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SBI and KB Kookmin Card Plan Cross-Border AI Agent Identity Trials
SBI Holdings, SBI Everspin, Everspin and KB Kookmin Card have signed a memorandum of understanding to test AI-agent identity and authorization controls for…
Akeyless Receives FedRAMP High Certification Through Second Front
Akeyless says its Identity Security Platform has received FedRAMP Class D, or High, certification through its partnership with Second Front Systems, opening a…
Intercede Launches MyID Authenticate for Enterprise Passkeys
Intercede has launched MyID Authenticate, a platform that issues and manages passkeys for centrally managed enterprise sign-in across Windows desktops, cloud…
South Africa Targets November Launch for Biometric Asylum Platform
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs is developing an online asylum application platform that will collect biometric information to verify applicants’…
Türkiye Sets Government Age-Token Checks for Social Media
Türkiye has adopted social media rules requiring age verification through a government-issued digital token and prohibiting access for children under 15. The…
KakaoBank Opens Selfie-Based Mobile Onboarding to Foreign Residents
KakaoBank has launched remote account opening for foreign residents in South Korea, using selfie verification and public MyData to simplify identity checks…
Samoa Invites Suppliers Ahead of National Digital ID Tender
Samoa is inviting identity and biometric technology suppliers to an online briefing ahead of a planned procurement for its National Digital Identification…
Greece Submits Social Media Age-Verification Bill to Parliament
Greece has submitted a bill to Parliament that would restrict social media access for children below an age threshold of 15 and require reliable age…
College of Policing Awards South Wales Facial Recognition Evaluation
The College of Policing has awarded the University of Birmingham a contract to evaluate officer-initiated facial recognition software used by South Wales…
Bangladesh Seeks Securiport Proposal for Biometric Border Screening
Bangladesh’s Ministry of Home Affairs has asked US border-security company Securiport to submit a detailed technical and financial proposal for an automated…