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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...
CIAM authentication sessions at #IdentityWeekAmerica2026: Protecting organisational and customer security
Customer IAM helps to differentiate genuine customer onboarding experiences and combat attempts from bots and fraudsters to threaten organisational security and data. These user experiences should be hyper personalised, frictionless digital experiences that address...
FTC says companies can collect children’s data for age checks without parental consent if privacy conditions are met
Governments and regulators generally enforce strict compliance with mandatory age verification for businesses. However, the Federal Trade Commission has stated that it will not pursue certain COPPA enforcement actions when companies collect personal data solely to...
‘Best design’ New Liechtenstein passport embeds high-security features
Liechtenstein has a new passport design that went into circulation this month and even won the “Best New Passport 2026” for its high standard of security, particularly within the passport’s Polycarbonate Data Page. With increased durability, laser personalisation, and...
Reddit slapped with £14.47m penalty over children’s privacy and no age checks
Children under 13 are being allowed onto Reddit’s forums where often adult discussions take place. An investigation uncovered multiple failings to provide comprehensive age verification measures right across the platform. Whilst one technology provider partners with...
Identity Week Europe achieves perfect sustainability score
Identity Week Europe has been awarded a full 20/20 score in the Event Sustainability Plan Initiative, which recognises the event’s unparaelled commitment to environmental responsibility, social impact, and sustainable innovation. This perfect score is the result of...
Changing face of fraud report: vulnerable ID cards, deepfakes, and high-risk for financial services
With fewer security features and less robust guidelines, national ID cards are still an attractive target for bad actors, accounting for nearly half of fraudulent documents globally (46%), a new Entrust report reveals. The other types of fraudulent ID documents, for...
X Infotech wins landmark biometrics tender in Estonia – Pioneering mobile fingerprint capture and expanding into SaaS
X Infotech is proud to announce that it has been awarded the contract for the “Remote biometrics capture for verification solutions” project by the IT and Development Centre of the Ministry of the Interior of Estonia (SMIT). The project will deliver an advanced mobile...
JPMorganChase commits to largest financial fraud and scam prevention effort in firm’s history
As elaborate fraud is rife, JPMorganChase is leading the largest fraud and scam prevention effort in the bank’s history, highlighting free consumer education, advanced technologies and support teams to help reduce fraud attacks. Jennifer Roberts, CEO of Chase...
Indonesia makes world-first introducing biometric corridors at scale
The biometric corridor enabled with motion detect identification capabilities is outpacing the historic document requirements at Jakarta and Surabaya airports. Eligible travellers will no longer need to pause for security checks in the usual way, which has been the...
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...
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...
Enhanced passenger experience coming to southern Taiwan’s busiest airport
Kaohsiung International Airport signs 7-year deal to deploy next-generation passenger processing systems with SITA With air travel in Asia continuing to surge, airports face the challenge of delivering smoother journeys for passengers while managing growing pressure...
How to protect one billion Amazon customers: Lessons from continuous risk assessments
https://youtu.be/-ku8PhERD8s In a recent exclusive interview, we heard Mike Slaugh, Principal Engineer for Information Systems at Amazon Business, explain that Amazon treats authentication as a continuous process, not a one-time event. It starts with verifying who a...
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...
Susan Koski, PNC Bank on managing customer identities and just-in-time privileged access
https://youtu.be/URa28gwb8qI At Identity Week America 2025, we spoke with Susan Koski, Chief Information Security Officer at PNC Bank, following her keynote. When asked about aligning identity, cybersecurity, and fraud protection, she explained that both workforce and...
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...
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