Canada Opens Qualification Stage for Immigration Biometrics Front End
Canada has opened a supplier-qualification process for the modernization of the front end of the Canadian Immigration Biometric Identification System, the…
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Unico Adds Global ISO 42001 Certification for IDCloud AI Governance
Identity verification provider Unico has obtained ISO/IEC 42001 certification for the artificial intelligence management system supporting its IDCloud…
Pokemon Card Stores Add Facial Recognition to Enforce Entry Limits
The Pokemon Company will use facial recognition to control entry and ticket distribution at five temporary Pokemon Card Stores opening across Japan. Customers…
Hong Kong Adds Facial Verification to Most Online Pension Withdrawals
Hong Kong’s eMPF Platform will require real-time facial identification for most online Mandatory Provident Fund withdrawal applications from the end of July.…
Nepal Makes National ID Verification Mandatory for New Digital Wallets
Nepal Rastra Bank has made National ID verification mandatory when licensed payment service providers open digital wallets for Nepali citizens. Providers must…
Pakistan Accepts Pak ID Digital Card for Passport Identity Checks
Pakistan has begun accepting the digital national identity card in NADRA’s Pak ID mobile application for identity checks during passport applications. The…
World Foundation Raises $52.5 Million in Locked Token Sale
World Foundation has raised $52.5 million through a locked sale of WLD tokens to strategic investors, adding capital for the expansion of its World ID…
NADRA Makes Iris Enrollment Free Across Pakistan
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority has made iris scanning available without charge at every NADRA registration center in the country. The…
Belgium Opens Five-Lot Framework for Identity Document Biometric Sensors
Belgium has opened a five-lot public procurement for biometric sensors and related peripheral equipment used to issue identity documents, residence permits and…
AI Update: Sol Has Escaped the Sandbox
Weekly signal active AI Update / July 24, 2026 Security briefing/7 stories Containment failed. Identity moved up the stack. An AI security evaluation became a…