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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...
Regula expands digital ID verification with mobile driver’s license support
As digital credentials increasingly replace physical IDs, verification, not issuance, is becoming the critical trust bottleneck. Organisations face a new challenge: how to verify digital IDs securely, consistently, and at scale. Regula, a global developer of identity...
SPHERE leads ‘Identity hygiene’, leveraging IVIP alongside PAM, IAM tools
https://youtu.be/6X8hjZP4Tsk After Gartner recently called Identity Visibility and Intelligence Platforms (IVIP) an emerging category, SPHERE emerges as a leader influencing how enterprises are optimising their IAM, PAM, and IGA strategies. “IVIP fundamentally...
Manila International Airport transforms biometric travel experience
New biometric gates being fitted at the main air hub in the Philippines will be better placed to see appropriate checks of more than 50 million passengers. The upgrade backed has been tendered to NNIC, a subsidiary of parent company, The San Miguel Group with the...
10 all new speakers this week! ⭐
Identity Week Europe 2026 has just raised the bar. We’re introducing 10 brand-new speakers, all making their first appearance on the Identity Week Europe stage. Expect bold thinking, real-world case studies, and practical insight from leaders shaping the future of...
Banks, with troves of data, should optimise AI personalisation
Banks should be harnessing troves of their data to make further breakthroughs in AI personalisation - for customer identification and communication. AI technology drives personalised behavioural insights. The Financial Brand published a report on banks missing out on...
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Buying into trust for your organisation? We offer a free ticket program for any buyers of identity solutions. For instance, you may work in government, travel, financial services, e-commerce, telecoms, healthcare or law enforcement with a focus on trust and security....
Humanity Protocol Mainnet goes live, bridging Web2 and Web3 for privacy-first digital identity
Humanity Protocol has announced that its mainnet is officially live, delivering a unified identity layer that connects familiar Web2 credentials with decentralized Web3 services through zero-knowledge Transport Layer Security (zkTLS). zkTLS lets individuals prove they...
Final draft of Biometric Processing Privacy Code released before enforcement
Biometric data capture is now subject to privacy jurisdictions under the Privacy Act 2020. The Biometric Processing Privacy Code 2025 will be enforced in November 2025, allowing a grace period for companies already using automated biometric systems to comply with the...
Poland is developing mObywatel 3.0, projecting 20 million users by 2031
Poland’s mObywatel app, used by over 10 million citizens, is developing a new application, according to a popular digital identity forum. Edging closer to full compliance with eIDAS, an interoperability pilot of the mObywatel 3.0 has already got underway to enable...
DEN introduces new, dedicated, TSA PreCheck touchless ID lanes
DEN, in partnership with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), has introduced two new dedicated TSA PreCheck Touchless ID lanes at both the West and East Security Checkpoints. These limited-access lanes feature facial recognition technology for faster,...
Ukraine Border Guards get a course in how to become trainers in document fraud detection
A course organised by OSCE Transnational Threats Department has bolstered the training skills of Ukraine Border Guards, to equip new guards in document fraud detection at border crossing points. The course covered the basic curriculum for assessing top security...
Monzo handed £21M fine for onboarding high-risk customers
Challenger bank, Monzo, have been handed down a £21 million fine after flouting rules banning high-risk customers from opening accounts. The Monzo failed to properly challenge and verify “obviously” false information fed into onboarding systems, including home...
Identity Week Europe 2025 post-event report just released!
We are thrilled to announce the post-event report for Identity Week Europe 2025 has just been released. Want to know who joined us, where they came from, and what made this year’s event the biggest and best yet? Relive the energy of Europe’s leading identity event,...
UNHCR pilots self-service verification system for refugees in East Africa
A ground-breaking self-service kiosk giving refugees the autonomy to verify themselves is being piloted by the UN Refugee Agency to streamline processes across the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region. The Localised Identification & Self-service...
M&S boss tells MPs reporting attacks should be mandatory for all businesses
Reporting major cyber attacks should be a legal requirement for all businesses, the boss of Marks & Spencer has said as he claimed two hacks involving “large British companies” had gone unreported in recent months. The retailer faced pressure to recover operations...
Italy’s digital wallet evolves offline access
Offline access is evolving user experiences of Italy’s IT-wallet. The new feature for the wallet, used by over 5 million users, will mitigate connection issues and provide easier access to digital documents such as driving licence, health insurance card, and European...
Google offers solution providers own localised age verification toolkit
As service providers gear up to offering fully trusted services under eIDAS, Google owning its own global digital identity journey has offered localised age verification checks through its open source software library. The eIDAS regulation has mounted a global...
G-Knot appoints fintech, crypto veteran Wes Kaplan as CEO to launch the first finger vein biometric wallet
Strategic leadership appointment positions G-Knot to redefine digital security and identity management G-Knot, a pioneering biometrics technology company developing the world’s first finger vein crypto wallet, today announced the appointment of Wes Kaplan as the...
Mastercard unveils first biometric metal credit card in Bangladesh in partnership with Eastern Bank PLC and IDEX Biometrics
Mastercard, in collaboration with Eastern Bank PLC and IDEX Biometrics, has launched the world’s first biometric metal credit card in Bangladesh, and advanced the nation’s digital payments sector. The new card, part of the ultra-premium World Elite Mastercard range,...
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