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GripID unveils the V10, a portable all-in-one biometric enrolment station for national ID and eID programs
Designed and engineered in France, the foldable V10 integrates fingerprint, dual-iris, face capture, document scanning, digital signature and smartcard reading into a single compact platform. GripID, the French deep-tech company specialised in sovereign multimodal...
Data brokers now top attacker intelligence source for social engineering attacks as IT and identity teams become primary targets
The state of impersonation attacks right now is working against enterprises that have built a wealth of data and relationships with third-party data brokers. It was revealed in a survey of 421 IT professionals that fraudsters are harnessing commercial data brokers to...
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AI, fraud and digital trust take centre stage at Identity Week Europe 2026
Industry attention is already turning toward the next edition of Europe’s leading identity event, where themes around AI-driven fraud, adaptive authentication and digital trust are expected to dominate the agenda once again. At last year’s event, Mustafa Hasnin...
HAND Foundation launches as permanent steward of the universal talent identifier standard
HAND, The Universal Talent Identifier, was created as an open identity standard. Human & Digital emerged as the intelligence platform that incubated and accelerated it. Today marks the debut of the final institutional pillar: the HAND Foundation. The Foundation...
Children aged 8 and 9 can use e-gates travelling back into UK
Children aged 8 and 9 will be permitted to use e-gates where their biometrics will be scanned upon travelling back to the UK. Facial recognition measures are expanding across the whole passenger ecosystem; this technology provides the most trusted protocol for secure...
Digital ID addressed in King’s Speech
Digital ID was refreshed in the King's Speech today, pushing the broader benefits to society. The speech outlined landmark laws, including the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, designed to accelerate protections for critical infrastructure and supply chains amid...
Amazon shares data on their customer passkey adoption
Amazon is sharing new data to suggest passkeys are in favour with 465 million customers now, ensuring expedited, secure authentication six times quicker than traditional passwords. Passkeys achieve an enhanced customer experience and impenetrable security, overtaking...
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With just 8 exhibition booths remaining, Identity Week Europe 2026 is now almost completely sold out. This year’s edition is set to be our biggest and most successful event in the show’s 20-year history, with record-breaking demand from across the global identity...
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Only 4 weeks to go until IDENTITY WEEK EUROPE 2026! Identity Week Europe is THE meeting place of Europe's identity giants. With 4,000 industry experts in attendance, the entire identity ecosystem will be in Amsterdam, seeking the latest tech and partnerships to solve...
Romania signs MoU with Mastercard deploying the EUDI Wallet
The Romanian government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mastercard to develop a digital wallet solution by December which is built on interoperability. Months ago, they commenced an interoperability testing phase and alongside the expertise of...
Sumsub partners with Chainlink to power cross-chain identity for on-chain compliance
Sumsub, a global verification and anti-fraud leader, has announced its partnership with Chainlink, the industry-standard oracle platform. This is enabling compliant, privacy-preserving identity verification across major blockchains, allowing clients to leverage...
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Google Wallet integrates aadhaar credentials
Google Wallet has announced support for Aadhaar Verifiable Credentials in collaboration with the Unique Identification Authority of India. The latest update allows Indian users to securely store Aadhaar-based credentials directly on their devices through Google...
Disruptions to digital services and a surge in phishing emails
A series of digital disruptions and a sharp rise in phishing attacks marked a turbulent April in cyberspace, as more than a thousand cyber incidents affected services relied on by the public every day. According to the Information System Authority, 1,138 cyber...
Ex Police detective Gavin Burton: Fraud prevention tools for police and border control
https://youtu.be/WuNbVsunXjM With a career in policing and consultancy, Gavin Burton speaks to us in 2024 about whether existing policies and regulations adequately place responsibility on organisations and governments to implement “reasonable procedures” that help...
NHS Employers responds to digital identity consultation
By now, we can accept that digital identity systems have many benefits for society and their usefulness, inclusivity and trust over some manual processes have increased adoption. The digital ID proposal that the UK government launched last September has been met by...
Identity fraud in 2026: Why the latest news points to a more layered threat
Guest opinion submitted by Bluem Identity Fraud in 2026 Feels Different Now Identity fraud is no longer just about a fake ID or a stolen password. It is becoming easier to build and harder to contain. Stolen data, AI-generated impersonation, deepfakes, and account...
TISA warns government over “systemic risks” of digital ID
The Investing and Saving Alliance has warned the government to tread cautiously over digital identity, highlighting the “systemic risks”, and not to turn off financial services to the plans that overall they fully support. The group had input following a Cabinet...
The creation of the Credential Protection Register; more than 750,000 fraudulent verification requests blocked
At the interface between citizens and digital government services, Australia has implemented the Credential Protection Register to curb identity crime. As digital innovation becomes more embedded in our future, the trust of services must not be questioned. Threats,...
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