UK guidance on digital ID for AML compliance answers and raises questions
Money laundering is one of the social ills digital identity can potentially help with, and new guidance from the UK’s…
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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…
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…
UK digital ID sector warns of legal action if mDL limited to GOV.UK Wallet
A spat is brewing in the UK between private sector digital identity providers and a government they fear is intent…
UK digital ID providers fear govt plans conflict with data protection act aims
The mechanism within the UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act that allows businesses certified under the government’s Digital Identity and…
ADVP chair addresses UK Home Affairs Committee on issue of digital RTW checks
In its continuing campaign to build the case for UK digital identity firms certified under the Digital Identity and Attributes…
UK promises pubgoers will be able to prove age with digital IDs in 2026
A little more than a year ago, the UK government pledged to allow pubs and retail stores to accept mobile…
Common ground on UK digital ID allows stakeholders to reframe discussion
The UK government’s plans for a national digital identity scheme have proved divisive, but a civil discussion between representatives of…
ADVP leveling up in 2026 as it aims to lead the narrative on UK digital identity
The Association of Digital Verification Professionals (ADVP) has released its 2025 AGM Report, reflecting on a year of significant change…
UK gov’t clarifies benefits from digital ID prioritized above particular form or issuer
The UK government and its domestic digital identity industry attempted to rise above the overheated rhetoric based on assumptions that…
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