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Arizona becomes first state to put vehicle registrations in a digital wallet
Arizona is among the first states in the country to transition beyond the digital driver licence (mDL) into full-fledged mobile vehicle documentation, officially updating its proprietary Arizona Wallet app. They have allowed residents to upload and store their...
Gain 20 CPD accreditations by attending Identity Week Europe
Identity Week Europe 2026 is the identity event of the year. Returning to Amsterdam's RAI Exhibition Centre, it’s the ultimate gathering for anyone serious about the future of identity. Whether you’re looking to secure your organisation's digital ecosystem, explore...
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
Publicly exposed employee data available through commercial data brokers and people-search sites has become the most significant source of attacker intelligence used in targeted social engineering attacks, ahead of social media and the dark web. A new survey of 421...
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Why a new identity category won’t save you
Guest Post by Abhay Kulkarni, Widefield.ai Here's a scenario that will be familiar to any CISO who has sat through a vendor briefing in the last three years: a salesperson opens with a slide full of overlapping acronyms: ITDR, ISPM, PAM, NHI, IVIP. Each represents a...
Belgium travel congestion delays EES entry
The minister of the interior in Belgium has postponed their compliance with EES rules to collect biometrics, as test runs of biometric registration proved to extend travel queues. The Entry/Exit System has gradually been implemented since October, with a strict...
How ICMPD is supporting Ukraine’s border resilience during crisis
https://youtu.be/14fXNq71Mhs The International Centre for Migration Policy Development, which supports government migration management policies, has been a critical agency on Ukraine's side in the context of war. We invited ICMPD's Senior Project Manager, Vyacheslav...
Kantara Initiative to collaborate with the OIDF on the role of Authorised Auditor
Independent oversight strengthens the OpenID Foundation's conformance testing program. The OpenID Foundation is pleased to announce that the Kantara Initiative - a global community focused on improving the trustworthy use of identity and personal data - has signed a...
Ditto launches to orchestrate next generation identity with cryptographic certainty
Building on a heritage of privacy-first innovation, Ditto’s trust layer gives businesses high-assurance identity confidence and bridges the gap between centralised and decentralised framework Ditto, the privacy-first digital identity platform trusted to secure every...
Europe’s blind spot in biometric tech: Why the EU needs its own testing power
A policy brief “Independent Evaluation of Biometric Technology in the EU: State of Play and Future Options” highlights a growing gap in Europe’s digital infrastructure that we lack independent capacity to test and verify biometric systems. Biometric technologies, like...
Securden unveils the world’s first truly unified identity security platform at RSA Conference 2026
Unifies PAM, EPM, IGA, CIEM, NHI, and AI Agent Security in a single package to protect human, machine, and AI identities Securden, Inc today announced the launch of the Securden Unified Identity Security Platform, the world’s first truly unified solution designed to...
Trinidad and Tobago introduces digital arrival and departure cards to modernise border processing
Trinidad and Tobago has moved its border paperwork online with the government unveiling a digital Arrival/Departure Card platform that will be fully operational from 17 March 2026, with the system accessible from 14 March to allow travellers to familiarise themselves...
Will asylum seekers adopt government Digital ID? Netherlands demonstrate a real-world pilot
https://youtu.be/9uv95JZj1Co Senior Advisor Research & Development, Ministry of Justice and Security, Immigration Naturalization Services (IND), Netherlands The interview explored how digital identity technologies are evolving within immigration and border...
Public to be consulted on UK Digital ID in launch of “people’s panel”
Since the day the UK government’s digital ID scheme was announced, it has faced criticism from both Conservatives and members of the public. The government will launch a final public consultation to gather feedback on the system, inviting 100 participants to join a...
Meet your key buyers at the world’s largest identity event!
Meeting your key buyers at Identity Week Europe 2026 has never been easier. Face-to-face conversations on the exhibition floor are just the start. We’re giving you additional, high-impact ways to put your brand in front of thousands of decision-makers before, during,...
A new paradigm for Identity and Access Management: Why extended IAM (XIAM) matters
Guest article by Fletcher Heisler, CEO, Authentik Security As organisations continue to modernise their IT environments, identity and access management (IAM) has quietly become one of the most complex and critical components of enterprise security and operations....
MAYI ID launches its identity trust platform at the Gartner IAM Summit 2026
Swiss-engineered identity orchestration platform delivers Cloud-Act safe, CA agnostic digital trust for the post-quantum era MAYI ID today announced the market launch and global availability of its identity trust platform at the Gartner Identity & Access...
Latvia is the first country to legally recognise Ukrainian e-signatures
Latvia is the first country to legally recognise Ukrainian e-signatures and support digital integration of the solution with Latvian authorities. Latvian e-signatures will hold the same weight as written signatures. A meeting was held between members of the Ukrainian...
Filippo Chiricozzi on Web3, digital ID and the future of finance
https://youtu.be/llocu7uraoo Helping Banca Sella expand its presence in Web3, cryptocurrencies, and the metaverse, Filippo Chiricozzi is looking forward to exploring new opportunities around digital identity at Identity Week Europe 2026. In this early interview, he...
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