UK’s first vote with photo ID requirement in the books; people turned away
Products in search of a problem are nothing new, but biometric identification employed to eliminate voter fraud in developed economies…
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Social media will soon require ID verification in Vietnam
Vietnamese subscribers of social media may soon be required by law to verify their identity before logging in. According to…
Gov.uk Verify shuts down, Australia’s myGov gets renewed
Gov.uk Verify has closed, ending a chequered run as the UK’s tool for creating a digital identity account to use…
Developing a more secure digital identity ecosystem using verifiable credentials
By Abbie Barbir and Kim Hamilton, OASIS Open Verifiable credentials (VCs) are digital credentials that enable individuals to prove their…
India okays 22 financial entities to perform Aadhaar biometric authentication
Twenty-two financial institutions have been granted the right to perform authentication using the Aadhaar biometric ID, in line with stipulations…
Socure offers guidance for American public sector on digital ID with no national system
New York-based ID verification provider Socure has published a digital ID guide aimed at U.S. state and local chief technology…
Onfido selfie biometrics integrated by Salesforce as KYC signup pace sustains
Salesforce is boosting its Know Your Customer (KYC) capabilities by integrating with Onfido while Shufti Pro, iDenfy and Incode strike…
ChatGPT: You’re not ready for the new wave of cyberattacks
By Philipp Pointner, Chief of Digital Identity at Jumio Although it’s only been a few months post-launch, AI chatbot phenomenon…
Investors are finding deals among biometric verification firms
A pair of corporate finance deals that a year ago would have barely broken the water’s surface are in the…
Like a Russian doll, Malaysian ID verifiers collaborate with and buy each other
With its recent buyout, Malaysian ID verifier Innov8tif Holdings says it has a 70 percent market share in the archipelago…
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