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India Showcases AI-Ready Digital Identity Infrastructure at Global Summit

India is hosting world leaders and technology executives at the AI Impact Summit from February 16-20, 2026, positioning its digital public infrastructure model…

February 16, 2026

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NIST Updates Age Estimation Evaluation with Two New Algorithm Submissions

The National Institute of Standards and Technology updated its Face Analysis Technology Evaluation (FATE) Age Estimation and Verification (AEV) results as of…

February 16, 2026

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Mitek Enhances Video Verification to Counter Injection Attacks in Spanish Market

Mitek Systems has announced significant enhancements to its SEPBLAC-compliant digital onboarding capabilities for the Spanish market, adding advanced defenses…

February 16, 2026

TruCrowd, URBO Studio Launch Identity-Based Ticketing for Major Bulgarian Events

TruCrowd and URBO Studio have announced a strategic partnership to roll out identity-based ticketing for large-scale live events in Bulgaria, combining…

February 16, 2026

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Spain’s Digital DNI Achieves Full Legal Parity with Physical ID Card

Spain’s digital version of the Documento Nacional de Identidad will carry the same legal weight as the physical identity card starting April 1, 2026 – setting…

February 16, 2026

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AI Update: Meta Mulls Face-Scanning Ray-Bans

Welcome to the newest edition of ID Tech’s AI Update. Here’s the latest big news on the shifting landscape of AI and identity technology: Meta is considering…

February 13, 2026

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Innovatrics Claims Top Rank-1 Accuracy in Latest NIST ELFT Latent Fingerprint Benchmark

Innovatrics says its latest submission to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Evaluation of Latent Fingerprint Technologies (ELFT) benchmark…

February 13, 2026

Pakistan’s NADRA Formally Rolls Out Nishan Pakistan for Unified Identity Verification

Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has formally launched Nishan Pakistan (NP), a centralized platform for identity verification…

February 13, 2026

Morocco Signs Cooperation Agreements with iDakto and ShareID for National Digital Wallet

Morocco’s Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform has signed cooperation agreements with French firms iDakto and ShareID to support…

February 13, 2026

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Digi Yatra Foundation Says Biometric Travel Platform Will Expand to International Flights

India’s Digi Yatra Foundation plans to extend its decentralized facial recognition platform from domestic airports to international flight operations, CEO…

February 13, 2026

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