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GMO GlobalSign and VESS Labs Test Credentials for Cross-Company AI Agent Transactions
Japan’s GMO GlobalSign Holdings and VESS Labs have tested a system that lets AI agents developed by different companies verify each other’s identities and…
Ofcom Investigates Pornhub’s Use of Apple Age Assurance in UK
UK regulator Ofcom has opened an investigation into Pornhub operator Aylo’s use of Apple’s device-level age assurance to control access to the adult site.…
Irish Bill Would Allow Voluntary ID Use of Public Services Card
Irish lawmakers have debated a bill that would let Public Services Card holders voluntarily present the card as identity information to organizations beyond…
Equifax Adds Email and Device Scores to Online Fraud Checks
Equifax has launched two fraud-risk products that assess an email address and the device used in an online session. Signal Score for Email and Signal Score for…
Omada Acquires EmpowerID to Add Runtime AI Agent Controls
Identity governance company Omada has acquired EmpowerID, adding real-time authorization for AI agents to a platform that already manages access rights for…
Vietnam Plans VNeID Links With Singapore and Laos for Border Checks
Vietnam has approved a plan to connect its VNeID digital identity app with Singapore’s Singpass and Laos’s LAeID systems for cross-border identity checks. The…
BIO-key Reports FIDO Certification for Passkey:YOU Authenticator
BIO-key says its Passkey:YOU authenticator has received FIDO Alliance Full Certification at Security Assurance Level L1 under the FIDO2 CTAP 2.0 specification.…
Tencent Cloud Brings Palmprint Verification to Standard Phone Cameras
Tencent Cloud has introduced Palm X, a palmprint verification system designed to work through standard color cameras, including those on smartphones. The…
Revolut Trials Face-Based Payments at Three London Cafes
Revolut is testing payments authenticated by facial recognition at three Kiss the Hippo cafes in London. Its Pay with Smile pilot runs from September 24…
Oracle Health Integrates ID.me for Patient Check-In and E-Prescribing
Oracle Health is integrating ID.me identity verification into its healthcare software to support patient check-in and credentialing for clinicians who…