID)… |
ConnectID Industry Insights
Privacy doesn’t have to cost us great online services
By Andrew Black, Managing Director ConnectID and Sujeet Rana, Chief Digital Officer NAB For years, we accepted an implicit trade-off…
| Digital IDs: How to accelerate global interoperability |
