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Rapporteur’s report about the EU Business Wallet
With a draft report presented by rapporteur Eero Heinäluoma, the ITRE committee has been involved in a critical stage of establishing the legal scope of the Business Wallet. The deadline for consultation just passed on April 21, and the paper will now be considered in...
The Glasswing paradox: Why AI’s greatest leap is the physical document’s greatest comeback
Guest article by Ondřej Fedorčák Director of Optaglio a.s. | Board Member of International Optical Technologies Association (IOTA, formerly IHMA) For years, the narrative of "progress" in identity management has been singular: the future is digital. We’ve been told...
Semperis: Operational resilience in Active Directory and Entra ID
https://youtu.be/8HF4QmcAaqc As a cybersecurity resilience leader, Semperis knows that Active Directory and Entra ID are not 100% secure from escalating ransomware threats and malicious changes. With movement to the Cloud, lots of companies demanded to keep...
Join Annet Steenbergen and industry experts at Identity Week Europe!
Annet Steenbergen, advisor for the WEBUILD Consortium, will be speaking at Identity Week Europe 2026 on 9-10 June in Amsterdam where she'll be chairing the event and diving into topics including the latest in seamless travel, European border management, identity...
Wicket and Axess roll out next-gen biometric access system at LAFC’s BMO Stadium
A new benchmark in stadium access technology has been set as Wicket and Axess deploy a fully integrated biometric entry system at BMO Stadium, home of Los Angeles Football Club. The system combines facial authentication with advanced turnstile hardware, enabling fans...
Stephen Chapman praises UK passport system, calls for international standards to support national systems
https://youtu.be/XoFdgGwrqXY In this interview with travel document expert, Stephen Chapman, he highlights the fraud and borders control trends that lead advances in ID document design. Stephen will be joining Identity Week Europe in June as a member of our...
FIDO launches digital credentials initiative seeking standards alignment
Usually promoting passkey usage for user authentication, the FIDO Alliance is leading an initiative to accelerate digital credentials and identity wallets. The Alliance drives a dialogue uniting the industry around how passkeys work and their advantages over...
Attack path management: Why identity has become the primary security battleground
Jared Atkinson, CTO at SpecterOps For years, defenders have focused on stopping an initial breach. Firewalls, endpoint tools, and phishing controls all aimed to keep attackers out. But that model no longer reflects how most modern intrusions occur. In fact, getting...
Telefónica Tech promotes digital identity management in the insurance sector in Spain
The telecoms and insurance sectors have partnered to create a single digital identity for unified access across different companies. Telefonica Tech is strengthening cybersecurity with digital identity, as well as offering services for cloud IoT, big data and...
From login to ledger: Identity’s new role in payment trust
By Christina Hulka, Executive Director, Secure Technology Alliance Identity leaders have spent the last few years redefining what “sign-in” really means. Authentication is no longer a front-door step that happens once, then fades into the background. It is...
JFK Airport deploys EPP for biometric travel with iProov, CBP
The New Terminal One at JFK International Airport is funding a biometrics programme launching Enhanced Passenger Processing, with the support of iProov who have been selected as a leading provider in passenger identity technology. The solution has been developed in...
50% offer extended, join the Start-up City today!
The response to our January Start-up offer was incredible. To keep the momentum going, we’ve made the decision to extend our 50% discount until the end of February! As the European landscape for digital ID and biometrics evolves, there is no better place to be than...
BSI publishes global framework for trustworthy age assurance
The issue of youth protection on the internet, in particular on social media sites, has magnified supporting regulation. BSI will be issuing a new international framework to support age assurance technologies, and its research suggests almost half of youths would...
Banking, payments & digital identity take centre stage in 2026!
Banking, payments, and financial services are at the heart of Identity Week Europe 2026. Across two days, explore how digital identity is transforming financial services, from remote onboarding and frictionless KYC to AML automation, digital wallets, Zero Trust...
Bumble data leaked to dark web site
ShinyHunters, a known cyber hacking group, allegedly added 30GB of data stolen from Bumble to its dark website on January 29, infiltrating the company’s Google Drive and Slack channels. The attackers claimed it was easy to orchestrate the attack by compromising cloud...
Vietnam grasps cybersecurity directive, Philippines drops ID verification plans
Australia, who toughened their social media rules, showing they won’t cave to big tech companies over the safety of children, have led the need for mandatory verification across the world. Vietnam has indicated plans to bolster cybersecurity, data security and enforce...
UIDAI launches Aadhaar app, enables digital ID storage in Google Wallet
On Tuesday, the Unique Identification Authority of India launched the new Aadhaar App which users will be able to add to their preferred wallet, including the Google Wallet, sharing their Aadhaar Verifiable Credentials. Using it for identity verification with greater...
De La Rue’s strategic Canadian deal to finally win British passports tender
A strategic partnership has been struck between De La Rue and a Canadian partner to migrate manufacturing of the British passport back to the UK. De La Rue is a British company that produces secure digital and physical protections for identities, selling their...
Meet with Goldman Sachs, Huawei, the European Commission, The World Bank and more!
Join Goldman Sachs, Huawei, European Commission, Delivery Hero, Monzo, Banca Sella, UK Home Office, Netherland's Royal Marechaussee, KVK, Evri, Hilton, Expedia, World Bank, Allica Bank, Starling Bank, Deutsche Telekom, E.ON, Airbnb, Metro Bank, Swisscom, Turkish...
ID Centre opens in Angers uniting digital ID stakeholders
A research centre to further digital ID aims has been opened in Angers, joining start-ups, researchers, industry leaders, and academics together to explore competitive use cases. With strong regulatory requirements surrounding digital ID, these main players will be...
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