Australia Opens Consultation on Commonwealth Verifiable Credentials Policy
Australia’s Department of Finance is consulting on a proposed Commonwealth policy for the use of verifiable credentials, the structured digital credentials…
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ID Tech Digest – May 25, 2026
Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: House Oversight…
Papua New Guinea Begins Drafting Digital ID and Verifiable Credentials Bill
Papua New Guinea’s Department of Information and Communications Technology has begun drafting legislation to underpin the country’s national digital identity…
Spondula Opens Reservations for Portable S-Handle Payment Identities
Spondula, a Manchester-based payments startup, has opened reservations for what it calls S-Handles, portable payment identities the company plans to launch in…
OneSpan Joins WE BUILD and Aptitude EUDI Wallet Large-Scale Pilots
OneSpan has joined two of the European Digital Identity Wallet large-scale pilots. The security vendor is participating in the WE BUILD and Aptitude consortia,…
ID Tech Digest – May 22, 2026
Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Microsoft…
Microsoft Research Unveils Vega, Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Privacy-Preserving Credentials
Microsoft Research has published Vega, a cryptographic system that uses zero-knowledge proofs to let people prove specific facts from a digital credential…
Japan’s Ruling Party Pushes for Mandatory My Number Card Acquisition
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is calling on the government to consider making acquisition of the My Number Card mandatory, a shift for a credential…
Dutch Court Lets Solvinity Keep Maintaining DigiD Despite Sovereignty Concerns
A Dutch court has let Solvinity keep maintaining DigiD infrastructure, finding that ending the contract before a safe transition would risk essential services.
ID Tech Digest – May 21, 2026
Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Kazakhstan Plans…