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Jumio Expands Selfie-Based Reusable Identity Service to Asia-Pacific

Jumio has launched its selfie.DONE reusable identity service across the Asia-Pacific region, extending a selfie-first verification flow previously introduced…

GOV.UK One Login Expands Passkeys to More Than 23 Million Users

GOV.UK One Login is expanding optional passkey sign-in to more than 23 million account holders following an initial trial with over 300,000 users. A passkey…

LexisNexis Identity Proofing for MyChart Enters Epic Toolbox

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has completed its Epic integration and made Identity Proofing for MyChart available through the Epic Toolbox Program. U.S. hospitals…

Proof Launches Portable Digital Identity Credential for Banks

Proof has made a reusable Verifiable Digital Credential generally available to banks and other organizations through its platform and APIs. The user-held…

Precise Biometrics Powers Fingerprint Authentication in Second-Generation D’CENT Wallet

IOTRUST is continuing its partnership with Precise Biometrics for the second generation of the D’CENT biometric hardware wallet. Precise’s BioMatch software…

Google Brings Account-Level Age Assurance to Canada

Google is beginning a gradual Canadian rollout of machine-learning age assurance that estimates whether an account holder is under 18. Accounts classified as…

Nine Schengen Countries Retain Flexibility to Pause EES Biometrics at Some Borders

Nine Schengen countries are continuing to pause fingerprint and facial-image collection at selected border crossings after temporary flexibility for the…

UK Allows Certified Digital Proof of Age for Alcohol Sales

Licensed businesses in England and Wales can now accept certified digital proof of age when selling alcohol, giving customers a phone-based alternative to a…

Weapons Seized as Kent Police Debuts Real-Time Face Matching

Kent Police reported two arrests and the recovery of weapons during its first deployment of live facial recognition, carried out in Chatham over two days. The…

TreasuryDirect Begins ID.me Login Transition

TreasuryDirect has begun allowing customers to sign in with ID.me and will make the external digital identity service its only online login method after…