Guilty plea in OnlyFake digital ID scheme
A Ukrainian national has pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to operating an online service that sold thousands of fabricated…
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Zetrix to develop blockchain-based DPI services as IFC takes $40M stake
World Bank investment arm International Finance Corporation (IFC) has purchased a 2.5 percent stake in Malaysia-based Zetrix AI for $40…
Nordic Council tender pursues cross-border digital ID verification with Baltics
The Nordic Council of Ministers has published a tender for an analysis on identity matching and the population registries in…
Idemia PS deal brings growing number of US mDLs to Trinsic’s digital identity network
Trinsic has completed a major addition to its digital Identity Acceptance Network, bringing Idemia Public Security and the mobile driver’s…
Dominican Republic ISO-aligned mDL to be publicly available March 2
Mobile driver’s licenses for drivers in the Dominican Republic will soon be available, in what Dominican Today calls a major…
ADVP expects digital identity consultation to play by rules of Data Act, DIATF
The row over the UK’s digital identity scheme continues to churn, as the government prepares to launch its public consultation…
1M age verifications for Russian digital ID app Max
Russians have verified their age more than 1 million times using the state-backed “super app” Max, which includes a digital…
Audit finds spending and governance failures in Malaysia’s MyDigital ID
Security, trust and transparency are often cited as benchmark standards for a national digital identity system. An audit report of…
UK digital ID providers see gov’t role in enabling cross-border interoperability
The UK government should play a role in enabling cross-border uses of digital identity, according to a survey on their…
Vietnam wants to tie citizens’ VNeID to social media accounts to cut identity fraud
Social media platforms are under the microscope in many countries as regulators consider and set age restrictions. In Southeast Asia,…
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- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection