TSA Plans Sole-Source Award for Credentialing Management Support
The US Transportation Security Administration intends to award a sole-source contract for credentialing management support, naming Identification Technology…
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Fragomen and SICPA Form Joint Venture to Build Digital Identity Platform
Global immigration law firm Fragomen and Swiss security technology company SICPA have formed a joint venture to build digital identity solutions for…
Enterprises Must Treat AI Agents as New Class of Digital Identity: Entrust CEO
As enterprises race to adopt agentic AI, organizations are focusing heavily on the productivity gains autonomous software agents promise to deliver. But…
Austria Presents Smartphone Contactless Fingerprint System at UN Counter-Terrorism Week
Austria has presented a smartphone-based system for contactless fingerprint capture, already in use by its police, at a United Nations event on the responsible…
Spain’s Data Protection Authority Warns the EUDI Wallet Could Exclude Vulnerable Users
Spain’s data protection authority has warned that the EU Digital Identity Wallet, depending on how member states and companies build it, could shut vulnerable…
IETF Draft Maps the Technical Tradeoffs of Age Verification
A new document circulating through the Internet Engineering Task Force tries to pin down what age verification actually costs. Titled “Age Verification…
Capco Survey Flags Consumer Fears Over Deepfakes and Biometric Fraud
A consumer survey from consultancy Capco finds that Americans increasingly prize fraud protection when choosing a payment provider, even as they worry that…
AI Update: Fable 5 and America 250
The AI Update will be a little different this week, and in the weeks to come. If you have been following this column for a while – first of all, […]
Wultra Raises 6.8 Million Euros for Post-Quantum Digital Identity
Wultra, a Prague-based provider of post-quantum authentication and digital identity software for banks and fintechs, has raised 6.8 million euros in a Series A…
UK to Allow Digital Verification Services for Alcohol Age Checks
The UK is set to let people prove they are old enough to buy alcohol using a digital identity check rather than a physical document, after the Home Office laid…