Denmark imposes age checks to restrict social media to kids under 15
Welcome two more Europeans nations to the global age assurance legislation party. The Danish government is moving ahead with an…
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Greece announces social media age verification, calls for EU-wide tools
Greece is joining the growing number of countries raising the age limit for social media and insisting on enforcement, with…
Signicat integrates unified digital identity authentication with WSO2 platform
WSO2 is integrating Signicat software to enable its customers to authenticate customers across Europe with the 35 European digital IDs…
eIDAS 2.0 and the Future of KYC: Building Compliant Identity Verification
eIDAS 2.0 and the Future of KYC: Building Compliant Identity Verification Online April 23, 2026 Learn how eIDAS 2.0 is…
Rollout delays extend Austria’s EES biometrics contract with secunet again
Austria has once again modified its Entry-Exit System (EES) contract with security and biometrics firm secunet, putting the spotlight on…
EU Parliament backs delaying AI Act deadlines for biometrics, high-risk applications
The European Parliament has voted in favor of delaying certain rules of the EU AI Act related to high-risk AI…
Regulators crack down on EU age assurance — self-declaration no longer enough
A hammer lifted will, eventually, fall. Websites and social platforms are starting to feel the sting of the regulators’ gavel…
Growing online gambling markets spurs new identity solutions
Europe’s iGaming market is expanding, driven by rising digital adoption and regulatory modernization. Online gambling revenue across the EU and…
EU’s tech sovereignty plan may include an independent biometric evaluation platform
The EU should establish its own biometric evaluation and testing platform to support European authorities, regulations, and businesses, and to…
Shufti bringing remote video IDV to DACH region
Shufti is bringing its remote video-based identity verification system to the DACH region, covering Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The fraud…
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