EFG Hermes UAE has launched a mobile account-opening service for investors seeking access to the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). Through its EFG Hermes ONE trading app, a new customer can […]

Tools for Humanity is beginning the rollout of World Money, a self-custody finance app that connects digital asset payments with World ID’s biometric proof-of-human credential. The app is launching in […]

EFG Holding has received initial approval from Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority to enter the regulator’s sandbox with a platform that verifies foreign nationals by reading the chip in an NFC-enabled […]

Ericsson and financial technology company FIS are developing a pre-integrated digital wallet platform that combines identity, compliance, payments, card issuing and ledger functions in a single service. The collaboration will […]

Bitcoin financial-services provider Fold has deployed Persona to handle identity verification during customer sign-up, replacing its previous verification system with a guided workflow that has been live since July 14. […]

Nepal Rastra Bank has made National ID verification mandatory when licensed payment service providers open digital wallets for Nepali citizens. Providers must check the applicant’s National ID details against the […]

Wultra, a Prague-based provider of post-quantum authentication and digital identity software for banks and fintechs, has raised 6.8 million euros in a Series A round to expand its tools for […]

Sphinx has launched Sphinx Doc Fraud, a document fraud detection product designed for KYC, KYB, and proof-of-income workflows. The tool uses AI to flag forged and AI-generated documents at onboarding, […]