Digital ID
Parliamentary hearing on digital ID to go ahead without leading DIATF certified ID providers
A notable absence from today's Committee Meeting on the UK government's mandatory digital ID will be the 40+ leading identity providers certified under the UK DIATF. In October, the government announced that BritCard would be used to prove the right to work in the UK...
European Digital ID accelerating, but long delays expected. Italy’s SPID and CIE are growing, according to Politecnico di Milano’s Digital Identity Observatory
Italy holds a strong position in the development of the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI), with SPID and CIE/CieID continuing to grow rapidly. Development of the national IT Wallet is also progressing. Looking across Europe, however, the broad variety of open...
🎤 First 75 speakers announced! 🎤
The wait is over. We’ve just unveiled the first 75 speakers confirmed for Identity Week Europe 2026 and the line-up is nothing short of game-changing. On 9-10 June in Amsterdam, the world’s most influential voices in digital identity, biometrics, secure credentials,...
Apple introduces new way to create and present an ID in Apple Wallet
Apple has introduced a digital ID in their wallet, embedding as much security and privacy as the iPhone or Apple Watch. Syncing the user’s personal data from their U.S. passport, the digital ID will be optimised for face-to-face identity verification during domestic...
Deadline extended – call for speakers: Identity Week Europe 2026
Good news, the deadline for speaker applications for Identity Week Europe 2026 has been extended! If you haven’t yet submitted your application, there’s still time to share your insights and help shape the future of identity. Apply to speak at the world's largest...
🌍 The World’s biggest identity event is back! Identity Week Europe 2026
The World's biggest identity event is back! Get ready - Identity Week Europe 2026 returns to Amsterdam’s RAI Exhibition Centre on June 9–10, bringing together thousands of innovators, experts, and decision-makers from across the global identity ecosystem. Whether...
ICANN to hold Internet Governance and Digital Identity discussions at Web Summit 2025
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers will use this year’s Web Summit to spotlight the future of digital identity and the rising geopolitical tensions shaping internet governance. ICANN President and CEO Kurtis Lindqvist will join Sally Wentworth,...
Denmark on side of children with age limits on social media
Denmark has shown its on-side with online age limits for children, setting a new standard for how society, and the tech industry, protects children. They just announced a political agreement on age limits on social media, stipulating 15 years without parental consent...
Governments advancing new global baseline for secure, convenient and inclusive travel
The annual TRIP 2025 Symposium, organised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, has convened in Montréal this week, where the travel industry and governments have exchanged ideas to advance the deployment of trusted identity technology and common standards...
The fiduciary commons: restoring ordered liberty in the age of data
Guest article by Mike Leahy In an era when personal facts fuel markets, governance, and machine learning, modern law faces a categorical error: it treats information as property. This paradigm, inherited from industrial capitalism, collapses under the weight of the...
Charisma Check wins 2025 Start-Up Pitching Competition, advancing identity verification and background checks for dating app users
https://youtu.be/hHtWUAOkB3c The creators of a digital identity and background check solution for online dating have received recognition, and boosted esteem, as the 2025 winner of our Start-up Pitching Competition at Identity Week America. We are delighted to...
POTENTIAL large-scale pilot concludes, as APTITUDE consortium takes mission forward
The European POTENTIAL project has officially reached its successful conclusion, yet the drive behind it to develop secure and interoperable digital identity solutions across Europe will be embodied in a new pilot. The APTITUDE consortium has launched a new...
FCT’s client ID verification achieves DIACC PCTF certification: Enhancing digital trust for legal professionals
Press release: DIACC FCT Client ID Verification has been certified against the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework ™(PCTF) Verified Person Component at LOA2. Established in 2012, DIACC is Canada’s largest multistakeholder organisation, exclusively addressing digital trust...
‘Aadhaar Vision 2032’ framework will encapsulate Aadhaar’s evolution through the next decade, UIDAI announces
Reaching new milestones for biometric authentication, Aadhaar system will press forward to forecast the vision to be achieved by 2032. The ‘Aadhaar Vision 2032’ framework will encapsulate Aadhaar’s planned evolution through the next decade, as the Unique...
💎 Diamond sponsor announcements inside… 💎
We’re delighted to announce iProov, Entrust and Muehlbauer as Diamond Sponsors for Identity Week Europe 2026! These industry leaders, along with a multitude of other industry-leading organisations, will be showcasing their latest innovations and sharing valuable...
The Prism Project celebrates global identity leaders driving privacy, compliance, and trust in digital identity
By Maxine Most, CEO & Founder, Prism Project Industry collaboration unites innovators across biometrics, AI, and digital identity to strengthen privacy-first ecosystems worldwide. The Prism Project, a leading market research and education initiative powered by...
EU offers new funding to boost EUDI Wallet certification and rollout
The European Commission has announced funding to support certification and large-scale deployment of European Digital Identity Wallets across the continent. A total of €15 million has been earmarked, with €10 million dedicated to supporting the development and...
Cabinet Office takes lead on Government’s digital ID rollout
The government has announced that the Cabinet Office will take overall responsibility for the country’s new digital identity scheme. The change, effective immediately, is part of a broader 'machinery of government' reshuffle to streamline delivery of...
The evolution of the digital ID nation: From DCMS to DSIT, Hannah Rutter will keynote again at #IdentityWeekEurope 2026
As a long-standing fan of Identity Week from her DCMS days to now, we are delighted to be welcoming back Hannah Rutter in her new position as CEO of the Office of Digital Identity and Attributes at the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology, to give...
Public officials make comments on Utah’s digital ID
Utah is working on a state endorsed digital ID which public officials gave a boost on Friday remarking on its top feature: privacy. Chief Privacy Officer, Christopher Bramwell, spoke at Identity Week America in September on the state endorsing plans to build the...
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