Sumsub Joins Merchant Risk Council to Extend E-Commerce Fraud Work
Identity verification and fraud-prevention provider Sumsub has joined the Merchant Risk Council, the global non-profit association for payments, fraud, and…
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FintechWerx Closes First Tranche of High Risk Shield Device-Intelligence Acquisition
FintechWerx, a Canadian payments and identity services company, has closed the first tranche of its acquisition of High Risk Shield, a device-intelligence and…
FIDO Alliance Launches Standards Push for Trusted AI Agent Authentication
The FIDO Alliance has launched a new standards initiative aimed at establishing trusted authentication, authorization, and payment frameworks for AI agents,…
Modern Treasury and Persona Embed KYC and KYB in Payments Onboarding
Modern Treasury partners with Persona to embed KYC and KYB in payment infrastructure, streamlining legal entity screening and compliance checks at onboarding.
Mastercard and Google Launch Verifiable Intent for AI Payments
Mastercard and Google launched Verifiable Intent, an open cryptographic standard linking biometric identity to AI agent payment transactions on FIDO and EMVCo.
LIQUID Brings JPKI Identity Checks to Japan Post Lockers and Machi Pay
LIQUID, a Japanese identity technology company that has built its business around the government’s JPKI infrastructure, has announced two new deployments that…
Secure Technology Alliance Expands Identity & Payments Summit Programming
The Secure Technology Alliance (STA) is expanding programming for its upcoming Identity & Payments Summit, with the industry group putting particular emphasis…
MagicCube Raises $10M to Scale Payments Security Platform, Expand Into Biometrics
Payments security firm MagicCube has raised $10 million in new funding as it looks to expand beyond its core “tap-to-phone” payments business into adjacent…
ID Tech Digest – December 24, 2025
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: US Judge Blocks…
Visa Reports Early Progress on Agent-Initiated Transactions and Trusted Agent Protocol
Visa says it has completed hundreds of secure agent-initiated transactions with partners, positioning 2026 as a key inflection point for AI-driven commerce.…