OpenID launches working group to ease KYC with mDLs
The OpenID Foundation is launching a new eKYC work item in response to NIST’s recently-introduced draft guidance for financial institutions…
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Kantara to assess digital ID vendor conformance to OpenID specs as Authorized Auditor
The OpenID Foundation has signed an MoU with the Kantara Initiative for the latter to take the role as an…
Five organizations join OpenID Foundation’s conformance program
The OpenID Foundation has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bixelab, FIDO Alliance, Fime, Raidiam, and…
What happens to your accounts when you die? OpenID calls for digital estate action
When people die, the fate of their digital accounts depends on a series of fragmented policies and legal systems rife…
OpenID Foundation launching self-certification program for 3 specs in Feb 2026
The OpenID Foundation will soon release conformance testing for three final identity specifications, in what a release calls “a defining…
Digital identity takes center stage at G20 TechSprint as OIDF, ID4Africa joins judging panel
Digital identity featured prominently for the first time at the G20 TechSprint, with global open identity standards body OpenID Foundation…
Bloomberg becomes latest OpenID Foundation member
Bloomberg is joining the global open identity standards body OpenID Foundation (OIDF) with a plan to support the development of…
OpenID Foundation publishes papers on standardizing US mDLs as verifiable credentials
The OpenID Foundation (OIDF) has released two papers on standardizing the use of mobile driver’s licenses (mDL) as verifiable credentials…
For Utah’s digital ID program, OpenID recommends proven open standards
The OpenID Foundation has weighed in on Utah’s State-Endorsed Digital Identity (SEDI) program, with a reply to the state’s Request…
Hopae gets OpenID Connect certified, will lead sessions at IIW
Hopae has announced that its eID orchestration platform, Hopae Connect, has received OpenID Connect (OIDC) certification, confirming its technical interoperability…
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