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SPRIND calls for citizen input to improve German administration
A digital citizen initiative is calling for input on how bureaucracy issues can be reduced regarding Germany’s public digital services. The public administration has asked citizens to vent their top frustrations as the project seeks to identify and untangle the...
90% of floorplan sold out – Plus 10 new sponsors joining Identity Week Europe 2026!
Identity Week Europe 2026 is nearly sold out! 90% of the floorplan is already taken, and these 10 sponsors have just secured their spot: 🌟Ping Identity 🌟Kocho 🌟Ground-Controls 🌟Fourthline 🌟Adfinis 🌟HID 🌟itsme 🌟Advanced Card Systems 🌟Österreichische Staatsdruckerei...
Indonesia announces international tender for liveness detection system to upgrade digital ID platform
A tender announcement has been made for the procurement of a facial recognition liveness detection system, as part of the planned upgrade of Indonesia’s population data and civil registration systems. Ditjen Dukcapil said the initiative will enable seamless citizen...
Global trust, real impact: Don’t miss this keynote panel
We are excited to unveil one of the most anticipated sessions of Identity Week Europe 2026: our headline keynote panel, “Identity 2030: Building trust across borders, platforms, and people.” This dynamic conversation will tackle some of the most urgent questions...
New self-service e-gates launch at Guadeloupe Airport
Passengers travelling through Aéroport Guadeloupe Maryse Condé are now benefiting from a new generation of automated self-service e-gates designed to make airport processing faster and more secure. The newly installed gates integrate EASIER’s hardware with RESA’s...
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...
Only 28% of crypto firms rely on MFA as AI fraud drives a shift to biometric identity verification
Crypto firms rethinking login-based security, a change driven by the limits of multi-factor authentication (MFA) and the rise of AI-powered fraud. The pressure behind this shift is already visible in the controls crypto firms rely on today. According to a Regula...
What’s on at Identity Week America 2026: A unified front against rising fraud risks
As fraud schemes grow more sophisticated and increasingly cross sector boundaries, organisations can no longer afford to fight financial crime in isolation. At Identity Week America 2026, industry leaders from payments, e-commerce, retail, and financial services will...
EPIC opposes expanded biometric powers in proposed immigration rule
The Electronic Privacy Information Center has submitted feedback on the Proposed Rule published in November, opposing its ruling on allowing the U.S. citizenship and Immigration Services to require biometrics from anyone, discounting age, applying for immigration...
AI chatbot on X generates intimate deepfakes of users
Following the Online Safety Act, X, formerly Twitter, risks repercussions from the regulator Ofcom over reports of its in-house AI creating intimate deepfake images of users without their permission. This illegal content not only misappropriates users’ images but also...
U-turn on mandatory digital ID proposal for UK workers
Announced today, the UK government are rolling back on the exclusivity of its digital ID to prove the right to work in the UK. The BritCard system announced in September was committed to being made mandatory for Right to Work checks, whilst it was billed as voluntary...
Meet the global experts making travel frictionless ✈️
Travel is changing faster than ever and if you’re working at the intersection of identity and security, this is the session you can’t afford to miss. At Identity Week Europe 2026 (9 - 10 June, RAI Amsterdam), we’re bringing together the innovators behind the world’s...
Identity Week Europe 2026 raises the bar with 10 first-time speakers making their debut
We’re introducing 10 brand-new speakers, all making their first appearance on the Identity Week Europe stage in 2026. Expect bold thinking, real-world case studies, and practical insight from leaders shaping the future of digital identity, trust, privacy, and...
Sumsub joins World Economic Forum Unicorn Community to tackle AI fraud and advance inclusive digital identity
Sumsub, a global leader in identity verification and fraud prevention, today announced it has joined the World Economic Forum’s Unicorn Community, an exclusive, invite-only program for private high-growth companies valued at over $1 billion and shaping the future of...
Air carrier interface integrated into EES strategy
The voluntary Carrier interface supporting a phased rollout of eu-LISA’s pre-departure traveller screening has started integrating carriers into the EU’s digital border management strategy. Compulsory participation from carriers will be imposed by April,10, 2026,...
Kentucky’s first mobile ID accepted for air travel
Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday announced the state-wide launch of Kentucky mobile ID, a free digital version of a driver’s license or state identification card that can be used at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints for domestic air travel. The mobile ID,...
FRONTEX expert to headline security document design at Identity Week Europe 2026
Identity Week Europe 2026 will feature a standout session on the future of document security led by Olga Arnese-Vessere, Head of Sector at the Centre of Excellence for Combatting Document Fraud, FRONTEX, as part of the event’s Security Document Design track. Taking...
Datai selects Hopae to enhance KYC for financial institutions with digital identity
Datai, a Luxembourg-based consultancy firm, has selected Hopae, the digital identity infrastructure company, to modernize KYC processes for its financial institution clients in Europe and make them fully compliant with eIDAS 2.0. As Europe undergoes a fundamental...
New 100% ID Law begins Jan. 1, 2026
Utah has deemed ID checks 100% necessary for alcohol purchases, either digitally or manually. In addition, blatant warnings not to sell alcohol to DUI offenders are written on licences, encouraging manual ID inspections in any case to ensure the shopper is above the...
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