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Government ‘Information gateway’ will share public-held data with digital verification services
A new “gateway” capability will enable private sector access to government data for identity verification. The Office for Digital Identities and Attributes announced the minor technical update, which could have easily gone under the radar, but ComputerWeekly reported...
Greece bans social media under 15, UK campaigners debate lower age to be raised in House of Lords
MPs in the UK are being urged to listen to campaigners to raise the age for social media accounts to 16. Described as a public health emergency to protect our children, Greece has listened to the urgent appeals, officially banning social media access for under-15s. To...
New industry resource announced by DSA: Best practice guidelines for ID documents
A document is only as secure as its weakest process. In the age of digital IDs, new security standards for ID documents still matter, which the Document Security Alliance, INTERGRAF, and the Secure Identity Alliance have collaborated on to issue modern best practice...
IATA Proof of Concept pilots conclude passengers’ readiness for digital ID
Air travel is on the cusp of losing one of its oldest rituals in the long representation of paper documents. Several new digital identity pilots have been completed with industry bodies and results published by IATA suggest that passengers may soon move from check-in...
The big change across the Schengen Area: EES fully operational
The Entry/Exit system has been governed by a six-month transition period, but, from today, it is fully operational across member states. Interoperability and contractor issues have been resolved to deliver a critical data authorisation system. As stakeholders have...
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...
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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