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ENISA launches public consultation on draft EUDI Wallet certification schemes
ENISA has launched a public consultation on a draft candidate certification scheme for providers of the EU Digital ID wallet after agreeing a 2-year deal to support the European Commission rollout of the wallet. The main wallet regulation came into effect in May 2024....
Explore the largest floorplan to date – for FREE!
The world's largest identity event is set to open its doors in just 9 weeks. We are excited to share with you the impressive initial line-up of sponsors and exhibitors who will be joining us at Identity Week Europe 2026. All of which you can visit for FREE! Identity...
DICT meets with superannuation fund on SevisPass integration
Executives have met to discuss the integration of one of Papua New Guinea’s largest superannuation funds with the SevisPNG infrastructure, including the SevisPass digital ID and SevisWallet. The DICT signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreement with NASFUND...
Modernising governance: A Capability-centric approach to legacy mainframes
Governing Business Actions, Not Entitlements By Tuhin Banerjee, Senior Director Saviynt Inc. 1. Abstract Mainframe and IBM i platforms continue to run the enterprise’s most critical financial and operational workloads, yet access governance for these systems is...
Why customers must take control against social engineering scams
https://youtu.be/7NXa7wO-Ass Whilst technologies deployed by banks like Monzo are expected to defend most fraud scenarios, customers themselves have to take a proactive risk management approach to stay ahead of threats. Richard Bromley, who will be a speaker at...
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...
Cybercrime ‘Gravy train’ under scrutiny as security leaders warn of rapidly evolving threat
Government and industry leaders will be warned that cybercriminals are becoming faster, more organised, and increasingly difficult to track during a panel discussion titled “The Criminal Gravy Train: Where Are Cyber Threats Evolving and How Can You Future-Proof Your...
Jorrisa Neuterlings on enhancing AI-powered mobile customer journeys
This 2025 interview with Jurissa Neuterlings, Chief Digital Officer at ABN AMRO Bank, explores how the bank is enhancing AI-powered mobile customer journeys while maintaining trust and security. Neuterlings explains that integrating AI...
The biggest names in identity and security headline Identity Week Europe 2026
The Identity Week Europe 2026 keynote stage will bring together some of the most influential leaders shaping the future of identity, security, and digital trust. This year’s keynote speakers include experts from across government, global enterprises, and leading...
UIDAI launches bug bounty programme to enhance Aadhaar security
UIDAI has launched a structured bug bounty to harden Aadhaar’s public-facing systems, tapping ethical hackers to find flaws before adversaries do, a practical, crowd-powered step that matters for millions of residents and their data. Why a bug bounty makes sense for...
Digital ID wallets: How banks are leading the next frontier in secure, AI-driven financial services
In 2025, we spoke to Lorena Roman, Strategic Partnerships and Ecosystem Analyst at Raiffeisen Bank International, who highlighted that digital identity wallets are becoming an increasingly important topic for the banking sector, noting...
Security printing and identity community to tackle rising document fraud threats
Leading experts from across the identity, border security and document security sectors will be strengthening global resilience against fraud in a series of Security Documents key sessions this June. A major highlight of the programme is our “Meet the Document...
Identity and payments converge at the 2026 Identity & Payments Summit
Industry leaders from across the identity, payments and security ecosystem gathered in Houston for the 2026 Identity & Payments Summit, a three day event exploring how identity, authentication and payment technologies are increasingly converging to shape the...
C-Suite leaders take the stage at Identity Week Europe 2026
When the global identity community gathers for Identity Week Europe 2026 this June, some of the most influential voices in digital identity will headline the opening programme. Senior executives from government, global technology innovators and leading digital...
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